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- Clinical Trial NCT05280756
Home-based tDCS for Prevention of Suicidal Ideation
November 16, 2023 updated by: Yeates Conwell, MD, University of Rochester
Home-based Transcranial Direct-current Stimulation (tDCS) for Prevention of Suicidal Ideation
Risk for suicide is elevated in the period after discharge from hospital among adults with major affective disorder.
The primary objective of this study is to investigate the feasibility of delivering tDCS sessions for high-risk patients for suicide at home in the days following discharge from an emergency department or inpatient unit.
This is a single-center, randomized, sham-controlled, double-blind clinical study.
We plan to assess up to 80 adult patients for eligibility over 12 months of which 20 will be enrolled and randomized.
Clinical assessments will be performed at baseline, post-treatment day 14 (14 days after the first tDCS session), and follow-up day 30 and 60 (30 and 60 days after the first tDCS session, respectively).
Study Overview
Status
Recruiting
Conditions
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Estimated)
20
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Contact
- Name: Alexandre Paim Diaz, MD, PhD
- Phone Number: 585-690-6989
- Email: Alexandre_PaimDiaz@URMC.Rochester.edu
Study Locations
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New York
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Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
- Recruiting
- University of Rochester
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Contact:
- Alexandre Paim Diaz, MD, PhD
- Phone Number: 585-690-6989
- Email: Alexandre_PaimDiaz@URMC.Rochester.edu
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- age between 18 and 65 years
- diagnosis of mood or bipolar disorder registered in the electronic hospital medical record
- history of suicidal ideation and/or suicidal behavior at the time of admission registered in the electronic hospital medical record
- absent of suicidal ideation at the time of enrollment (defined as questions 1 and 2 of the C-SSRS answered "no")
- ability and willingness to provide information and permission to contact at least one person in the case of a need to contact them to promote subject safety or inability to reach the subject for follow-up
- a living situation with access to a private space suitable for the administration of the RS-tDCS sessions in the next three weeks
- agree to use a medically acceptable form of birth control while receiving the treatment if you are an individual able to become pregnant
- living in Monroe County region, as this is the area covered by the Mobile Crisis Team, a URMC psychiatric emergency team serving anyone within Monroe County
- device or computer with internet access for a URMC-approved remote RS-tDCS supervision
- ability to manage proper use of the device in a practice session
Exclusion Criteria:
- acute psychiatric instability or substance abuse (e.g., psychotic symptoms, alcohol misuse in the previous three months, use of any illicit drugs in the previous three months)
- unstable medical condition with reduction of functional capacity
- history of epilepsy or seizures in the last year
- history of neurodegenerative diseases registered in the electronic hospital medical record
- presence of or implanted any ferromagnetic metal in the head or the neck
- pregnant or breastfeeding or willingness to become pregnant in the next month
- history of head trauma (e.g., head injury, brain injury) or neurosurgery
- history of skin disorder or sensitive skin area near stimulation locations
- the presence of pacemaker
- current treatment with electroconvulsive therapy or transcranial magnetic stimulation
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Other
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Quadruple
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Active home-based transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
The active home-based tDCS delivers a constant current intensity of 2mA on the subject's scalp, with electrodes positioned bilaterally (anodal-left and cathodal-right), on the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), for 30 minutes.
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Each participant will be asked to do ten home-based tDCS sessions, one per weekday, during two weeks (Monday to Friday).
Each session will be supervised remotely by a member of the research staff via HIPAA-compliant videoconference.
Participants will receive active home-based tDCS (constant current intensity of 2mA) anodal-left and cathodal-right prefrontal for 30 minutes per session daily for 2 weeks (Monday to Friday - 10 sessions overall) via a tDCS stimulator with headgear and 5x7 (35cm2) saline-soaked surface sponge electrodes.
Other Names:
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Sham Comparator: Sham home-based transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
The sham home-based tDCS looks identical to a typical active home-based tDCS cap but delivers a 30-second ramp-up (0-2 mA) stimulation followed by a 30-second ramp-down (2-0 mA) at the beginning and end of the application.
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Each participant will be asked to do ten home-based sessions, one per weekday, during two weeks (Monday to Friday).
Each session will be supervised remotely by a member of the research staff via HIPAA-compliant videoconference.
Participants will receive sham home-based tDCS for 30 minutes per session daily for 2 weeks (Monday to Friday - 10 sessions overall) via a tDCS stimulator with headgear and 5x7 (35cm2) saline-soaked surface sponge electrodes.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Feasibility of the intervention
Time Frame: 14 days after start of treatment
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Number of completed remotely supervised transcranial direct current stimulation (RS-tDCS) sessions, for both active and sham groups: We expect at least 70% of the subjects to complete at least 5 of recommended 10 RS-tDCS sessions.
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14 days after start of treatment
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Intensity of suicidal ideation as assessed by the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
Time Frame: day 14 [+ 7 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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The C-SSRS is a suicidal ideation and behavior rating scale with yes/no responses.
