Virtual Reality Combined With rTMS for the Treatment of Depression : a Randomized Clinical Trial. (TMS VR)
Depression is a mood disorder affecting an individual in its entirety, altering its emotional and intellectual functioning . The major form of depression is the most common psychiatric disorder in Western countries. It is considered to be the most expensive psychiatric neurological disease in Europe and is currently treated by different methods.
However, almost a third of depressed patients shows no clinical improvement. Advances in neuroscience and understanding of neuromodulation have enabled the emergence of new treatments such as the repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) . It consists of modulating the neuronal activity of a targeted brain region through a magnetic field applied by a coil. Even though this form of treatment has proven to be effective, it appears that more than half of depressed patients exhibited little to no response to it.
As brain regions targeted by TMS may also be stimulated beforehand by sensory afferent signals, it was hypothesized that optimizing the effects of TMS with virtual reality is possible through the activation of these brain regions with sensory stimuli holding emotional valence (images, sounds) while using TMS concomitantly. Based on this new research premise, the investigators propose, in the context of an open and controlled clinical trial, to use a new media entitled virtual reality for displaying interactive virtual environments with positive emotional valence ( field of flowers, green valley) to a group of depressed patients undergoing TMS at the same time.
The study will include 66 depressed patients randomly assigned into two groups : TMS and Virtual Reality Versus TMS alone. Any differences in therapeutic efficacy between the two groups will be measured by questionnaires and brain functional imagery. This innovative and therapeutic approach will allow us to better understand the appropriate processes for modulating the neuronal activity in specific brain areas for treatment purposes.
Descripción general del estudio
Estado
Condiciones
Tipo de estudio
Inscripción (Anticipado)
Fase
- No aplica
Contactos y Ubicaciones
Estudio Contacto
- Nombre: Raphaëlle RICHIERI, PH
- Número de teléfono: +33 491435551
- Correo electrónico: raphaellemarie.richieri@ap-hm.fr
Ubicaciones de estudio
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Marseille, Francia, 13354
- Reclutamiento
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille
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Contacto:
- Raphaëlle RICHIERI, PH
- Número de teléfono: +33 491435551
- Correo electrónico: raphaellemarie.richieri@ap-hm.fr
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Investigador principal:
- Raphaëlle RICHIERI, PH
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Criterios de participación
Criterio de elegibilidad
Edades elegibles para estudiar
Acepta Voluntarios Saludables
Géneros elegibles para el estudio
Descripción
Inclusion Criteria:
- Criteria of resistant depression
- Age from 18 to 65 years old included.
- Primary diagnosis of major depression in subjects according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) criteria.
- Informed consent and signed to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant woman, parturient and nursing mothers.
- Absence of DSM-5 criteria for depression in subjects.
- Refusal to participate in the study.
- Modification of drug treatment in the month preceding inclusion.
- History of neurological pathology, head trauma or mental retardation.
- Presence of an addictive comorbidity.
- Presence of a major organic pathological.
- Presence of a contra-indication to virtual reality
- Presence of intracerebral ferro-metallic material, cochlear implant, pacemaker
Plan de estudios
¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?
Detalles de diseño
- Propósito principal: Tratamiento
- Asignación: Aleatorizado
- Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
- Enmascaramiento: Ninguno (etiqueta abierta)
Armas e Intervenciones
Grupo de participantes/brazo |
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Comparador de placebos: TMS
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20 sessions navigated with Conventional Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
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Comparador activo: TMS with virtual reali
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20 sessions navigated with Conventional Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
20 sessions navigated with virtual reality
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¿Qué mide el estudio?
Medidas de resultado primarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
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Evaluation of the depression score in Montgomery-asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS).
Periodo de tiempo: 36 months
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a heteroevaluation scale of depressive semiology in 10 items.
A decrease of at least 50% in initial score at the Montgomery-asberg Depression Rating Scale.
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36 months
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Medidas de resultado secundarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
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Evaluation of The State Trait Anxiety Inventory Self-Questionnaire
Periodo de tiempo: 36 months
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40 items with, for each, 4 modalities of response, corresponding to degrees of intensity or frequency of the habitual or general emotional state of the patient.
The calculated score varies between 20 and 80, a high score indicating the presence of anxiety.
Anxiety will be assessed before the program begins and at the end of the program.
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36 months
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Colaboradores e Investigadores
Patrocinador
Investigadores
- Investigador principal: Raphaëlle RICHIERI, PH, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille
Fechas de registro del estudio
Fechas importantes del estudio
Inicio del estudio (Actual)
Finalización primaria (Anticipado)
Finalización del estudio (Anticipado)
Fechas de registro del estudio
Enviado por primera vez
Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
Publicado por primera vez (Actual)
Actualizaciones de registros de estudio
Última actualización publicada (Actual)
Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
Última verificación
Más información
Términos relacionados con este estudio
Términos MeSH relevantes adicionales
Otros números de identificación del estudio
- 2016-21
- 2016-A01115-46 (Identificador de registro: ID RCB)
Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio
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