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NCT02732561 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

The Efficacy of Cranial Electrostimulating Therapy for Depression and Anxiety Among Homeless Adults

A NA study, sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
10
Enrollment target

NCT02732561: Completed NA study, sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences.

NCT02732561 is a NA study that has completed, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences. The registered enrollment target is 10 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02732561, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
10 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This is a trial of the use of cranial electrostimulating therapy for depression and anxiety among homeless adults.

Primary Outcome

Hamilton Depression Rating Scale. The Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression is a multiple item questionnaire used to provide an indication of depression and as a guide to evaluate recovery (Hedlund, 1979). The questionnaire is designed for adults and is used to rate the severity of their depression by probing mood, feelings of guilt, suicide ideation, insomnia, agitation or retardation, anxiety, weight loss, and somatic symptoms. A score of 0-7 is considered to be normal. Scores of 20 or higher i

Interventions

  • DEVICE Sham device
  • DEVICE Alpha Stim device

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 10 participants
Start Date 2016-03
Est. Completion 2016-06
Phase NA
Wake Forest University Health Sciences

1,140 total trials

What the finished NCT02732561 record still lists

NCT02732561 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 10 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Sham device is the first listed.

NCT02732561 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02732561 about?

NCT02732561 is a clinical study titled "The Efficacy of Cranial Electrostimulating Therapy for Depression and Anxiety Among Homeless Adults". This is a trial of the use of cranial electrostimulating therapy for depression and anxiety among homeless adults.

What is the current status of trial NCT02732561?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 10 participants. The study started on 2016-03. Estimated completion is 2016-06.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02732561?

The interventions under investigation include: Sham device (DEVICE), Alpha Stim device (DEVICE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02732561?

This trial is sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences, which has 1,140 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02732561's enrollment target sits among peer trials

10 1927th of 2000 higher than 26 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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