Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
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2025-12-25 @ 3:24 AM
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2025-12-25 @ 3:24 AM
NCT ID:
NCT03758105
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine the transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) cost-utility in the depression therapy.
This is a 3 years medico-economics study with 1 year follow-up period involving patients with 1 or 2 depression treatment(s) failed.
Eligible subject will be randomized in 2 groups, usual care with tDCS cure (arm A) or only usual care (arm B).
Detailed Description:
Transcranial direct current stimulation is a non-invasive brain neuromodulation technique. tDCS can be a new therapy in depression.
This study focuses on tDCS cost-utility-analysis. Each patient is following during 12 months. Patients are randomized in 2 arms. Arm A usual care with tDCS cure or arm B usual care without tDCS.
Patient in arm A get a initial tDCS cure one week after randomization. If these patients are answering to the treatment, they can have a new cure in case of relapse. This new cure can start from the second month following initial treatment.
Study:
NCT03758105
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03758105