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DBS for Treatment Resistant Depression (CRIO-DBS)

Primary Purpose

Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Canada
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
deep brain stimulation with short & long pulse width
Sponsored by
University of Calgary
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant focused on measuring Major depressive disorder (MDD), Bi-polar disorder (BP)

Eligibility Criteria

20 Years - 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age 20-70
  • diagnosis of major depressive (MDD)or bipolar disorder(BP)determined independently by 2 study psychiatrists
  • current major depressive episode of >1 year duration, treatment-resistant (meaning failure to respond to 4 different classes of antidepressants, including augmentation or combination strategies with lithium, atypical antipsychotics, anticonvulsants, antidepressants, evidence-based psychotherapy, CBT, or electroconvulsive treatment despite adequate dosage, duration and compliance)
  • minimum score of 20 (out of 52) on the 17 item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS)
  • resident of Alberta, Canada, covered by Alberta Health

Exclusion Criteria:

  • other Axis I psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, psychosis, active suicidal ideation over previous 6 months
  • cerebrovascular risk factors, previous stroke, head injury and neurodegenerative disorders, pregnancy, medical and general contraindications for DBS surgery (e.g. cardiac pacemaker/defibrillator)
  • age >70
  • diabetes

Sites / Locations

  • University of Calgary & Alberta Health Services, Foothills Medical Centre

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Experimental

Arm Label

Long Pulse Width

Short Pulse Width

Arm Description

deep brain stimulation with short & long pulse width

deep brain stimulation with short & long pulse width

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Change in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale
change in HDRS from baseline before surgery: rates of remission (defined as an HDRS score <8 at 6 and 12 months) and response (defined as >50% reduction in HDRS)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Change from baseline on Illness Density Index, Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale and Hamilton Anxiety Scale, Positive and Negative Affect Scale, Clinical Global Impression of Change, GAF< SAs, NAS, Q-LES-Q-SF & neuropsychological tests
change in MADRS score from baseline before surgery to 6 and 12 months post operatively
Post Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Scores
Changes in primary and secondary measures from pre-CBT scores will be used

Full Information

First Posted
November 7, 2013
Last Updated
April 16, 2019
Sponsor
University of Calgary
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01983904
Brief Title
DBS for Treatment Resistant Depression
Acronym
CRIO-DBS
Official Title
Therapeutic Brain Stimulation for Refractory Depression
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
April 2019
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
August 2013 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
December 2017 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
March 2018 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
University of Calgary

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of sub-callosal cingulate (SCC) deep brain stimulation (DBS) in patients with treatment resistant depression (TRD). The working hypotheses are that long pulse-width DBS applied to the SCC region will lead to improvements in TRD patients, and specific neuroimaging biomarkers will correlate with response to DBS; the functional recovery will be enhanced with concurrent cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
Detailed Description
The aim is to collect data on prediction, optimization and augmentation of DBS for TRD and develop tools for DBS surgery. It is a biological pilot study designed to provide informative data for future work.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant
Keywords
Major depressive disorder (MDD), Bi-polar disorder (BP)

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
ParticipantCare ProviderInvestigatorOutcomes Assessor
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
22 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Long Pulse Width
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
deep brain stimulation with short & long pulse width
Arm Title
Short Pulse Width
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
deep brain stimulation with short & long pulse width
Intervention Type
Device
Intervention Name(s)
deep brain stimulation with short & long pulse width
Intervention Description
surgical implantation for bilateral electrodes and stimulation using short and long pulse width
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Change in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale
Description
change in HDRS from baseline before surgery: rates of remission (defined as an HDRS score <8 at 6 and 12 months) and response (defined as >50% reduction in HDRS)
Time Frame
6 and 12 months post-operatively
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Change from baseline on Illness Density Index, Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale and Hamilton Anxiety Scale, Positive and Negative Affect Scale, Clinical Global Impression of Change, GAF< SAs, NAS, Q-LES-Q-SF & neuropsychological tests
Description
change in MADRS score from baseline before surgery to 6 and 12 months post operatively
Time Frame
6 and 12 months post operatively
Title
Post Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Scores
Description
Changes in primary and secondary measures from pre-CBT scores will be used
Time Frame
15 months post operatively

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
20 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
70 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: age 20-70 diagnosis of major depressive (MDD)or bipolar disorder(BP)determined independently by 2 study psychiatrists current major depressive episode of >1 year duration, treatment-resistant (meaning failure to respond to 4 different classes of antidepressants, including augmentation or combination strategies with lithium, atypical antipsychotics, anticonvulsants, antidepressants, evidence-based psychotherapy, CBT, or electroconvulsive treatment despite adequate dosage, duration and compliance) minimum score of 20 (out of 52) on the 17 item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) resident of Alberta, Canada, covered by Alberta Health Exclusion Criteria: other Axis I psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, psychosis, active suicidal ideation over previous 6 months cerebrovascular risk factors, previous stroke, head injury and neurodegenerative disorders, pregnancy, medical and general contraindications for DBS surgery (e.g. cardiac pacemaker/defibrillator) age >70 diabetes
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Zelma H Kiss, MD PhDFRCSC
Organizational Affiliation
University of Calgary, Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Rajamannar Ramasubbu, MD MRCP FRCP
Organizational Affiliation
University of Calgary, Department of Psychiatry
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
University of Calgary & Alberta Health Services, Foothills Medical Centre
City
Calgary
State/Province
Alberta
ZIP/Postal Code
T2N 4Z6
Country
Canada

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
Undecided
IPD Sharing Plan Description
undecided
Citations:
PubMed Identifier
31860455
Citation
Ramasubbu R, Clark DL, Golding S, Dobson KS, Mackie A, Haffenden A, Kiss ZH. Long versus short pulse width subcallosal cingulate stimulation for treatment-resistant depression: a randomised, double-blind, crossover trial. Lancet Psychiatry. 2020 Jan;7(1):29-40. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30415-8.
Results Reference
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