View clinical trials related to Depression.
Filter by:We are doing this research study to find out if people who get better while taking a specific kind of antidepressant medication (a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, or SSRI) and people who get better while taking placebo (an inactive substance) have similar chemicals in their brains. Some participants may complete a procedure called Acute Tryptophan Depletion (ATD), which is a way to study the role of serotonin in depression. Some participants may also undergo a magnetic resonance-positron emission tomography (MR-PET) scan.
This is a pilot study for a novel, automated telephone system called "My Coach Connect". The purpose of the study is to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of this telephone tool while engaging clients and providers in discussion groups and surveys to better understand how this tool impacts the care provided and their overall experience in healthcare.
This study aims to examine the relationship between mood and brain activity in adolescent girls in order to better understand the genetic and neural predictors of adolescent depression. The participants in this study will be healthy female adolescents aged 12-14 and their mothers. They will participate for a total of six months. Adolescent participants will have three study sessions at McLean Hospital, and during two of them, their mothers will also have assessments. Adolescent assessments will include interviews, questionnaires, computer tasks, and collection of a saliva sample for genetic analyses. Their second study visit will include an fMRI scan. Parent assessments will include an interview, questionnaires, and a computer task.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether participation in an Internet-based intervention helps improve medication use.
Background: In Italy, several recent studies found that a large percentage of patients attending Primary Care (PC) clinics meet criteria for at least one common mental disorder, as they show high rates of depression, anxiety, and co-morbid anxiety and depression. These patients may experience significant functional impairment and suffer from unexplained somatic symptoms, and often remain undetected and untreated. Consistent evidence for the effectiveness of organized care programs for depression, by improving quality of care and treatment adherence, is now available. Fundamental elements of these programs include algorithms to prompt the proper and timely implementation of evidence-based treatments, structured outcome assessment and systematic outreach. Telemedicine tools may represent a valuable strategy for improving depression outcomes in PC. Aims: 1.To develop and employ computer-based assessment to more accurately and timely detect patient depression in PC settings; 2.To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a care support program developed in conjunction with the PC-based assessment for patients suffering from depression, as based on two main objectives: 2a.To support GP decisions with treatment algorithms and improve the quality of GP and mental health service collaboration; 2b.To improve patient compliance and treatment adherence by using appropriate telecommunication tools and technologically advanced tools to conduct systematic routine assessment. Although much of this system will be computer-based, live telephonic and in-person contacts will also be included as needed. Study Design: The study is a randomized controlled trial, involving four PC group clinics (GCs) located in two areas of Northern Italy. Two PC clinics will use the experimental protocol; the other two will serve as controls. The study will compare two different conditions: - Group 1 (experimental): GPs will use a Computer Decision Support System with treatment algorithms and advice and supervision from a consultant psychiatrist. Patients will receive reminders via mobile texting or automatic mobile (or landline) phone calls to improve adherence to the treatment prescribed. - Group 2 (control): GPs will provide TAU, will make their own decisions and will therefore not use the CDSS. Patients will not receive any reminders. All enrolled patients will be administered and will fill in the IDS-SR at baseline, 3 and 6-months: the IDS-SR score will be used as a primary endpoint.
The VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL (VITAL; NCT 01169259) is an ongoing randomized clinical trial in 25,871 U.S. men and women investigating whether taking daily dietary supplements of vitamin D3 (2000 IU) or omega-3 fatty acids (Omacor® fish oil, 1 gram) reduces the risk of developing cancer, heart disease, and stroke in people who do not have a prior history of these illnesses. This ancillary study is being conducted among participants in VITAL and will examine whether vitamin D or fish oil: 1) reduces risk of clinical depressive syndrome, 2) yields better mood scores over time, compared to placebo.
This study is looking at the safety and efficacy of low field magnetic stimulation (LFMS) for treating patients with treatment resistant depression who are taking an antidepressant that is not working for them.
Insomnia and depression are two of the most prevalent mental health disorders and often co-occur. Health disparities in rural America and among African-Americans are well documented. The investigators propose an R34 exploratory project to test the feasibility of delivering high-fidelity insomnia and depression psychological services to an underserved population. Treatment of Insomnia and Depression in Elders (TIDE) is a pilot study that will treat rural, predominantly African-American older adults who present to their primary care physician with co-occurring insomnia/depression. Stage 1 will be an uncontrolled case study series (n = 10) focusing on treatment development/refinement and patient acceptability. In stage 2, feasibility will be experimentally tested with 46 participants randomized to integrated cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) + usual care or to usual care only in an effectiveness pilot study. The treatment will combine/integrate compact CBT for insomnia (including relaxation, sleep restriction, and stimulus control) and for depression (including cognitive therapy and behavioral activation). The experimental intervention comprises delivering CBT services by videoconferencing to patients in primary care settings who live in rural areas. Treatment will be evaluated by pre, post, and follow-up self report instruments on insomnia, depression, and quality of life. In addition, the stage 1 pilot will use investigator designed quantitative and qualitative measures to evaluate critical process variables including patient acceptability of the video format, patient acceptability of the treatments, and obstacles to adherence. Depending on stage 1 data, these measures may be incorporated into stage 2 as well. Several innovative features of this exploratory project include: intervening with CBT on both disorders hoping to gain a synergy by their combined presentation; use of telehealth to deliver treatment to distant locations; translation of efficacy findings to an effectiveness trial; treatment will be delivered in the primary care setting, the preferred locale of rural, older adults; the study will extend knowledge of the range of CBT applications by enrolling under-represented groups with respect to ethnicity, literacy, and financial resources. The primary aims of this project are (1) to determine the feasibility and maximal therapy characteristics of integrated CBT for co-occurring insomnia/depression in both the case study series (stage 1) and the experimental investigation (stage 2), (2) collect pilot data on whether participants receiving integrated CBT + usual care show comparable or greater reductions in insomnia symptoms compared to participants receiving usual care at posttreatment and follow-up, and (3) collect pilot data on whether participants receiving integrated CBT + usual care show comparable or greater reductions in depression symptoms compared to participants receiving usual care at posttreatment and follow-up.
The purpose of this study is to compare an internet-based behavioral activation program with a physical activation program, as treatments for mild to moderate depression. The added effect of rationale and motivational interviewing will also be studied, as well as the effects of relapse prevention program.
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based behavioral activation(BA) treatment for depression by comparing it to in-person BA treatment in Soldiers and Veterans with Major and Minor Depressive Disorder. We will test the hypothesis that 8 sessions of in-home BA delivered via a webcam will be as safe and effective in reducing symptoms of hopelessness and depression as in-person BA treatment for depression.