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Brief psychotherapy and non-invasive brain stimulation for depression study

We are investigating whether low-current electrical stimulation increases the effect of a brief single session of psychotherapy for people with depression.

Age & Gender

  • 18 years ~ 99 years
  • Male, Female, Gender Inclusive

Visit Availability

  • Standard business hours (M-F, 8-5)
  • Extended hours (M-F, early morning or evening)

Location

North Carolina (Statewide)

What will be asked of you

At the first study visit, you will meet with a member of the study team and conduct interviews to understand your experience with depression. Then, we will record electrical brain activity while you complete a decision-making task. In the second session, you will receive new strategies to manage your depression, and you may or may not receive low-current electrical stimulation with it. In a third session two weeks later, you will complete the same task while electrical activity is recorded. Finally, you will be sent some questionnaires to complete online from home.

Incentives

Up to $100, Brief psychotherapy providing strategies to manage depression

In-person visits:
3
Phone or online visits:
1
Total length of participation:
1 month

Looking for Specific Volunteers

Able to participate:

  • major depressive disorder
  • low suicidality risk

Not eligible if:

  • substance use disorder
  • symptoms of psychosis
  • anorexia nervosa

Contact the Team

Visit Location

Contact & Visit Location

Primary Contact

Primary Visit Location

Carolina Center for Neurostimulation
100 Market Street, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Additional Study Information

Principal Investigator

Flavio Frohlich
Psychiatry - Research

Study Type

Clinical or Medical
Interventional

Study Topics

Mental and Emotional Health

IRB Number

22-2271

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