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Longitudinal Effects of Brain Stimulation on Decision-Making and Reward Learning

Longitudinal Effects of Brain Stimulation Techniques (ECT, TMS, VNS, taVNS) on Decision-Making and Reward Learning

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 26 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This study investigates the longitudinal effects of brain stimulation treatments on decision-making and reward learning. Here, daily assessments of reinforcement learning behavior are used in patients with depression who receive neuromodulation treatment to study potential associations between changes in decision-making and reward learning and changes in clinical symptoms.

Status (registry)
Not yet recruiting
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
100 (estimated)
First submitted
10 Sept 2026
Start date
1 Sept 2026
Primary completion date
31 Aug 2028
Lead sponsor
University of Bonn
Diseases
Depression
NCT number
NCT07823218

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Planned participants: 100
  • From 1 Sept 2026 to the primary completion date, 31 Aug 2028
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other

  • Non-German speakers
  • Unclear ability to give consent to the study participation

Who the study is looking for

  • Indication for a brain stimulation treatment (ECT, TMS, VNS, taVNS) in the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University Hospital Bonn
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Be able and willing to provide informed consent.

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Section of Medical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry & Psychotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bonn
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