N/A
N=112
Safety and Effectiveness of NeuroStar® Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Therapy in Depressed Adolescents
Major Depressive Disorder
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02586688 ↗Enrolled (actual)
112
Serious AEs
3.6%
Results posted
Jun 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Hamilton Depression Rating Scale-24(HAMD24) Total Score Change From Baseline Value. — -11.1; -10.6 score on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Active NeuroStar® Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) (Device); Sham NeuroStar® Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) (Device)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult · 12+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Neuronetics
- Primary completion
- Jan 2018
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Hamilton Depression Rating Scale-24(HAMD24) Total Score Change From Baseline Value. |
-11.1; -10.6 | — |
Summary
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of daily, active Neurostar® TMS (when compared with sham treatment) in adolescents meeting criteria for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Primary diagnosis of unipolar major depressive disorder, in a current major depressive episode, without psychotic features
- Duration of current episode of depression ≥4 weeks and ≤3 years
- Clinical Global Impression - Severity of Illness ≥ 4
- Resistance to antidepressant treatment in a discrete illness episode
- HAMD24 Item 1 ≥ 2 and total score ≥ 20
- Subjects able to commit to protocol visit schedule
- At the end of the baseline visit, subject must have a HAMD24 score of ≥ 18 and change in score may not be ≥ 25% decrease from that seen at the screening visit
Exclusion Criteria
- Prior TMS, vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), or electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
- Contraindication to TMS
- Cardiac pacemakers, implanted medication pumps, intracardiac lines
- History of neurological disorder
- Unstable medical conditions
- Any psychiatric disorder, which in the judgement of the Investigator may hinder the subject in completing the procedures required by the study protocol.
- Significant acute suicide risk
- Inability to locate and quantify a motor threshold
- If sexually active female, not on an accepted method of birth control.
- Diagnoses of the following conditions (current unless otherwise stated):
- Depression secondary to a general medical condition, or substance induced:
- Seasonal pattern of depression as defined by Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)
- Any psychotic disorder (lifetime), including history of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, other psychosis, psychotic features in this or previous episodes, amnestic disorder,
- Intellectually disabled,
- Substance dependence or abuse within the past year (except nicotine or caffeine),
- Bipolar disorder,
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (lifetime),
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (lifetime),
- Eating disorder (lifetime).
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02586688). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.