TACS Research Project

We're still recruiting! If you're a young person experiencing treatment-resistant depression symptoms, we'd love to see you in the lab.

***We are still recruiting participants!***

Calling all younger people in the Perth region who experience treatment-resistant symptoms of depression! If you're interested in assisting with the development of potential alternative treatments for depression, we welcome your participation in a research project exploring the effectiveness of a relatively new non-invasive brain stimulation technique called transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) in treating depression.

Compensation for your time will be offered, either in the form of gift cards or study credits for Psychology Students at Murdoch.

To learn more or to assess your eligibility to participate, head to https://linktr.ee/murdochtacsproject

Feel free to also email us at [email protected] if you have any further questions.

General study information:

Murdoch University is running a research project exploring the effectiveness of a relatively new non-invasive brain stimulation technique called transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) similar to that which has been recently added to the Medicare Benefits Scheme to treat depression (namely repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, or rTMS.)

This is because recent studies are demonstrating that tACS may potentially reduce depression symptoms and is much safer, cheaper and more accessible than rTMS.

Therefore, this project aims to investigate the effects of tACS on depression symptoms in treatment-resistant younger people (i.e. those who have tried conventional treatment options and experienced little/no reductions in depression symptoms.)

Participants are needed for a research project investigating the effects of a relatively new, non-invasive brain stimulation technique called transcranial alternating current stimulation (or tACS, for short) on symptoms of depression in younger people! If this is you and you'd like more information, please contact us by scanning the QR code attached. If you're interested in participating, please email us on [email protected] and we hope to see you in the lab!

Awareness of treatment-resistant depression may be growing but the Australian healthcare system is just beginning to roll out alternative treatments to conventional medication and psychotherapy, such as a non-invasive brain stimulation technique called repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) being added to the Medicare Benefits Scheme in November 2021.

If you experience treatment-resistant symptoms of depression and are looking to try a treatment protocol which may potentially alleviate these in a similar fashion to rTMS, our project offers an intervention using transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS,) which recent studies have found has the potential to be a safer, more accessible and much more affordable alternative to rTMS.

For more information, please scan the QR code. If you're interested in participating in our study, please email [email protected] - we hope to see you in the lab!