Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:39 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:39 PM
NCT ID:
NCT03761303
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* first insult
* Post-stroke Depression (17 item version of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale \[HAM-D\]\> 18 points)
* capacity to consent
Exclusion Criteria:
* insufficient cardiorespiratory stability
* previous depression or previous use of antidepressants
* pre-stroke psychological illnesses (eg psychosis, bipolar disorder)
* severe cognitive impairment
* aphasia
* lefthanded
* decreased seizure threshold or history of epileptic seizures
* taking medicines that lower the seizure threshold (local anesthetics, cortisone, alcohol, neuroleptics)
* hemorrhages and cerebral edema (e.g., subarachnoid haemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, subdural hematoma, epidural hematoma)
* fresh and healed head wounds near the area to be stimulated
* missing bone cover (relief spread)
* colonization with a germ requiring isolation (e.g., MRSA, 3MRGN, 4MRGN)
* recent myocardial infarction or higher grade cardiac arrhythmias
* contraindications to rTMS: Metallic or magnetic implants containing iron, cobalt or nickel (e.g., pacemakers, brain pacemakers, automatic insulin pumps, electrodes, plates, clips, implanted hearing aids, dental implants, metal endoprostheses, metal parts, or metal fragments in the body).
* pregnancy
* no consent for study participation by the patient
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT03761303
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03761303