View clinical trials related to Depressive Disorder, Major.
Filter by:In a number of neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression, both brain inflammation and glutamate mediated excitotoxicity (cell death through over-activated stimulation) are suspected to play a key role. It is difficult, if not impossible, to determine the potential destructiveness of the inflammatory response seen in disease states by studying the brain's inflammatory cells (microglia) activity in isolation. The investigators are proposing to develop the means to concurrently study inflammatory response (i.e., microglial activity) and its potentially devastating consequence (i.e., glutamate excitotoxicity) across the entire brain in order to establish the importance of inflammation. In this study the investigators propose a phased clinical study whereby the early-phase involves the development of our capacity to study inflammation-mediated damage to brain cells, followed by a feasibility study in patients with clinical depression that tests whether concurrent inflammation and glutamate excess could be measured in key brain regions associated with a depressed mood state.
The purpose of the study is to describe, over 6 weeks, the evolution of depressive symptoms in patients with mild to moderate major depression in a strategy with Phytostandard® Rhodiola-Saffron supplementation
This is a multi-site, randomized, open-label, effectiveness trial comparing three treatment arms for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) patients with TRD who are currently on ongoing, stable and adequate antidepressant therapy (ADT). Adequate ADT is defined as a therapeutically sufficient dose for a sufficient treatment period, which would be expected to be effective as listed in the MGH Antidepressant Treatment Response Questionnaire (ATRQ). Patients will be randomized in a 1:1:1 fashion to one of three open-label treatment arms: a) aripiprazole augmentation, b) rTMS augmentation, and c) switching to venlafaxine XR or Duloxetine.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of treatment with vortioxetine on participant goal achievement after a change in antidepressant medication for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD).
The purpose of this research study is to assess which antidepressants work the best in older adults who have treatment-resistant depression (TRD).
Transcranial Light Therapy involves non-invasive and invisible beams of light that increase energy metabolism in the brain. Transcranial light therapy has been found to promote brain metabolism which may help people with depression. The research team proposes a novel approach to treating depression by using transcranial light therapy.
This study will evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of rapastinel 450 milligrams (mg) intravenous (IV) once weekly or once every 2 weeks versus placebo as an adjunctive treatment to ongoing anti-depressive therapy (ADT) in the prevention of relapse in participants with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
Specific Aim 1: Finalize development of the closed-loop strategy in the MMT application. Specific Aim 2: Evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of the MMT application with the target population to prepare for a large-scale efficacy trial.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether giving gaze-contingent feedback is an effective attention modification procedure, helping in the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
This study will evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of rapastinel 450 milligrams (mg) compared to placebo adjunctive to antidepressant therapy (ADT) in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) who have a partial response to ADT.