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Pivotal Trial (D02) of Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) for Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD)

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Information provided by:

Cyberonics, Inc.

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00533832

First received: September 20, 2007

Last updated: September 21, 2007

Last verified: September 2007

History of Changes

No Study Results Posted on ClinicalTrials.gov for this Study

About Study Results Reporting on ClinicalTrials.gov

Study Status:	This study has been completed.
Study Completion Date:	July 2005
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	No date given

Publications:

George MS, Rush AJ, Marangell LB, Sackeim HA, Brannan SK, Davis SM, Howland R, Kling MA, Moreno F, Rittberg B, Dunner D, Schwartz T, Carpenter L, Burke M, Ninan P, Goodnick P. A one-year comparison of vagus nerve stimulation with treatment as usual for treatment-resistant depression. Biol Psychiatry. 2005 Sep 1;58(5):364-73.

Rush AJ, Sackeim HA, Marangell LB, George MS, Brannan SK, Davis SM, Lavori P, Howland R, Kling MA, Rittberg B, Carpenter L, Ninan P, Moreno F, Schwartz T, Conway C, Burke M, Barry JJ. Effects of 12 months of vagus nerve stimulation in treatment-resistant depression: a naturalistic study. Biol Psychiatry. 2005 Sep 1;58(5):355-63.

Rush AJ, Marangell LB, Sackeim HA, George MS, Brannan SK, Davis SM, Howland R, Kling MA, Rittberg BR, Burke WJ, Rapaport MH, Zajecka J, Nierenberg AA, Husain MM, Ginsberg D, Cooke RG. Vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression: a randomized, controlled acute phase trial. Biol Psychiatry. 2005 Sep 1;58(5):347-54.

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Cohen LJ, Allen JC Jr. Estimating the potential savings with vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression: a payer perspective. Curr Med Res Opin. 2008 Aug;24(8):2203-17.

Nierenberg AA, Alpert JE, Gardner-Schuster EE, Seay S, Mischoulon D. Vagus nerve stimulation: 2-year outcomes for bipolar versus unipolar treatment-resistant depression. Biol Psychiatry. 2008 Sep 15;64(6):455-60. Epub 2008 Jun 24.