rEEG Guided Pharmacotherapy of Subjects With Depression Treatment Failure

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Clinical Trial Description

This study is testing a process (rEEG)for selecting the most appropriate medication(s) to treat a patient's depression versus a control group being treated according to a standardized method, the modified Star*D Algorithm. Qualified subjects will be randomized to the experimental (rEEG guided) group, or the control group and treated for 10 weeks. Medications utilized in this study are currently marketed. All visits, physical exam, rEEG, labs, rating scales and medications are provided at no cost to the patient.

To qualify for entry into the study, patients must be:

1. 18 years of age or older.

2. Diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder. Subjects may meet criteria for both melancholic and atypical depression.

3. Have failed 1 or more SSRIs, or have failed 2 or more antidepressants in at least 2 drug classes.

And patients must not have:

1. History of: closed head injury with unconsciousness, craniotomy, cerebral metastases, cerebrovascular accident; no current diagnosis of seizure disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, dementia, mental retardation, substance abuse, or major depression with psychotic features; or use of depot neuroleptics in last 12 months.

2. Known pregnancy and/or lactation, or intent to become pregnant during this study.

Medications that can be used in this study are:

Anti-depressants: fluoxetine, sertraline, paroxetine, desipramine, imipramine, nortriptyline,amitriptyline, clomipramine, bupropion, venlafaxine

Stimulants & MAO Inhibitors: moclobemide, tranylcypromine, selegiline, methylphenidate, dextroamphetamine, dexlevoamphetamine, pemoline, lamotrigine, topiramate

Benzodiazepines: lorazepam, clonazepam, alprazolam

Anti-convulsants: carbamazepine, lithium, divalproex, gabapentin

Beta Blockers: metoprolol, propranolol, atenolol ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT00437827
Study type	Interventional
Source	CNS Response
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	August 2006
Completion date	October 2009

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