Clinical trials: Chronic Major Depression
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Major Depression
Treatment of Depressed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients
Approximately 20% of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have major depression, a condition that contributes to suffering but also to poor treatment adherence leading to increased disability and morbidity.
- Trial name
- NCT00151372
- Testing
- Treatment Adherence Intervention, Enhanced Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Dysthymic Disorder, Depressive Disorder NOS
Duloxetine for Chronic Depression: a Double-blind Study
The investigators are studying a new antidepressant medicine, duloxetine, for the treatment of people with chronic depression. Duloxetine (trade name Cymbalta) was recently approved by the FDA for the treatment of major…
- Trial name
- NCT00360724
- Testing
- Duloxetine (Cymbalta)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Major Depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Open-Label Pilot Study to Examine the Value of Substituting Quetiapine for Benzodiazepines
The hypothesis of this study is that symptoms of anxiety, depression and insomnia; and indices of psychosocial function will all improve, while BZ use will decrease significantly during a twelve-week trial period of substituting…
- Trial name
- NCT01244711
- Testing
- quetiapine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia
Life Goals Collaborative Care to Improve Health Outcomes in Mental Disorders
Persons with serious mental illness (SMI) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The goals of this study are to test a treatment, Life Goals Collaborative Care to help promote health behavior change and improve…
- Conditions
- Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Major Depressive Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01487668
- Testing
- Life Goals Collaborative Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 304 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Major Depressive Disorder
Combining Medications to Enhance Depression Outcomes
This study will compare whether a combination of antidepressant medications is better than one antidepressant medication alone when given as initial treatment for people with chronic or recurrent major depressive disorder.
- Trial name
- CO-MED (NCT00590863)
- Testing
- Escitalopram + Bupropion SR, Venlafaxine XR + Mirtazapine
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 665 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Depression, End Stage Renal Disease
A Trial of Sertraline vs. CBT for End-stage Renal Disease Patients With Depression {ASCEND}
Patients whose kidneys fail generally require dialysis treatments to sustain life. The ability of patients to make major adjustments in their lives for dialysis is hampered by depression that affects almost one-quarter of such…
- Trial name
- ASCEND (NCT02358343)
- Testing
- Engagement Interview, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Antidepressant Drug Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Major Depressive Disorder, Hepatitis C, Chronic
Efficacy and Safety of Escitalopram for Prevention of Depression Induced by Peg-Interferon in Hepatitis C Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of an antidepressant (escitalopram) can prevent depressive episodes that appear during the treatment with peg-interferon and ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
- Trial name
- NCT00166296
- Testing
- Escitalopram
- Where
- 15 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 133 people
- Sponsor
- Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital
Dysthymic Disorder, Dysthymia
Desvenlafaxine vs. Placebo Treatment of Chronic Depression
The investigators are studying a new antidepressant medicine, desvenlafaxine, for the treatment of people with chronic depression.
- Conditions
- Dysthymic Disorder, Dysthymia, Chronic Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01537068
- Testing
- Desvenlafaxine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treating Women With Chronic Widespread Pain
While acute pain after surgery or trauma comes on suddenly and lasts for a limited amount of time, chronic pain persists and can continue for months and even years.
- Conditions
- Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT00524420
- Testing
- rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Major Depressive Disorder, Back Pain
Duloxetine Treatment of Major Depression and Chronic Low Back Pain For Older Adults
The following primary hypotheses will be tested: 1. During Step 1: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) or Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) in < 40% of the initial 60 subjects treated with duloxetine (DUL) + Clinical Management(CM) during…
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Back Pain, Aged
- Trial name
- ACHIEVE2 (NCT00696293)
- Testing
- Duloxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Major Depression, End Stage Renal Disease
Bupropion for Depression in ESRD Patients on Hemodialysis
The proposed study will evaluate the response and remission rates for major depressive disorder (MDD) in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (HD) treated with bupropion or fluoxetine for 12…
- Trial name
- NCT02238977
- Testing
- Fluoxetine, Bupropion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas