Table 2.
Mean baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of MDD participants, Mean values are presented with standard deviation in parenthesis
| Active | Sham | All (active = 45%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number (female) | 5(1) | 6(3) | 11(7) |
| Age (at baseline) | 35.80(10.83) | 38.67(13.62) | 37.36(12.51) |
| Years of education | 14.40(2.87) | 15.83(5.49) | 15.18(4.55) |
| Duration of illness (years) | 5.14(3.28) | 6.28(2.79) | 5.76(3.08) |
| Duration of current episode (weeks) (range) | 75.80(61.51) (12–171) | 179.83(83.22) (119–271) | 132.55(90.44) (12–271) |
| Previous number of episodes | 3.50(3.35) | 1.00(1.22) | 2.25(2.82) |
| Number of tDCS sessions | 24.20(5.64) | 26.50(5.53) | 24.45(5.69) |
| Baseline HDRS | 19.20(2.48) | 21.50(3.59) | 20.45(3.34) |
| Baseline MADRS | 22.00(4.15) | 24.33(5.59) | 23.27(5.129 |
| Number of adequate trials in current episode | 3.80(1.33) | 3.33(4.38) | 3.55(3.37) |
| Current psychotherapy (yes in %) | 80% | 66.67% | 73% |