View clinical trials related to Depressive Disorder.
Filter by:The goal of this study is to begin to test whether or not pioglitazone, an FDA approved medication used to treat high blood sugar, may be safe and effective in treating Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in patients with comorbid Metabolic Syndrome (METSYN).
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of Desvenlafaxine Succinate Sustained-Release (DVS SR) in child and adolescent outpatients with major depressive disorder. A secondary aim is to evaluate the efficacy of DVS SR in the treatment of child and adolescent outpatients with major depressive disorder in an exploratory manner.
This is a short-term study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of escitalopram in adult patients (18 to 65 years of age) with moderate to severe depression. Patients completing the study may be eligible to enter a long-term open-label extension study with escitalopram.
tDCS applies a small amount of direct electric current (DC) to the brain by means of two electrodes: the one is an active electrode, localized on the effective site, and the other is a reference electrode, localized on some "silent" part of the body. Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) has been associated with working memory enhancement and improvement of mood. This study will investigate the possible antidepressant effects of tDCS in patients with therapy resistant major depressive episodes.
The purpose of this study is to develop a structured CBT group intervention for women with depression of mild or moderate severity and to pilot a randomized controlled trial to compare this intervention with usual care in socially deprived areas in Bristol, incorporating qualitative methods to assess acceptability.
The cost-effectiveness of a new, guideline oriented sequential inpatient - outpatient treatment model will be investigated. Secondary outcomes are: patient satisfaction, practitioners' satisfaction and influence on work.
The study will last three months. During the first month of treatment the subject will receive either 10 mg vardenafil or placebo. After 1 month of treatment the doctor, can choose to increase the dosage from 10 mg to 20 mg or decrease the dosage to 5 mg. The doctor will again evaluate, after 2 months of treatment if the subject wants to increase the dosage from 10 mg to 20 mg or, if already done, to continue with the dosage of 20 mg or decrease to 10 mg or 5 mg. It will not be possible after this point to increase or decrease the dosage for the rest of the study. The subject will be asked to attend the clinic on four separate occasions over a period of 3 months. Every visit will last about 1 hour. At the first visit the doctor will ask the subject about their medical history, and the subject will be given a medical examination (including your heart rate, blood pressure and weight). The medical examination will also include an ECG. The subject will be asked to provide a blood and urine sample, which will be analysed and screened for drugs of potential abuse (e.g.cocaine, narcotics, sedatives, hypnotics). The subject will then be asked to fill in a questionnaire about their mood and feelings. The subject qualifies, they will have an interview with a trained mental health care provider who will assess their level of depression. At the end of the visit, the doctor will provide the subject with a diary in which they must record details about their attempts at sexual activity during the next 4 weeks. The subject will be asked to make at least 4 attempts at sexual intercourse on 4 separate days and to record the attempts in the diaries. After 4 weeks the subject will return to the clinic. They will be asked to fill in different questionnaires about their sexuality, mood and feelings, general quality of life, self-esteem and sexual activity in the last 4 weeks. Two additional blood and urine samples will be collected. An interview with the trained mental health care provider who will re-assess their level of depression. At this visit all information collected so far will be assessed and the doctor will check to see if the requirements to enter the treatment period are fulfilled. The subject may be excluded from further participation in the study, for example due to results of the blood analysis or if your level of depression did not meet the criteria for the study. If the subject is able to participate to the study they will be given the study drug. At each visit, adverse events will be discussed and whether there is any change in medicine. Vital signs and ECG will be obtained at visit one, two, five and/or Premature Termination. At every visit the subject will receive a diary in which they must record details about their attempts at sexual activity during the period between each visit and the number of tablets taken. Subjects will also be asked to fill in different questionnaires about their sexuality, mood and feelings, self-esteem and sexual activity. Subjects will also be contacted by telephone, at 2, 6 and 10 weeks after starting the study medication, 24 hours after the last dose of study medication. The doctor will give the study drug on 3 occasions. Should the subject or doctor prematurely stop trial participation the subject will be required to return to the clinic for a physical examination, vital signs and have blood samples and ECG obtained. They will also be asked to fill in different questionnaires.
Adolescence is the highest risk period for depression onset. More than 1.3 million youths suffer from major depression annually in the United States, and there is evidence for an increasing trend. Because many adolescents have their first depressive episode in adolescence and adolescent depression often leads to recurrent mood disorders in adults, effective treatment during early illness can minimize the negative consequences of initial and repeated episodes. Although some antidepressants (particularly Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)) are effective treatments for juvenile depression, recent warnings about suicide and the use of SSRls highlight the need for new and safe treatment for juvenile depression. Data in adults suggest that supplementation with polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) might be useful for the treatment of depression. The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of PUFA for the treatment of adolescent depression.
This is a 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled study on the efficacy, tolerability and safety of oral ziprasidone as monotherapy in patients with (major depressive disorder) MDD. The study involves the enrollment of a total of 120 patients with MDD over the course of 12 months across two sites. Outpatients suffering from MDD will be treated with either ziprasidone or with placebo for 12 weeks using the sequential parallel comparison design. In light of the challenge major depressive disorder (MDD) poses to clinicians and patients alike, identifying novel treatments is urgently needed to help further refine the standard of care. Judging by their molecular structure and function, the atypical neuroleptic agents offer possibilities as effective antidepressants. To date, several studies have been reported examining the use of atypical neuroleptic agents as adjunctive therapy (used along with an antidepressant) for MDD. These studies go so far as to suggest that atypical neuroleptic agents have potential for treating MDD. Until now, atypical neuroleptics have been strictly viewed as adjuncts, however, it is quite possible that some of the atypical neuroleptic agents may possess antidepressant properties when used as the lone therapy. The atypical neuroleptic agent ziprasidone, in particular, is an excellent neuroleptic candidate for studying antipsychotic effects on MDD for two principal reasons: its structure makes it favorable for binding to neurotransmitters in the brain and it has fewer side-effects compared to the other drugs in its class. This study will be the first, double blind, placebo-controlled trial of ziprasidone as monotherapy for MDD. If safe and effective as an antidepressant, ziprasidone would represent an additional option for patients with MDD. Potential subjects will be approached during a regularly scheduled clinic visit, upon referral from another physician, or in response to research advertisements. Interested individuals will have the opportunity to review the consent form with family, friends, and other physicians prior to making a final decision regarding study enrollment. Once the subject has given informed consent, the screening process for the study will commence. Subjects will have a screening visit to determine eligibility. The screening visit consists of a medical evaluation, completion of psychological rating scales, physical/neurological exams, electrocardiogram, and the collection of blood and urine. After subjects pass screening, they will be randomized into one of 3 study groups. Subjects will receive either 12 weeks of ziprasidone, 12 weeks of placebo, or 6 weeks of placebo followed by 6 weeks of ziprasidone. Study participants will have a 5 in 8 chance of receiving ziprasidone at some point in the study. Subjects will be closely monitored during the study via 2 phone calls weekly from the study coordinator. The overall safety of the study will also be well scrutinized. The investigators shall identify an independent physician safety monitor, who will be without any affiliation to this study. He/she will be provided all the information necessary to evaluate the study's safety parameters and whether or not they are effective preventative measures. Various psychological assessments will be completed by research subjects at every study visit. This research study is designed to test the safety and/or effectiveness of the investigational use of the drug Ziprasidone that has been approved by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA). While the drug used in the study is FDA-approved for treating schizophrenia and Bipolar disorder I, it is not yet approved for alleviating solely the symptoms of depression.
This study will examine changes in brain dopamine transporter activity before and after antidepressant therapy.