Treatment of Depression Following Multiple Brain Tests

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Major Depression, Dysthymia

In brief

The main purpose of this study is to correlate brain testing with treatment outcome.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00296777

Run by

New York State Psychiatric Institute

People needed

28

Starts

2004-12-01

Expected to finish

2007-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-04-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• DSM-IV Major Depression or Dysthymia
• Age 18-65
• Physically healthy
• Normal hearing
• Drug-free (two weeks for most antidepressants, four weeks for Fluoxetine)

You may not qualify if…

• Hearing deficit in one or both ears
• Body metal (e.g., wire stitches, screws in bones, stainless steel hips)
• History of Psychosis or Epilepsy
• Current (past six months) Substance Use Disorder (illicit drugs and/or alcohol)
• Unstable medical problem
• Insufficient English for neuropsychological and dichotic testing
• Bipolar I
• Need for wash-out from effective treatment in order to participate
• Pregnant
• High suicide risk
• Currently taking (within 2 weeks; 4 weeks for Fluoxetine) antidepressants

Where it is running

• Depression Evaluation Service - New York State Psychiatric Institute — New York, New York, United States

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