Preventing Post-Stroke Depression

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Depression, Cerebrovascular Accident

In brief

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of both drug and non-drug treatments in preventing depression after a stroke.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00071643

Run by

Robert G. Robinson

People needed

201

Starts

2002-09-01

Expected to finish

2008-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-09-05

Who can join

Age: 31 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Stroke within the last 120 days

You may not qualify if…

• DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) IV criteria for major or minor depressive disorder
• Heart, respiratory, kidney, or liver failure; severely disabling musculoskeletal disorder; or cancer
• Diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Multiple System Atrophy, or Huntington's disease
• Pre-existing dementia or aphasia with severe language comprehension deficits
• Alcohol or substance abuse or dependence within the last 12 months
• Recurrent unipolar or bipolar disorder prior to the stroke

Where it is running

• University of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics — Iowa City, Iowa, United States
• Burke Rehabilitation Hospital — White Plains, New York, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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