Measuring Response to Depression Treatment

Depression Clinical Trial

Official title: Measuring Response to Depression Treatment: A Study Comparing the Sensitivity of Multiple Outcome Measures to Change

Status Active, not recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The primary goal of this study is to compare a new symptoms rating questionnaire, called the Vancouver Semi-Structured Interview for Depression (V-SID), to the traditionally used questionnaires. The investigators predict that the V-SID will be more sensitive to patients' improvement than are traditional questionnaires.

Clinical Trial Description

Depression is sometimes associated with difficulties in thinking skills. Recent evidence suggests that in those people who have thinking difficulties, effective treatment and improvement of depression can also result in improved thinking skills. Therefore, a test of thinking skills is included in this study.

This study will also evaluate three other potential indicators of treatment response:

cortisol, cytokines, and grip strength. ;

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Depression
• Depressive Disorder

• NCT number: NCT00924183
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Dr. D McIntosh & Dr. K Kjernisted Clinical Research Inc.
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 2008
• Completion date: July 2011