For each of the 5 items of the C-SSRS related to suicidal ideation intensity, an individual's degree of suicidal ideation is rated on a 0-5 scale.
The total score is the sum of the 5 intensity item scores (total score ranges from 0 to 25), with higher scores indicating more severe suicidal ideation.
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day 14 [+ 7 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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Intensity of suicidal ideation as assessed by the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
Time Frame: day 30 [+ 7 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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The C-SSRS is a suicidal ideation and behavior rating scale with yes/no responses.
For each of the 5 items of the C-SSRS related to suicidal ideation intensity, an individual's degree of suicidal ideation is rated on a 0-5 scale.
The total score is the sum of the 5 intensity item scores (total score ranges from 0 to 25), with higher scores indicating more severe suicidal ideation.
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day 30 [+ 7 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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Intensity of suicidal ideation as assessed by the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
Time Frame: day 60 [+ 10 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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The C-SSRS is a suicidal ideation and behavior rating scale with yes/no responses.
For each of the 5 items of the C-SSRS related to suicidal ideation intensity, an individual's degree of suicidal ideation is rated on a 0-5 scale.
The total score is the sum of the 5 intensity item scores (total score ranges from 0 to 25), with higher scores indicating more severe suicidal ideation.
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day 60 [+ 10 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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Acceptability of the intervention
Time Frame: This information will be collected after the final RS-tDCS session (that is, the tenth RS-tDCS session)
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Acceptability based on subject's readiness, self-confidence, and satisfaction will be considered if at least 60% of all subject's rate "strongly agree" or "agree" on the acceptability questionnaire item 11: "Overall, I felt that transcranial electrical stimulation treatment benefited me" (the questionnaire is a 5-item Likert scale with the following response options "Strongly agree", "Agree", "Neither agree nor disagree", "Disagree", "Strongly disagree").
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This information will be collected after the final RS-tDCS session (that is, the tenth RS-tDCS session)
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Proportion of patients with no suicidal ideation as assessed by the C-SSRS
Time Frame: day 14 [+ 7 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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Proportion of patients who answered "no" for both questions 1 ("Have you wished you were dead or wished you could go to sleep and not wake up?") and 2 ("Have you actually had any thoughts of killing yourself?") of the C-SSRS
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day 14 [+ 7 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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Proportion of patients with no suicidal ideation as assessed by the C-SSRS
Time Frame: day 30 [+ 7 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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Proportion of patients who answered "no" for both questions 1 ("Have you wished you were dead or wished you could go to sleep and not wake up?") and 2 ("Have you actually had any thoughts of killing yourself?") of the C-SSRS
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day 30 [+ 7 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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Proportion of patients with no suicidal ideation as assessed by the C-SSRS
Time Frame: day 60 [+ 10 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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Proportion of patients who answered "no" for both questions 1 ("Have you wished you were dead or wished you could go to sleep and not wake up?") and 2 ("Have you actually had any thoughts of killing yourself?") of the C-SSRS
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day 60 [+ 10 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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Intensity of rumination as assessed by the Ruminative Responses Scale (RRS)
Time Frame: day 14 [+ 7 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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The RRS encompasses 22 items.
Each item is rated on a 4-point Likert scale: 1, almost never; 2, sometimes; 3, often; 4, almost always.
The score on this scale is obtained by simply summing the scores on the 22 items.
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day 14 [+ 7 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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Intensity of rumination as assessed by the Ruminative Responses Scale (RRS)
Time Frame: day 30 [+ 7 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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The RRS encompasses 22 items.
Each item is rated on a 4-point Likert scale: 1, almost never; 2, sometimes; 3, often; 4, almost always.
The score on this scale is obtained by simply summing the scores on the 22 items.
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day 30 [+ 7 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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Intensity of rumination as assessed by the Ruminative Responses Scale (RRS)
Time Frame: day 60 [+ 10 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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The RRS encompasses 22 items.
Each item is rated on a 4-point Likert scale: 1, almost never; 2, sometimes; 3, often; 4, almost always.
The score on this scale is obtained by simply summing the scores on the 22 items.
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day 60 [+ 10 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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Symptoms associated with suicidal ideation as assessed by the Concise Associated Symptoms Tracking (CAST) scale
Time Frame: day 14 [+ 7 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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The 16 items of the CAST Scale assess symptoms across five domains: anxiety (three items, subscore range 3-15), irritability (five items, subscore range 5-25), mania (four items, subscore range 4-20), insomnia (two items, subscore range 2-10), and panic (two items, subscore range 2-10).
The total CAST score ranges from 16 to 80.
Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale: 1, strongly disagree; 2, disagree; 3, neither agree nor disagree; 4, agree; or 5, strongly agree, with higher scores indicating more severe symptoms.
