Medication Treatment for Depression in Nursing Home Residents

Completed

Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

This study will examine therapeutic and adverse effects of continuing versus discontinuing antidepressant medication in nursing home residents who have had no more than a single episode of depression and who no longer have depressive symptoms.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00076622

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

94

Starts

2003-11-01

Expected to finish

2009-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-01-31

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Current use of antidepressant medication
• Have been in remission from first episode of depression for 6 months or longer
• Currently residing in a long term care or assisted living facility

You may not qualify if…

• Bedridden
• Severe cognitive impairment

Where it is running

• University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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