# Efficacy Study of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Treat Major Depressive Disorder

> **NCT01033084** · PHASE2,PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Sao Paulo** · enrollment: 120 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Depressive Disorder, Major

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** transcranial direct current stimulation
- **DRUG:** Sertraline
- **OTHER:** double placebo

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01033084
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Sao Paulo
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE2,PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2009-12
- **Primary completion:** 2011-12
- **Final completion:** 2011-12
- **Target enrollment:** 120 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2011-12-06

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01033084

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01033084, "Efficacy Study of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Treat Major Depressive Disorder". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01033084. Licensed CC0.

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