Miss SHIREEN PATEL SHIREEN.PATEL@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
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A randomised controlled trial investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Alpha-Stim AID cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) in patients seeking treatment for moderate severity depression in primary care (Alpha-Stim-D Trial)
Patel, Shireen; Boutry, Clement; Patel, Priya; Craven, Michael P.; Guo, Boliang; Zafar, Azhar; Kai, Joe; Smart, David; Butler, Debbie; Higton, Fred; McNaughton, Rebecca; Briley, Paul M.; Griffiths, Chris; Nixon, Neil; Sayal, Kapil; Morriss, Richard
Authors
Mr CLEM BOUTRY CLEM.BOUTRY@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Miss PRIYA PATEL Priya.Patel1@nottingham.ac.uk
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Dr MICHAEL CRAVEN michael.craven@nottingham.ac.uk
PRINCIPAL RESEARCH FELLOW
Dr BOLIANG GUO BOLIANG.GUO@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Azhar Zafar
Professor JOE KAI joe.kai@nottingham.ac.uk
PROFESSOR OF PRIMARY CARE
David Smart
Debbie Butler
Fred Higton
Rebecca McNaughton
Paul M. Briley
Chris Griffiths
Dr NEIL NIXON Neil.Nixon@nottingham.ac.uk
CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN ADULT MOOD DISORDER
Professor KAPIL SAYAL kapil.sayal@nottingham.ac.uk
PROFESSOR OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
Professor RICHARD MORRISS richard.morriss@nottingham.ac.uk
PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY AND COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH
Abstract
Background: Major depression is the second leading cause of years lost to disability worldwide and is a leading contributor to suicide. However, first-line antidepressants are only fully effective for 33%, and only 40% of those offered psychological treatment attend for two sessions or more. Views gained from patients and primary care professionals are that greater treatment uptake might be achieved if people with depression could be offered alternative and more accessible treatment options. Although there is evidence that the Alpha-Stim Anxiety Insomnia and Depression (AID) device is safe and effective for anxiety and depression symptoms in people with anxiety disorders, there is much less evidence of efficacy in major depression without anxiety. This study investigates the effectiveness of the Alpha-Stim AID device, a cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) treatment that people can safely use independently at home. The device provides CES which has been shown to increase alpha oscillatory brain activity, associated with relaxation. Methods: The aim of this study is to investigate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Alpha-Stim AID in treatment-seeking patients (aged 16 years upwards) with moderate to moderately severe depressive symptoms in primary care. The study is a multi-centre parallel-group, double-blind, non-commercial, randomised controlled superiority trial. The primary objective of the study is to examine the clinical efficacy of active daily use of 8 weeks of Alpha-Stim AID versus sham Alpha-Stim AID on depression symptoms at 16 weeks (8 weeks after the end of treatment) in people with moderate severity depression. The primary outcome is the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale at 16 weeks. All trial and treatment procedures are carried out remotely using videoconferencing, telephone and postal delivery considering the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Discussion: This study is investigating whether participants using the Alpha-Stim AID device display a reduction in depressive symptoms that can be maintained over 8 weeks post-treatment. The findings will help to determine whether Alpha-Stim AID should be recommended, including being made available in the NHS for patients with depressive symptoms. Trial registration: ISRTCN ISRCTN11853110. Registered on 14 August 2020
Citation
Patel, S., Boutry, C., Patel, P., Craven, M. P., Guo, B., Zafar, A., Kai, J., Smart, D., Butler, D., Higton, F., McNaughton, R., Briley, P. M., Griffiths, C., Nixon, N., Sayal, K., & Morriss, R. (2022). A randomised controlled trial investigating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Alpha-Stim AID cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) in patients seeking treatment for moderate severity depression in primary care (Alpha-Stim-D Trial). Trials, 23(1), Article 250. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06192-1
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 23, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 4, 2022 |
Publication Date | Apr 4, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Apr 1, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 4, 2022 |
Journal | Trials |
Electronic ISSN | 1745-6215 |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 23 |
Issue | 1 |
Article Number | 250 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06192-1 |
Keywords | Pharmacology (medical); Medicine (miscellaneous) |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/7682632 |
Publisher URL | https://trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13063-022-06192-1 |
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