DepressionSMTr-METABNCT02754375
SMTr-METAB : FDG-PET Assessment of Cerebral Metabolism in Resistant Depression Treated With rTMS
A study testing rTMS in people with Depression, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice at 2 sites in 2 countries.
Trial summary
Biological markers of depressive states have been studied, but their usefulness to predict the therapeutic response is unknown. This issue is major in all depressive states which have not remitted after several lines of treatment. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 40 to 65 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Depression
- What is being tested?
- rTMS
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 22 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesin 2 countries
- Study dates
- 4 May 2016to 20 Mar 2020
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 40 to 65 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Subject from 40 to 65 years old
- Characterized current depressive Episode, unipolar, without psychotic characteristic (according to DSM IV-TR)
- Presenting to the inclusion a score upper or equal to 20 on the scale HDRS-17
- Absence of answer or partial clinical answer to more than two antidepressant treatments of different therapeutic classes to effective posology on a duration of at least 6 weeks
- Patient affiliated to French social security
- Patient must give a written, signed and dated informed consent before any study related activity is performed. Where relevant, a legal representative will also sign the informed study consent according to local laws and regulations
Who cannot join
- Failure in a previous low-frequency rTMS cure (at least 15 sessions)
- Failure in a cure of bilateral ECT (at least 8 sessions) or unilateral (at least 10 sessions)
- Mental disorder owed to a general medical affection ( DSM-IV)
- Presence of a neurodegenerative pathology in the inclusion estimated on the clinical examination, the intellectual MRI, the TEP / TDM at the 18F-FDG and the neuropsychological profile in the inclusion
- Severe or not stabilized somatic Disease
- chronic depression evolving for more than 3 years
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- Not answer in more of therapeutic antidepressive five well (documented) conducts
- Presence of contraindication the SMTr, of which epileptic disease
- Schizophrenic Disorder
- Addicting Disorder with current dependence (alcohol, cannabis, benzodiazepin)
- Bipolar disorder (I, II)
- Disorder of personality to cluster A and B co-morbid
- Pregnant Woman (dosage of urinary Beta-HCG)
- Vulnerable Person: major under guardianship or guardianship, minor
- Mental Deficiency of the subject making its participation on approval impossible
- Participation in another clinical trial
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 2 countries.
2 sites in 2 countries
About this study
Official title: Cerebral Functional Modifications After Low Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Refractory Depression. Assessment With 18F-FDG-PET Imaging.
Biological markers of depressive states have been studied, but their usefulness to predict the therapeutic response is unknown. This issue is major in all depressive states which have not remitted after several lines of treatment. rTMS (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation) is a non-pharmacological alternative in the treatment of depression, but its effects on cerebral functioning are not known in episodes which have resist to conventional treatments. The investigators will include 50 depressive patients who have failed to respond to two successive antidepressant medication, and propose them a treatment with low frequency rTMS during 3 to 6 weeks. Cerebral functional imaging with 18FDG-PET (positon emission tomography) with be assessed at the beginning and at the end of rTMS acute treatment, in order to measure induced metabolic changes and their correlation with clinical states. Patients who have responded to rTMS acute treatment may continue this therapeutic for six months, and the investigators will assess if efficacy maintenance is related with cerebral metabolic variations
Read the detailed description
In France, lifetime prevalence of depression is 21 %, with major consequences: handicap, loss of productivity, reduction in quality of life, increased mortality. The efficient and long-lasting care of depression is consequently a priority of public health.
Despite well-conducted conventional therapeutic strategies, it is estimated that about 30 % of the depressed patients do not respond at all to an antidepressant, that 30 % will present a partial response, and that 40 % only patients will have a complete remission.
Non-pharmacological alternative treatments have been promoted, particularly with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). A recent meta-analysis with 29 randomized controlled trials versus placebo reports a 29.3 % response rate and a 18.6 % remission rate after active stimulation vs respectively, 10.4 % and 5 % after placebo stimulation.
