Sleep TMS for Depression

Purpose

The goal of this study is to establish the feasibility, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of sleep-state transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for enhancing plasticity in depression treatment.

Conditions

  • Major Depression
  • Sleep

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 18 Years and 65 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Current Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) diagnosis - Failed >= 1 antidepressant medication - Moderate-to-severe depression

Exclusion Criteria

  • Intellectual disability - Significant head injury/neurological disorder - Pregnancy or postpartum - TMS/MRI contraindications - Active substance use/suicidal ideation

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Crossover Assignment
Primary Purpose
Basic Science
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Active TMS, Sham TMS
Participants will receive 2 sessions of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) delivered using standard intermittent theta-burst (iTBS) parameters (600 pulses, 3 min, 120% rMT). Participants will receive, on separate sessions, either active or sham iTBS delivered during pre-sleep wakefulness or NREM sleep stages while recording with Electroencephalography (EEG). Participants will perform the N-back task and Multi-source Interference Task (MSIT) during each session to measure working memory and cognitive control performance.
  • Device: TMS
    Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) applies magnetic pulses to stimulate nerve cells in the brain.
Experimental
Sham TMS, Active TMS
Participants will receive 2 sessions of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) delivered during using standard intermittent theta-burst (iTBS) parameters (600 pulses, 3 min, 120% rMT). Participants will receive, on separate sessions, either active or sham iTBS delivered during pre-sleep wakefulness or NREM sleep stages while recording with Electroencephalography (EEG). Participants will perform the N-back task and Multi-source Interference Task (MSIT) during each session to measure working memory and cognitive control performance.
  • Device: TMS
    Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) applies magnetic pulses to stimulate nerve cells in the brain.

Recruiting Locations

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Stanford University

Study Contact

Jade T Truong, BS
408-840-3313
kellerlab@stanford.edu