# Remotely Programmed Deep Brain Stimulation of the Bilateral Habenula for Treatment- Resistant Major Depression: An Open Label Pilot Trial

> **NCT03254017** · NA · TERMINATED · sponsor: **Ruijin Hospital** · enrollment: 2 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Bilateral surgical implantation of DBS system to Habeluna
- **OTHER:** Follow-up Period

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03254017
- **Lead sponsor:** Ruijin Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2017-07-24
- **Primary completion:** 2018-11-30
- **Final completion:** 2019-08-30
- **Target enrollment:** 2 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** logistics reasons
- **Last updated:** 2019-11-29


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03254017

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03254017, "Remotely Programmed Deep Brain Stimulation of the Bilateral Habenula for Treatment- Resistant Major Depression: An Open Label Pilot Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-31 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03254017. Licensed CC0.

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