Depression and Anxiety Trial, Recruiting

Written by an AI model from ClinicalTrials.gov eligibility criteria and checked on a sample basis. Please confirm against the original criteria.

Who might be able to join this trial:

• You must be able to understand and agree to take part in the study, and be able to complete questionnaires and assessments accurately.
• You must be over 18 years old.
• You must have been diagnosed with postpartum depression, meaning your symptoms started within the first year after giving birth.
• You must score 14 or higher on a specific depression rating scale (called the HRSD17) at the start of the study (confirm with trial site).

Who may not be able to join:

• You cannot currently be pregnant.
• You cannot have a moderate or severe problem with substance use (such as alcohol or drugs), although tobacco use is an exception.
• You cannot currently be experiencing symptoms of psychosis (such as hallucinations or delusions).
• You cannot have a history of dementia or other significant memory or thinking problems.
• You cannot have active thoughts of suicide that require hospital care, or have made a suicide attempt in the past 3 months.
• You cannot have any medical reasons that would make receiving rTMS (a type of brain stimulation treatment) unsafe — for example, metal implants in the head or neck, a history of seizures, or any known brain injury (confirm with trial site).
• You cannot have any unstable or poorly controlled medical conditions.
• You cannot have experienced eclampsia (a serious condition involving seizures) during a previous pregnancy.

Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.