Current BSL TMS Clinical Trials
Contact Berry Anderson, RN, or Samet Kose, MD, if you are interested in
participating in a TMS study.
andersob@musc.edu, kose@musc.edu
843 876 5142
- NIMH Sponsored Study of TMS in Depression - OPT-TMS
- Studies of TMS to inhibit pain, organized by Dr. Jeff Borckardt.
- Post-operative pain prevention
- Chronic pain
- Pain Thresholds in normal volunteers
- A study to determine if TMS can change food cravings (Dr.
Borckardt)
- A study in post-stroke patients to determine if TMS can help
modify neglect symptoms (Dr. Ricci)
Important News
Regarding the FDA Panel on TMS for Depression
Thanks to the Patients Who Have
Participated in TMS Clinical Trials
In light of the upcoming FDA panel hearing on
potentially approving TMS as a treatment of depression, we thought we
would make available here the first published article concerning
prefrontal TMS for the treatment of depression. (Remember there were at
least thre prior case reports of stimulating the top of the brain as a
treatment. This has not been followed up on). We gratefully acknowledge
the help and participation of this first patient (who was in the NIMH
hospital in Bethesda, MD, at the time), as well as all other patients
who have volunteered in TMS trials. Without patient participation and
collaboration, it is not possible to develop new treatments.
Thanks.
Here is the first published
article concerning
prefrontal TMS for the treatment of depression.
George MS, Wassermann EM,
Williams WA, Callahan A, Ketter TA, Basser P, Hallett M, Post RM: Daily
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) improves mood in
depression. Neuroreport 1995, 6:1853-1856.
Here is a color version of the figure.