Paroxetine and Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Maintaining Health and Well-being in Elderly Individuals With Depression

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Unipolar Depression

In brief

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of paroxetine versus interpersonal psychotherapy and a combination of the two in helping elderly patients with depression remain well and improve quality of their lives.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00178100

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

225

Starts

1999-03-01

Expected to finish

2005-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-08-02

Who can join

Age: 69 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 69 or older
• meets DSM-IV criteria for current unipolar major depression
• HRSD (17 item) score of 15 or higher
• Folstein Mini Mental Status exam score of 18 or higher

You may not qualify if…

• Lifetime diagnosis of any psychotic disorder or bipolar disorder
• alcohol or drug abuse within the past six months
• MATTIS Dementia Rating Score of 120 or less
• Contraindication to SSRI therapy
• Hyponatremia

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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