Study of Antidepressants in Parkinson's Disease

Completed · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Parkinson Disease, Depression

In brief

The purpose of this study is to find out if two antidepressant medications, paroxetine and venlafaxine, can help control depression in Parkinson's disease, and if these medications affect the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease such as tremor, stiffness, slowness, and balance.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00086190

Run by

University of Rochester

People needed

115

Starts

2005-06-01

Expected to finish

2009-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-01-04

Who can join

Age: 30 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• To be eligible you must be:
• 30 years old or older
• diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
• experiencing symptoms of depression such as sadness, decreased energy, or problems sleeping

Where it is running

• University of California San Francisco — San Francisco, California, United States
• University of Florida — Gainesville, Florida, United States
• University of Miami — Miami, Florida, United States
• Emory University School of Medicine — Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• University of Kentucky — Lexington, Kentucky, United States
• Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• University of Maryland — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dept. of Neurology E/KS 430, 330 Brookline Avenue — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Washington University School of Medicine — St Louis, Missouri, United States
• University of Rochester — Rochester, New York, United States
• Medical University of Ohio — Toledo, Ohio, United States
• Oregon Health Sciences University — Portland, Oregon, United States
• University of Tennessee-Memphis — Memphis, Tennessee, United States
• Baylor College of Medicine, 6550 Fannin, Suite 1801 — Houston, Texas, United States
• University of Virginia — Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
• London Health Sciences Centre, University Campus Room A10-325, 339 Windermere Road — London, Ontario, Canada
• Hotel-Dieu Hospital-CHUM — Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• University of Puerto Rico — San Juan, Puerto Rico

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