Effects of rTMS on the Anxiety State of Older Patients With GAD
ConditionGeneralized Anxiety Disorder
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age60+
SponsorYi Yang
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on anxiety state in older patients with generalized anxiety disorder.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
1）Age≥60 years, regardless of gender.
2）Meets the diagnostic criteria for generalized anxiety disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Edition (DSM-V) developed by the American Psychiatric Association.
3）HAMA score≥14 and HAMD-17 items score <17.
4）No adjustment in the type and dose of anti-anxiety medication in the 3 months prior to randomization.
Disqualifiers
1）Traumatic brain injury or other conditions affecting the brain, such encephalitis, brain tumors, or intracranial hypertension.
2）Previous history of epilepsy, family history of epilepsy or presence of seizure provoking factors or alcohol abuse.
3）History of other psychiatric disorders such as current post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use disorder (within 6 months), bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
4）Unstable mental state with impulses toward self-harm or suicide.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Sham Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Treatment groups
100 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Yi Yang
Lead sponsor
The First Hospital of Jilin University
Sponsor institution
Source ClinicalTrials.gov