However, predictive biomarkers of response are unknown, and cerebral metabolism may be a good candidate. It is admitted that the depressive state is correlated with specific modifications of glucose metabolism in circuits which are involved in the neurobiology of depression. The amplitude of these changes may correlate with clinical severity or may differ with treatment type, and cerebral metabolic changes might be an additional guide to treatment. Finally, the therapeutic effect might normalize cerebral functional activity and this might be an early correlate of clinical response. However the studies using functional imaging in a therapeutic approach or in the understanding of the physiopathology of the depression are not usable in a clinical practice of routine.
The investigators suggest using a well-known analysis software (Scenium software, Siemens GmbH) who allows an automated analysis by the distribution of the cerebral metabolism by means of the F18-FDG TEP-TDM and a quantitative measure, expressed in regional consumption of glucose expressed by g / 100 g / min for every 18F-FDG TEP-TDM and for every region of interest. Image registering by the camera, remote of the injection of the tracer, lasts less than 10 minutes.The software also allows to compare the data acquired for a patient with a standardized database.
The investigators will perform a opened study in two centers (Monaco Hospital/Nice CHU) on 50 depressed patients aged from 40 to 65 years old, not having answered 2 lines of well led antidepressants. Low-frequency rTMS will be proposed in acute cure (3 in 6 weeks) in monotherapy followed by 6 months of rTMS for patients who have responded to acute treatment phase.
Cerebral metabolic modifications (location and intensity) will be calculated after two PET-TDM in every patient, realized before and after the acute treatment by rTMS. We shall use the SCENIUM software which allows to compare each patient's data with a standardized database.
At the end of the acute period of treatment, it will be proposed to patients who have responded to pursue rTMS treatment in a consolidation phase for 6 months. All patients will be longitudinally assessed during this consolidation period. One objective is to assess if initial TEP-TDM data and/or the amplitude of the induced metabolic variation is associated with the stability of the clinical answer in respondent patients
- Conditions
- Depression
- Being tested
- rTMS
- Keywords
- biological markers, rTMS
- Medical subject headings
- Depression
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
rTMSProcedure or surgery
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Patient | Experimental | Patient with resistant depression treated with rTMS Receives: Procedure: rTMS |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Variation of the regional cerebral glucose consumption between the two PET-TDM
Variation of the regional cerebral glucose consumption between the two PET-TDM (realized at inclusion and at Week 6)
Measured: at week 6
Secondary outcomes (1)
Comparison of local glucose use between responder and non-responder patients
Measured: at week 6
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted28 Apr 2016 (estimated)
- Study start4 May 2016
- Primary completion6 Feb 2020
- Study completion20 Mar 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for DepressionStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de NiceThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 22 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02754375
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 15-PP-02
- Acronym
- SMTr-METAB
- Status last verified
- Apr 2022
- First submitted
- 21 Apr 2016
- Last updated
- 18 Apr 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 18 Apr 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Cerebral Functional Modifications After Low Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Refractory Depression. Assessment With 18F-FDG-PET Imaging.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02754375
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- SMTr-METAB / 15-PP-02
- Conditions
- Depression
- Keywords
- biological markers, rTMS
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 22 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de NiceUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 4 May 2016 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 6 Feb 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 20 Mar 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 28 Apr 2016 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Biological markers of depressive states have been studied, but their usefulness to predict the therapeutic response is unknown. This issue is major in all depressive states which have not remitted after several lines of treatment. rTMS (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation) is a non-pharmacological alternative in the treatment of depression, but its effects on cerebral functioning are not known in episodes which have resist to conventional treatments. The investigators will include 50 depressive patients who have failed to respond to two successive antidepressant medication, and propose them a treatment with low frequency rTMS during 3 to 6 weeks. Cerebral functional imaging with 18FDG-PET (positon emission tomography) with be assessed at the beginning and at the end of rTMS acute treatment, in order to measure induced metabolic changes and their correlation with clinical states. Patients who have responded to rTMS acute treatment may continue this therapeutic for six months, and the investigators will assess if efficacy maintenance is related with cerebral metabolic variations
Detailed description
In France, lifetime prevalence of depression is 21 %, with major consequences: handicap, loss of productivity, reduction in quality of life, increased mortality. The efficient and long-lasting care of depression is consequently a priority of public health.
