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Awarded Trial: 98-RC-312
Grant ID
98-RC-312
Illness
BP
Primary Drug/Intervention
Repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation ( rTMS)
Primary Dosage
20 Hz, 2-second duration per train, 20 trains per day
Secondary Drug Intervention
N/A
Secondary Dosage
N/A
Other Drug/Intervention
N/A
Other Dosage
N/A
Status
Completed
Investigator
Belmaker
Sample Size
19
Duration of Study Period for Each Subject
10 days
Outcome Measurements
YMRS, BPRS and CGI
Results
Nineteen patients with mania completed a trial of right prefrontal TMS at 20 Hz, 2-second duration per train, 20 trains per day, for 10 days versus a sham procedure. The active treatment was no more effective than sham on the YMRS, BPRS and CGI.
Publication
Kaptsan A, Yaroslavsky Y, Applebaum J, Belmaker RH, Grisaru N. Right prefontal TMS versus sham treatment of mania: a controlled study. Bipolar Disorders 5:36-39, 2003.
Link
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12656936
PI Name
Robert Belmaker
Degree
MD
Center
Beersheva Mental Health Center
Institution
Ben Gurion University
Address
P.O. Box 4600
City or Town
Beersheva
State or Province
N/A
Zip or Postal Code
N/A
Country
Israel
Email Address
belmaker@bgu.ac.il