View clinical trials related to Depression.
Filter by:The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of group piano training on psychosocial outcomes in caregivers of adults with Parkinson's disease (PD). As well, the study is investigating the impact of group piano training on psychosocial outcomes in the care-recipient with PD.
The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of the outpatient ambulatory child psychiatric care system on the functioning of anxio-depressive adolescents in school retreat by describing the modalities of individual psychic functioning.
Social interactions are part of daily life. To decide to interact with someone or not is a routine for humans. To ensure the quality of interpersonal relationships, emotional cues must be taken into account to adapt optimally the investigator's behavior. Difficulties in interpersonal relationships often trigger suicidal behavior. Suicide attempters are characterized by an impaired decision - making associated with difficulties in familial relationships. To date, little data on emotional recognition and social decision- making in clinical population is available. The study aims to compare behavioral response to negative social cues in 82 depressed patients according to their history of suicide attempt using a computerized neuropsychological task.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the intermediate-term efficacy and tolerability of a multiple-dosing ketamine infusion paradigm for the treatment of medication-refractory major depressive disorder (MDD). We are using a two-phase design. The first phase is a 3-week double blind parallel design clinical trial comparing 6 infusions of ketamine compared to 6 infusions of midazolam in 24 adolescents with treatment resistant depression. The primary outcome of this phase will be Children's Depression Rating Scale (CDRS) score at Day 18. The second phase is a 6-month open phase in which patients who received midazolam and remain depressed with be offered open ketamine treatment (6 infusions over 3 weeks). All participants will be followed weekly for 6 months and tracked for time to relapse.
This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of ethosuximide in the treatment of refractory depressive disorder in adults. Half of participants will receive ethosuximide and escitalopram in combination, while the other half will receive a placebo and escitalopram.
The quality of care for patients facing depression, one of the most prevalent chronic diseases, needs improvement. Despite its high incidence, depression remains sub-optimally managed, particularly in primary care, where most patients suffering from depression receive care. Successfully treated depressive patients can potentially improve their burden of disease and significantly improve their quality of life, but not without the best treatment adapted to their contexts, preferences, and expectations. Clinical research provides essential knowledge for the delivery of quality care which is unfortunately seldom applied in daily practice. One of the preferred methods for overcoming this lack of quality of care is shared decision making: a collaborative process between a clinician and patient that relies on the consideration of scientific evidence, in addition to the values and preferences of the patient. The use of decision aids supports this process by presenting scientific information in an accessible manner while focusing on patient-centered discussion. We developed and rigorously evaluated, in the United States, a decision aid regarding pharmaceutical treatment options for depression, Depression Medication Choice, to be used by health professionals and patients during clinical encounters. The integration and impact of Depression Medication Choice, in primary care practices in a Canadian context is unknown. The specific objectives of this study are threefold: (i) Evaluate the potential impact of the use of Depression Medication Choice by health professionals and patients during clinical encounters on measures of the quality of the decisional process and on health issues important to the patient and health professional; (ii) Document the processes and optimal measures to take to successfully realize projects on a larger scale; and (iii) Evaluate the feasibility of performing patient-centered studies in a realistic context, minimally disturbing to the study environment, in the primary care context in Quebec, Canada. Once completed, the estimated potential impact of this decision aid and shared decision making in primary care in a Canadian context will have been measured, progressing toward high-quality patient-centered care. Moreover, it will be possible to optimally perform future studies in realistic contexts while minimizing the burden on the clinics, their health professionals, and their patients.
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a debilitating disease characterized by a depressed mood, diminished interests, impaired cognitive function and vegetative symptoms, such as disturbed sleep or appetite. MDD occurs about twice as often in women than it does in men and affects about 6% of the adult population worldwide each year. Standard symptoms scales like the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale or the Montgomery-asberg Depression Rating Scale, the Self-Report 16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology were initially developed for the evaluation of a therapeutic intervention or a pharmacological treatment and are routinely used by clinicians in the assessment of Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD) occurrence. In parallel, patient-reported outcomes have gained increasing importance and are widely recommended by health authorities in the assessment of depression. The same institutions insist on the collection of real-world data to provide clinicians with ecological measurements. It has been demonstrated that an early response to an AntiDepressant (AD) treatment can be seen as early as week 2 and is not related to a placebo-effect. While there is no consensus on the exact cut-off values, several factors emerge as early predictors of a later treatment response, such as: - Improvement in emotional processing of happy facial expressions after 1 week of treatment, - Circa 20% improvement in Hamilton Depression Rating Scale-17 item (HDRS-17) at week 2. The hypothesis is therefore that repeated, systematic and real-time, contextualized and multimodal collection of depressive symptoms from patients at home will establish a threshold score that can predict a subsequent response to their treatment. REDRESS was inspired by several standard depression scales used and recommended by the French Health Authority, augmented with digital active and passive activity monitoring, speech analysis and emotional processing assessment. Another important assumption is that honesty and willingness to disclose personal or embarrassing things will be best achievable via a digital solution. To test this assumption, the overall scores and each subscores on the REDRESS numerical scale will be compared in people with MDD showing adequate response to those showing insufficient response. The response to treatment at week 6 will be studied (end of Phase 1). Non-responders and responders to the first treatment round will be enrolled in a 6-week extension phase (Phase 2). Non-responders will receive another treatment course (Other AD, combination, etc.). Responders will just be followed up and will keep the same treatment. The REDRESS scores will be analysed in this population and will allow us to test the investigator's assumption in people with treatment resistant depression. This study will also allow to assess patients' quality of life at the end of each phase of treatment and to compare results with REDRESS scores.
The purpose of the study is to examine the benefits and mechanism of action of computerized cognitive training (CCT) on mood, neuropsychological deficits, everyday functioning, and brain activity among young adults with a range of depressive symptoms.
This work will mark the first step in understanding the neural targets for rTMS in youth with difficult to treat depressive symptoms, creating benchmarks for optimizing the safety and efficacy of rTMS for pediatric populations through precision targeting, and encourage funding applications for larger sham- controlled randomized clinical studies.
Disparities between African-American and European-American youth regarding academic outcomes, mental health, and physical health exist. Depression, a very common mental health problem, plays a central role by impacting academic outcomes and cardiovascular health. Thus, a program that successfully reduces the likelihood for youths to develop depression should also reduce problems with academic outcomes and physical health and therefore reduce disparity in all three domains. Research demonstrates that European-American youth benefit more from programs preventing the development of depression than their African-American peers. Thus, the goals of this project are to (a) identify mechanisms that may result in differential program effectiveness across racial groups, and (b) adapt such a program (TIM&SARA) so youth from diverse racial backgrounds benefit similarly. Freshmen in an urban high-school will participate in TIM&SARA, fill out surveys and give biological data in saliva.