Despite well-conducted conventional therapeutic strategies, it is estimated that about 30 % of the depressed patients do not respond at all to an antidepressant, that 30 % will present a partial response, and that 40 % only patients will have a complete remission.
Non-pharmacological alternative treatments have been promoted, particularly with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). A recent meta-analysis with 29 randomized controlled trials versus placebo reports a 29.3 % response rate and a 18.6 % remission rate after active stimulation vs respectively, 10.4 % and 5 % after placebo stimulation.
However, predictive biomarkers of response are unknown, and cerebral metabolism may be a good candidate. It is admitted that the depressive state is correlated with specific modifications of glucose metabolism in circuits which are involved in the neurobiology of depression. The amplitude of these changes may correlate with clinical severity or may differ with treatment type, and cerebral metabolic changes might be an additional guide to treatment. Finally, the therapeutic effect might normalize cerebral functional activity and this might be an early correlate of clinical response. However the studies using functional imaging in a therapeutic approach or in the understanding of the physiopathology of the depression are not usable in a clinical practice of routine.
The investigators suggest using a well-known analysis software (Scenium software, Siemens GmbH) who allows an automated analysis by the distribution of the cerebral metabolism by means of the F18-FDG TEP-TDM and a quantitative measure, expressed in regional consumption of glucose expressed by g / 100 g / min for every 18F-FDG TEP-TDM and for every region of interest. Image registering by the camera, remote of the injection of the tracer, lasts less than 10 minutes.The software also allows to compare the data acquired for a patient with a standardized database.
The investigators will perform a opened study in two centers (Monaco Hospital/Nice CHU) on 50 depressed patients aged from 40 to 65 years old, not having answered 2 lines of well led antidepressants. Low-frequency rTMS will be proposed in acute cure (3 in 6 weeks) in monotherapy followed by 6 months of rTMS for patients who have responded to acute treatment phase.
Cerebral metabolic modifications (location and intensity) will be calculated after two PET-TDM in every patient, realized before and after the acute treatment by rTMS. We shall use the SCENIUM software which allows to compare each patient's data with a standardized database.
At the end of the acute period of treatment, it will be proposed to patients who have responded to pursue rTMS treatment in a consolidation phase for 6 months. All patients will be longitudinally assessed during this consolidation period. One objective is to assess if initial TEP-TDM data and/or the amplitude of the induced metabolic variation is associated with the stability of the clinical answer in respondent patients
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Patient | Experimental | Procedure: rTMSPatient with resistant depression treated with rTMS |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 40 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Subject from 40 to 65 years old
- Characterized current depressive Episode, unipolar, without psychotic characteristic (according to DSM IV-TR)
- Presenting to the inclusion a score upper or equal to 20 on the scale HDRS-17
- Absence of answer or partial clinical answer to more than two antidepressant treatments of different therapeutic classes to effective posology on a duration of at least 6 weeks
- Patient affiliated to French social security
Key exclusion criteria (16 listed)
- Failure in a previous low-frequency rTMS cure (at least 15 sessions)
- Failure in a cure of bilateral ECT (at least 8 sessions) or unilateral (at least 10 sessions)
- Mental disorder owed to a general medical affection ( DSM-IV)
- Presence of a neurodegenerative pathology in the inclusion estimated on the clinical examination, the intellectual MRI, the TEP / TDM at the 18F-FDG and the neuropsychological profile in the inclusion
- Severe or not stabilized somatic Disease
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| rTMS | Procedure or surgery | Patient |
Primary outcome
Variation of the regional cerebral glucose consumption between the two PET-TDM
Time frame: at week 6
Variation of the regional cerebral glucose consumption between the two PET-TDM (realized at inclusion and at Week 6)
1 secondary outcome
Comparison of local glucose use between responder and non-responder patients
Time frame: at week 6
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 18 Apr 2022.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
2 sites in 2 countries: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing rTMS in people with Depression, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice at 2 sites in 2 countries.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 16 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Apr 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites in France, Monaco. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Variation of the regional cerebral glucose consumption between the two PET-TDM (time frame: at week 6). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Apr 2022.