Depression treatment on wheels: TMS van trial launches
NCT ID NCT06748209
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study will put a portable transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) device into a van and test it at three locations in South Carolina. Thirty adults with treatment-resistant depression will receive five days of TMS. Researchers will check if this mobile approach is feasible, safe, and helps improve depression symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make TMS therapy more accessible for people with treatment-resistant depression who cannot easily travel to a clinic.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The mobile setup may face technical or logistical challenges.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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22 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult (22-80 years old) * Have treatment-resistant depression as defined by the e-Mini, and the antidepressant treatment history form (ATHF short). * Be able to read and communicate in English. * Able to provide their own consent. * Access to a computer with videoconferencing ability for initial consent and telescreen. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with unstable medical conditions that might make TMS unsafe. This includes current poorly controlled seizures. * Ferromagnetic metal in the head. * Pregnant. * Currently active substance abuse except tobacco.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical Univerity of South Carolina
RECRUITINGCharleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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