Clinical trials: Depressions, Refractory
Depression
Intravenous Ketamine Effects on Functional Neuroanatomy
The purpose of this study is to investigate the neuroanatomical effects of ketamine treatment on patients with treatment-resistant depression.
- Trial name
- NCT04205890
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neurological Associates of West Los Angeles
Major Depressive Disorder, Depression
Investigating Predictors of Treatment Response in Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD) With Interleaved TMS/fMRI
The purpose of this trial is identify biomarkers of response to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in individuals with first episode or treatment resistant depression.
- Trial name
- NCT03642522
- Testing
- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Bipolar Depression
Brexpiprazole Treatment for Bipolar I Depression
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a frequent and lifelong recurrent mood disorder with treatment-resistant depressive episodes. Importantly, depressive symptoms and cognitive decline are major determinants of functionality and quality of…
- Trial name
- NCT04569448
- Testing
- Brexpiprazole
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Depression, Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback In Treatment Resistant Depression
The investigators evaluate the effects of neurofeedback as an augmentation treatment on depressive symptoms and functional recovery in patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD).
- Trial name
- NCT04078438
- Testing
- neurofeedback augmentation, treatment as usual
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yeungnam University Hospital
Depression
Aripiprazole as Augmentation for TRD
A sizeable minority of patients suffering from major depression do not have their full set of depressive symptoms relieved by a single medication.
- Trial name
- NCT00174876
- Testing
- Drug Abilify
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Major Depressive Disorder, Treatment Resistant Depression
The Impact of Working Memory and Reward Markers on DLPFC Activity in Treatment-resistant Depression
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a very common illness that is usually treated with antidepressant medication. Depression can be caused by many things such as childhood experiences, genetics, and changes in the way the body and…
- Trial name
- NCT06163625
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Research Interview, Questionnaires, Brain Scan
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Major Depressive Disorder
Dopaminergic Effects of Adjunctive Aripiprazole on the Brain in Treatment-Resistant Depression
Aripiprazole has been approved by the FDA for augmenting ineffective/partially effective oral antidepressant therapy in patients suffering from major depression. The mechanism by which this augmentation is achieved is not known.
- Trial name
- NCT00953745
- Testing
- Escitalopram, Aripiprazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Mental Disorders
Brain MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) Scans of Patients With Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD) and Healthy Controls
Treatment resistant depression (TRD) is a major health concern, with 10% of patients with major depressive disorder not responding to conventional treatments.
- Trial name
- NCT01162434
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bristol
Major Depressive Disorder
5-hydroxytryptophan and Creatine for Treatment Resistant Depression Associated With Hypoxia in Females
The investigators hypothesize that the administration of two widely available, naturally occurring dietary supplements, 5 hydroxytryptophan and creatine monohydrate, will reduce the severity of depression in individuals exposed…
- Trial name
- NCT02356107
- Testing
- 5-hydroxytryptophan and Creatine monohydrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Perry Renshaw
Major Depressive Disorder
PET Biomarkers in Treatment Resistant Depression
The primary objectives of the study are to test whether brain Mono Amine Oxidase-A (MAO-A) levels are elevated in patients with treatment-resistant major depression, and to explore whether MAO-A brain levels predict treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT01031810
- Testing
- tranylcypromine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Treatment Resistant Depression, Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
Characterizing Synaptic Density in Treatment Resistant Depression
The purpose of this study is to better understand how certain brain systems work in people with depression, especially in those whose symptoms have not improved with antidepressant treatments.
- Trial name
- TPET (NCT03537794)
- Testing
- PET scans
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Treatment Resistant Depression
Linear Asymmetric rTMS in Adolescent Treatment-Resistant Depression: Treatment Durations From Ten Days to One Day
This is a pilot interventional study to investigate the acceptability, tolerability, and side effect profile for varying numbers of treatment sessions/day of a new rTMS treatment in adolescents with treatment-resistant depression…
- Trial name
- NCT03986658
- Testing
- Linear Asymmetric rTMS System
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NeuroQore Inc.
Treatment Resistant Depression
Intranasal Esketamine to Maintain the Antidepressant Response to IV Racemic Ketamine
This study aims to assess the efficacy and safety of intranasal esketamine as maintenance antidepressant therapy in patients who have demonstrated clinical improvement with off-label intravenous racemic ketamine for…
- Trial name
- NCT04856124
- Testing
- Intranasal esketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Psych Atlanta
Major Depression
Effects of ECT on Monoamine Oxidase A in Depression Investigated With PET
This study aims at evaluating the effect of electroconvulsive therapy in treatment-resistant depressed patients on the major serotonin degrading enzyme in the human brain using neuroimaging methods, the monoamine oxidase A.
- Trial name
- NCT02379767
- Testing
- Electroconvulsive therapy, Positron emission tomography of the brain using [11C]harmine, Structural magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Major Depression
Antidepressant Effects of Ayahuasca: a Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial in Treatment Resistant Depression
The purpose of the present trial is to test the efficacy of Ayahuasca in treatment-resistant depression. Ayahuasca is a decoction of two plants, long used by Amazonian Amerindians.
- Trial name
- NCT02914769
- Testing
- Ayahuasca
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Treatment Resistant Depression, Epilepsy
Mapping and Modulating the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Socio-Affective Processing
The overall goal of this study is to map the spatiotemporal dynamics of social affective processing and to examine selective modulation of these dynamics in humans undergoing invasive intracranial monitoring for…
- Trial name
- NCT05418894
- Testing
- Device: Directional Deep Brain Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
PTSD, Alzheimer Disease
First-In-Human (FIH), Single Ascending Dose (SAD) Study of FluoroEthylNorMemantine (FENM)
The goal of this First-In-Human (FIH) trial is to learn about safety and PharmacoKinetics (PK) in healthy adult volunteers. The main questions it aims to answer are: What is the safety of single ascending doses of the…
- Conditions
- PTSD, Alzheimer Disease, Brain Diseases, Neuro-Degenerative Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05921929
- Testing
- Fluoroethylnormemantine (FENM)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ReST Therapeutics
Psychiatric Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
Exploring Blood Plasma Metabolomics: Unraveling the Metabolic Landscape in Treatment-Resistant Adolescent Depression
This study contributes new evidence for the identification of adolescent TRD and sheds light on differing pathophysiologies by delineating distinct plasma metabolic profiles between adolescent TRD and FEDN-MDD.
- Conditions
- Psychiatric Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Metabolic Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT06331572
- Testing
- 17-HAMD
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Depression, Treatment Resistant Depression
Studying the Health of Asians to Advance Knowledge, Treatments, and Interventions for Depression
SHAKTI (from the Sanskrit word for "power") is a 5-year natural history, longitudinal, prospective study of a cohort of 6,000 participants that will help uncover the socio-demographic, lifestyle, clinical, psychological, and…
- Conditions
- Depression, Treatment Resistant Depression, Mood Disorders, Bipolar Disorder
- Trial name
- SHAKTI (NCT06002204)
- Testing
- Observational Study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Treatment Resistant Depression
Dorsomedial Prefrontal Cortex and the Antidepressant Efficacy of Theta Burst Stimulation in Depressed Patients
This study evaluates an association between different dosage and the antidepressant efficacy of theta burst stimulation in patients with treatment-resistant depression.
- Trial name
- NCT04037592
- Testing
- Active standardized iTBS-DMPFC, Active high-dosage iTBS-DMPFC
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan