Clinical trials: Depression in Old Age
Depressive Disorder, Major
A Study of Seltorexant as Adjunctive Therapy to Antidepressants in Adult and Elderly Participants With Major Depressive Disorder With Insomnia Symptoms Who Have Responded Inadequately to Antidepressant Therapy
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of Seltorexant compared with placebo as adjunctive therapy to an antidepressant in improving depressive symptoms in participants with major depressive disorder with insomnia…
- Trial name
- NCT04532749
- Testing
- Seltorexant
- Where
- 80 sites in United States, Argentina and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 212 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Major Depressive Disorder
Phase 1 Study to Assess the Safety/Tolerability of Brexpiprazole as Adjunctive Therapy in Elderly Subjects With Major Depressive Disorder
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of ascending multiple oral doses of brexpiprazole as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of elderly subjects with MDD.
- Trial name
- NCT01670279
- Testing
- Brexpiprazole
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Major Depressive Disorder
Efficacy and Safety Study of Seroquel SR in the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate whether treatment with (SEROQUEL SR) quetiapine fumarate sustained release (SR) for 9 weeks compared to placebo will improve depressive symptoms in elderly patients with major…
- Trial name
- NCT00388973
- Testing
- Quetiapine
- Where
- 43 sites in United States, Argentina and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 338 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Depression
Brain Aging and Treatment Response in Geriatric Depression
The proposed project will evaluate the role of neuroimaging biomarkers of brain aging (i.e., neurodegenerative and vascular brain changes) and mild cognitive impairment in the patterns of treatment response to memantine combined…
- Trial name
- NCT01902004
- Testing
- Escitalopram, Memantine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Depressive Disorder, Major
A Study of Aticaprant in Adult and Elderly Participants With Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
The purpose of this study is to assess the long-term safety and tolerability of aticaprant administered as adjunctive therapy to a current antidepressant (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor [SSRI] or serotonin and…
- Trial name
- VENTURA-LT (NCT05518149)
- Testing
- Aticaprant
- Where
- 234 sites in United States, Argentina and 19 more
- Volunteers
- 871 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Depression, Depression in Old Age
Trial to Test Effectiveness of Depression Intervention for Mistreated Older Adults
The investigators developed EM/PROTECT, a behavioral intervention for depressed EM (elderly mistreatment) victims, to work in synergy with EM mistreatment resolution services that provide safety planning, support services, and…
- Conditions
- Depression, Depression in Old Age, Elder Abuse, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT04258579
- Testing
- PROTECT with Technology Augmentation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Intranasal Esketamine Plus an Oral Antidepressant in Elderly Participants With Treatment-resistant Depression
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of switching elderly participants with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) from a prior antidepressant treatment (to which they have not responded) to either…
- Trial name
- TRANSFORM-3 (NCT02422186)
- Testing
- Esketamine, Duloxetine (Oral Antidepressant), Escitalopram (Oral Antidepressant)
- Where
- 69 sites in United States, Belgium and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Depressive Disorder, Major
A Long-term Comparison of Esketamine Nasal Spray Versus Quetiapine Extended Release, Both in Combination With a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor/Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor, in Participants With Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of flexibly dosed esketamine nasal spray compared with quetiapine extended-release (XR), both in combination with a continuing selective serotonin reuptake…
- Trial name
- ESCAPE-TRD (NCT04338321)
- Testing
- Esketamine 28 mg, Esketamine 56 mg, Esketamine 84 mg
- Where
- 171 sites in Argentina, Austria and 22 more
- Volunteers
- 676 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen-Cilag International NV
Major Depressive Disorder
Frontal Hypoperfusion Effects on Antidepressant Outcomes in Late-Life Depression
The long-term goal of this line of research is to determine if decreased vascular reactivity and frontal hypoperfusion is associated with poor response antidepressants.
- Trial name
- NCT01896934
- Testing
- Sertraline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Major Depressive Disorder
Brain Connectivity and Response to Tai Chi in Geriatric Depression
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects after up to 1 year of supervised weekly Tai-Chi-Chi versus Health Education and Wellness classes on reduction of depressive symptoms and improvement in resilience, health…
- Trial name
- NCT02460666
- Testing
- Tai-Chi-Chih (TCC), Health Education and Wellness Classes (HEW)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Depression, Major Depressive Episode
Study Comparing Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST) to Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) for Depression in Older Adults
To evaluate the feasibility, tolerability and efficacy of Magnetic Seizure Therapy (MST) in elderly patients with a major depressive episode, who are randomly assigned to receive an acute course of MST or ECT.
- Conditions
- Depression, Major Depressive Episode, Bipolar Disorder
- Trial name
- MSTvsEST (NCT01869374)
- Testing
- MagVenture MagPro MST, RUL ECT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Depression
Problem Adaptation Therapy (PATH) vs. Supportive Therapy in Treating Depressed, Cognitively Impaired Older Adults
This study will evaluate the efficacy of Problem Adaptation Therapy (PATH) vs. Supportive Therapy for Cognitively Impaired (ST-CI) older adults in reducing depression and disability in treating depressed, cognitively impaired…
- Trial name
- NCT00368940
- Testing
- PATH, ST-CI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Major Depressive Disorder
A Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Duloxetine and Placebo for the Treatment of Depression in Elderly Patients
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of duloxetine 60 mg once daily to placebo on depression in elderly patients (greater than or equal to 65 years of age).
- Trial name
- NCT00406848
- Testing
- duloxetine hydrochloride
- Where
- 33 sites in United States, France and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 370 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Bipolar Depression
Lamotrigine Therapy in Geriatric Bipolar Depression
We propose to study the efficacy and tolerability of lamotrigine in the treatment of older adults with bipolar depression and to compare measures of brain energy metabolism between older subjects with bipolar depression and…
- Trial name
- NCT00720473
- Testing
- Lamotrigine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Major Depressive Disorder
Trial of Levomilnacipran in Geriatric Depression
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of levomilnacipran (FETZIMA) compared to placebo for the treatment of depression in older adults.
- Trial name
- LMIL (NCT02466958)
- Testing
- levomilnacipran
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Major Depressive Disorder
Efficacy and Safety of Brexpiprazole as Adjunctive Treatment in Elderly Patients With Major Depressive Disorder With an Inadequate Response to Antidepressant Treatment
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of brexpiprazole as adjunctive treatment in elderly patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
- Trial name
- NCT01837797
- Testing
- Brexpiprazole 1 mg, Brexpiprazole 3 mg
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- H. Lundbeck A/S
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Study Of Bupropion SR (323U66) In Patients With Major Depressive Disorder In Japan
This is a study to obtain clinical experience of 323U66 SR for elderly patients with depression in repeat-dose of 323U66 SR up to 300mg/day, and to conduct exploratory investigation on safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics…
- Trial name
- NCT00330616
- Testing
- 323U66 SR
- Where
- 9 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Treatment Resistant Depressive Disorder
Ketamine for Treatment Resistant Late-Life Depression
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of a single infusion of ketamine (KET), to determine which dose is optimal 7 days after infusion using Bayesian Adaptive Randomization, and to learn about how ketamine…
- Trial name
- NCT02556606
- Testing
- Ketamine, Midazolam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Bipolar Depression
CoQ10 in Geriatric Bipolar Depression
We propose to study and compare measures of brain energy metabolism in geriatric bipolar individuals and healthy older adults. We would also like to investigate changes in brain energy metabolites and in vivo creatine kinase (CK)…
- Trial name
- CoQ10 (NCT00720369)
- Testing
- CoEnzyme Q10
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Bipolar Depression Depressed Phase
LFMS: Initial Trial in Geriatric Bipolar Depression
The primary aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of Low Field Magnetic Stimulation (LFMS) in treating symptoms of depression and anxiety in older adults suffering from bipolar depression.
- Trial name
- LFMS (NCT02707276)
- Testing
- Active Low Field Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital