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NCT02873299 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Early Phase 1

High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in PTSD

A Early Phase 1 study, sponsored by United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego.

Completed
Registry status
Early Phase 1
Development phase
37
Enrollment target

NCT02873299: Completed Early Phase 1 study, sponsored by United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego.

NCT02873299 is a Early Phase 1 study that has completed, run by United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego. The registered enrollment target is 37 participants, below the 53-participant average among 2,764 other Early Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (30% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02873299, a Early Phase 1 study, has completed, sponsored by United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Early Phase 1
Development phase
37 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two slightly different methods of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Primary Outcome

The CAPS is the gold-standard, semi-structured interview that corresponds to DSM-IV criteria for PTSD.

Interventions

  • OTHER 10 Hz rTMS of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
  • OTHER 20 Hz rTMS of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 37 participants
Start Date 2012-04
Est. Completion 2014-10
Phase Early Phase 1

What the finished NCT02873299 record still lists

NCT02873299 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 37 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 53-participant average among 2,764 other Early Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (30% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which 10 Hz rTMS of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is the first listed.

NCT02873299 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02873299 about?

NCT02873299 is a clinical study titled "High-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in PTSD". The purpose of this study is to compare two slightly different methods of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

What is the current status of trial NCT02873299?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Early Phase 1 study. The enrollment target is 37 participants. The study started on 2012-04. Estimated completion is 2014-10.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02873299?

The interventions under investigation include: 10 Hz rTMS of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (OTHER), 20 Hz rTMS of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02873299?

This trial is sponsored by United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego, which has 41 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02873299's enrollment target sits among peer trials

37 703rd of 2000 higher than 1,289 of 2,000 other Early Phase 1 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02873299, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02873299 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.