Depression and Anxiety Trial, Not Yet Recruiting
voxsanity.com.au · Eligibility summary from public government registries · 18 August 2026 · not medical advice
Who may and may not be able to join
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Who may be able to join
- People who are currently experiencing active thoughts of suicide, as measured by specific scores on two standard clinical rating scales (the MADRS and the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation).
- People who have a clinical diagnosis of a mild to severe depressive episode without psychotic symptoms.
- People who are voluntary patients (not held involuntarily) in an inpatient, outpatient, or day-clinic mental health setting in the greater Zurich area.
- People aged between 18 and 65 years.
- People who are fluent in German.
- People who are able to give written informed consent to participate.
Who may not be able to join
Each point below is a reason the trial team may not be able to accept someone. It is not a list of requirements to meet.
- People whose mental health condition is caused by a known physical or medical condition.
- People with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizotypal disorder, delusional disorder, or other non-mood psychotic disorders.
- People with an intellectual disability.
- People currently receiving vagus nerve stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation, electroconvulsive therapy, or treatment with nitrous oxide.
- People who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- People who have chronic migraines.
- People who have metal implants in their body, or any other factor that the trial investigators consider would affect their safety or ability to take part in the study.
Important: Always verify eligibility with the trial site directly before applying.
Based on publicly available eligibility criteria from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before acting. This is not medical advice.
If you need support right now
This page includes language about suicide and self-harm, because that is how the trial's eligibility criteria are written. If reading it has been hard, you do not have to keep going. The services below are free, confidential, and answered by people trained for exactly this.
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 000.
- Lifeline — 24/7 crisis support: 13 11 14
- Suicide Call Back Service — 24/7 counselling: 1300 659 467
- 13YARN — 24/7, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: 13 92 76
- Beyond Blue — 24/7 mental health support: 1300 22 4636
- Emergency: 000
Outside Australia? The numbers above are Australian and will not work from overseas. Find a Helpline is a free directory of crisis lines in over 130 countries, run by ThroughLine with the International Association for Suicide Prevention. If you are in immediate danger, call your local emergency number.
Voxsanity is not a crisis service, and nothing on this page is medical advice. More Australian services are listed on our support lines page.
Contact this trial
Principal Investigator: Sebastian Olbrich, Prof. Dr. med., Department of Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Phone: 0041 58 384 34 82
Contact details sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Verify directly with the trial site before attending.
GP referral letter
Print a one-page summary to share with your doctor.
Trial details
Primary endpoints
EEG alpha functional connectivity (phase synchronization); Response style questionnaire (RSQ-10D)
Can't join this trial?
Data last synced from ClinicalTrials.gov: 30 July 2026. Trial status can change. Always verify current status directly with the trial site before making any decision.