Treatment of Depression in Adults

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

This study will determine how certain features of depressed individuals affect their responses to depression treatment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00073697

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

290

Starts

2003-05-01

Expected to finish

2007-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-01-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 66. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of Major depression

You may not qualify if…

• History of manic or hypomanic episodes
• History of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder
• Diagnosis of anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa
• Current psychosis
• Drug and/or alcohol dependence or abuse within 3 months prior to study entry. Participants with episodic abuse related to mood disorders will not be excluded.
• Diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder
• Diagnosis of organic affective syndrome and uncontrolled medical illness
• Pregnancy
• Require inpatient treatment for suicidal risk or psychosis
• History of an inability to tolerate any of the study treatments
• Currently receiving treatment with an effective antidepressant

Where it is running

• Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic - Depression Prevention Program — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• The University of Pisa — Pisa, Italy

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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