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day 14 [+ 7 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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Symptoms associated with suicidal ideation as assessed by the Concise Associated Symptoms Tracking (CAST) scale
Time Frame: day 30 [+ 7 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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The 16 items of the CAST Scale assess symptoms across five domains: anxiety (three items, subscore range 3-15), irritability (five items, subscore range 5-25), mania (four items, subscore range 4-20), insomnia (two items, subscore range 2-10), and panic (two items, subscore range 2-10).
The total CAST score ranges from 16 to 80.
Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale: 1, strongly disagree; 2, disagree; 3, neither agree nor disagree; 4, agree; or 5, strongly agree, with higher scores indicating more severe symptoms.
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day 30 [+ 7 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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Symptoms associated with suicidal ideation as assessed by the Concise Associated Symptoms Tracking (CAST) scale
Time Frame: day 60 [+ 10 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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The 16 items of the CAST Scale assess symptoms across five domains: anxiety (three items, subscore range 3-15), irritability (five items, subscore range 5-25), mania (four items, subscore range 4-20), insomnia (two items, subscore range 2-10), and panic (two items, subscore range 2-10).
The total CAST score ranges from 16 to 80.
Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale: 1, strongly disagree; 2, disagree; 3, neither agree nor disagree; 4, agree; or 5, strongly agree, with higher scores indicating more severe symptoms.
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day 60 [+ 10 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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Depressive symptoms as assessed by the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)
Time Frame: day 14 [+ 7 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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MADRS is a 10-item questionnaire that includes questions on the following symptoms: 1. Apparent sadness 2. Reported sadness 3. Inner tension 4. Reduced sleep 5. Reduced appetite 6. Concentration difficulties 7. Lassitude 8. Inability to feel 9. Pessimistic thoughts 10.
Suicidal thoughts.
Each item yields a score of 0 to 6.
The overall score ranges from 0 to 60.
A higher MADRS score indicates more severe depression.
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day 14 [+ 7 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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Depressive symptoms as assessed by the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)
Time Frame: day 30 [+ 7 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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MADRS is a 10-item questionnaire that includes questions on the following symptoms: 1. Apparent sadness 2. Reported sadness 3. Inner tension 4. Reduced sleep 5. Reduced appetite 6. Concentration difficulties 7. Lassitude 8. Inability to feel 9. Pessimistic thoughts 10.
Suicidal thoughts.
Each item yields a score of 0 to 6.
The overall score ranges from 0 to 60.
A higher MADRS score indicates more severe depression.
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day 30 [+ 7 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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Depressive symptoms as assessed by the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)
Time Frame: day 60 [+ 10 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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MADRS is a 10-item questionnaire that includes questions on the following symptoms: 1. Apparent sadness 2. Reported sadness 3. Inner tension 4. Reduced sleep 5. Reduced appetite 6. Concentration difficulties 7. Lassitude 8. Inability to feel 9. Pessimistic thoughts 10.
Suicidal thoughts.
Each item yields a score of 0 to 6.
The overall score ranges from 0 to 60.
A higher MADRS score indicates more severe depression.
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day 60 [+ 10 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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The level of side effects
Time Frame: The level of side effects will be assessed at the end of each RS-tDCS session
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The level of side effects will be assessed at the end of each RS-tDCS session on a 0 (not at all) to 10 (highest degree) scale, which includes the following symptoms: 1. Itching; 2. Burning; 3. Headache; 4. Fatigue; 5. Nervousness; 6. Dizziness; 7. Difficulty concentrating.
The total score is the sum of the 7 items, varying from 0 to 70.
Higher scores indicate higher levels of side effects.
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The level of side effects will be assessed at the end of each RS-tDCS session
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Treatment emergent event
Time Frame: The level of side effects will be assessed at the end of each RS-tDCS session and at days 14 [+ 7 days], 30 [+ 7 days], and 60 [+ 10 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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After each RS-tDCS session and clinical assessment, subjects will be asked "Have you had any new symptoms, new medical conditions or been started on new medication/treatment since we last saw you?".
This information will help research staff to judge about potential adverse events related to the trial.
In addition, changes in treatment will help researchers to account for them in data analysis and the study's results interpretation.
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The level of side effects will be assessed at the end of each RS-tDCS session and at days 14 [+ 7 days], 30 [+ 7 days], and 60 [+ 10 days] from the first RS-tDCS session
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Yeates Conwell, MD, University of Rochester
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
September 21, 2023
Primary Completion (Estimated)
December 1, 2024
Study Completion (Estimated)
February 1, 2025
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
March 4, 2022
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
March 4, 2022
First Posted (Actual)
March 15, 2022
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimated)
November 17, 2023
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
November 16, 2023
Last Verified
November 1, 2023
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- STUDY00008028
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
UNDECIDED
IPD Plan Description
We are investigating options for making unidentifiable research data from individual participants available for public sources such as Harvard Dataverse.
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
Yes
product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.
No
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