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Posted by Hugh on July 9, 2013, at 16:45:07
This is for Low Field Magnetic Stimulation (LFMS), a form of fMRI. It's showing great promise as a treatment for major depressive disorder. They're currently in the process of recruiting 120 participants at the following institutions, except for Mount Sinai, where they haven't started recruiting yet:
Massachusetts General Hospital
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Yale University
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Emory UniversityDetailed information about the trial, including contact information:
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01654796
Press release about this treatment:
Posted by Hugh on July 9, 2013, at 17:00:31
In reply to Clinical trial for treatment-resistant depression, posted by Hugh on July 9, 2013, at 16:45:07
Posted by Twinleaf on July 9, 2013, at 17:20:56
In reply to Clinical trial for treatment-resistant depression, posted by Hugh on July 9, 2013, at 16:45:07
Thanks for posting that! So good to know.
Posted by Phillipa on July 9, 2013, at 17:51:00
In reply to Clinical trial for treatment-resistant depression, posted by Hugh on July 9, 2013, at 16:45:07
Second link says bipolar? Also exclusion thyroid disease. Why? Phillipa
Posted by Hugh on July 9, 2013, at 18:02:28
In reply to Re: Clinical trial for treatment-resistant depression » Hugh, posted by Phillipa on July 9, 2013, at 17:51:00
> Second link says bipolar? Also exclusion thyroid disease. Why? Phillipa
There are other clinical trials using this treatment for bipolar. It appears to be very effective for both unipolar and bipolar, but they're separating the two for the clinical trials. I suppose they don't want people whose depression might be caused by thyroid disorders.
Posted by Hugh on July 9, 2013, at 18:16:32
In reply to Re: Clinical trial for treatment-resistant depression » Hugh, posted by Twinleaf on July 9, 2013, at 17:20:56
> Thanks for posting that! So good to know.
In another clinical trial for this treatment, 63% of bipolar subjects who were on meds were helped, and 100% of bipolar subjects who weren't on meds were helped. It was a small trial (30 subjects), so it's not definitive, but it appears that meds might interfere with this treatment.
Posted by Twinleaf on July 9, 2013, at 20:21:30
In reply to Re: Clinical trial for treatment-resistant depression, posted by Hugh on July 9, 2013, at 18:16:32
That is fascinating! I haven't heard that before, but it certainly opens thinking about the real role that medications are playing for many people.
Posted by Phillipa on July 9, 2013, at 21:02:24
In reply to Re: Clinical trial for treatment-resistant depression, posted by Hugh on July 9, 2013, at 18:02:28
Hugh it's true never did an ad cross my mouth this thyroid. My Internist said two weeks ago when got a full exam with all the labs that ireguardless of thyroid tx some people never again feel good. So money down the tube on ad's. Phillipa
Posted by Hugh on July 10, 2013, at 12:46:50
In reply to Re: Clinical trial for treatment-resistant depression » Hugh, posted by Phillipa on July 9, 2013, at 21:02:24
That's why it's so important to get a thorough physical exam to look for other things that might be causing depression. A friend of mine became deeply depressed in his 30s. He went to the doctor, who prescribed Pamelor. It caused suicidal ideation in my friend. Then he was prescribed Paxil, which didn't help. My friend's wife noticed that he would stop breathing at times in his sleep, so she made him go to a sleep lab, where he was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. He started using a CPAP, and his depression was gone overnight.
Posted by Phillipa on July 10, 2013, at 20:33:32
In reply to Re: Clinical trial for treatment-resistant depression » Phillipa, posted by Hugh on July 10, 2013, at 12:46:50
It seems most think that any form of depression is caused by neurochemicals messed up in one's brain and the answer is a med. Sometimes also people live in a toxic environment of people and in areas they don't like and can't get out for various reasons. Phillipa
Posted by Elanor Roosevelt on July 22, 2013, at 21:25:15
In reply to Clinical trial for treatment-resistant depression, posted by Hugh on July 9, 2013, at 16:45:07
Thanks for this post
They are recruiting for the Mt Sinai study now
I have a 30-minute phone screening set up this week
Posted by Hugh on July 23, 2013, at 18:36:55
In reply to Clinical trial for treatment-resistant depression, posted by Elanor Roosevelt on July 22, 2013, at 21:25:15
> Thanks for this post
>
> They are recruiting for the Mt Sinai study now
>
> I have a 30-minute phone screening set up this week
I hope you get accepted and I hope you get the real LFMS instead of the sham. Good luck and keep us posted.
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