Clinical trials: Late Life Mood Disorder
Major Depression
Predictors of the Outcome of Late Life Depression
Predictors of response to pharmacological treatment of major depressive disorder will be investigated. One hundred and twenty patients will be included in a naturalistic clinical trial.
- Trial name
- NCT02441387
- Testing
- Antidepressant, Psychoeducation, Treatment as usual (only pharmacological treatment).
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Depression, Melancholia
Antidepressant Treatment of Melancholia in Late Life
The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and effectiveness of a select serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI, sertraline) and a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA, nortriptyline) in outpatients over the age of 60 who have…
- Trial name
- NCT00000378
- Testing
- Sertraline, Nortriptyline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Major Depression
Duke Conte Center for the Neuroscience of Depression in Late Life
The proposed Silvio O. Conte Center for Neuroscience of Depression will focus on understanding the neurobiological mechanism of depression. A total of 5 projects are proposed. The center is focused on a single hypothesis.
- Trial name
- NCT00576875
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 795 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Major Depressive Disorder
Electroconvulsive Therapy Amplitude Titration
This study is focused on advancing ECT treatment for older adults with depressive disorders by refining neuromodulation stimulus parameters to improve efficacy and cognitive safety.
- Trial name
- NCT04621786
- Testing
- Mecta Spectrum 5000Q paired with Soterix Medical 4X1 HD - ECT Multi-Channel Stimulation Interface
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Late Life Depression (LLD), Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
Accelerated vs. Conventional Theta Burst Stimulation for Late-life Depression
The purpose of this trial is to compare the treatment efficacy (improvement in depressive symptoms) of accelerated TBS protocol (where participants receive multiple TBS treatments daily) to conventional TBS protocol (where…
- Conditions
- Late Life Depression (LLD), Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant, Mood Disorders
- Trial name
- ACT-LLD (NCT06854367)
- Testing
- TBS
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Unipolar Depression
The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Antidepressant Response
This study will use positron emission tomography (PET) to examine the effect of sleep deprivation on brain function.
- Trial name
- NCT00178074
- Testing
- total sleep deprivation, PET imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Depression Mild, Depressive Disorder, Major
Cognitive Fitness for Depression in Older Adults
This research is being done to determine if computerized administered cognitive fitness activities will improve thinking and depression in older depressed adults who are being treated with antidepressants.
- Conditions
- Depression Mild, Depressive Disorder, Major, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT04790630
- Testing
- Computerized Cognitive Remediation of Executive Functioning (CCR-EF), Active Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
Major Depression
Comparing Engage to PST for Late Life Depression
This is a non-inferiority trial of Engage, a new intervention for late-life depression, and problem solving therapy (PST). Patient participants will be randomized to either Engage or PST and receive 9 weeks of either…
- Trial name
- Engage (NCT02086201)
- Testing
- Problem Solving Therapy, Engage
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 262 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Major Depressive Disorder
Deep rTMS for Depression in Older Adults
This study aims to: (1) assess the feasibility and tolerability of two active dTMS coils - H4 and H7 - in older adults with depression; and (2) clinical response measured by change from baseline on the Hamilton Depression Rating…
- Trial name
- NCT05855850
- Testing
- Brainsway H4-Coil Deep TMS System, Brainsway H7-Coil Deep TMS System
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Late-life Depression, Major Depressive Disorder
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for the Treatment of Late Life Depression
This study addresses the unmet medical problem of insufficient treatment of late life depression (LLD). Compared with depression in early adulthood, treatment options of LLD are limited.
- Conditions
- Late-life Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Episode, Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent
- Trial name
- CBTlate (NCT03735576)
- Testing
- Psychotherapy, Questionnaires, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- 7 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cologne
Bipolar Disorder
Treatment of Geriatric Bipolar Mood Disorders: A Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to collect pilot data on the feasibility of recruiting, eliciting informed consent, assessing, treating, and following patients aged 60 and older with bipolar mood disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT00177567
- Testing
- lithium carbonate, Depakote-ER, risperidone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
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
Depression
Examining the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Case Manager Delivered Problem Solving Therapy on Late Life Depression
This study seeks to determine the feasibility and efficacy of a Problem Solving Therapy intervention for the treatment of late life depression (LLD).
- Trial name
- NCT02505178
- Testing
- Problem Solving Therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
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
Depression
Buprenorphine for Late-Life Treatment Resistant Depression
The goals of this pilot study are to gather data about the safety and clinical effect of low-dose buprenorphine in older adults with treatment resistant depression.
- Trial name
- BUILD (NCT01071538)
- Testing
- Buprenorphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Depression, Hypertension
Effects of Cerebral Hypoperfusion and Its Reversal on Late-Life Depression
This pilot proposal will test the hypothesis that altered cerebral vessel reactivity and cerebral hypoperfusion (decreased blood flow to the brain) is a core mechanism underlying the relationship between vascular disease and…
- Trial name
- NCT01794455
- Testing
- Sertraline, Candesartan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Major Depressive Disorder
Individualized Targeting and Neuromodulation of Late-Life Depression
An open-label, single-arm, clinical research study about how to make transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), an FDA-approved treatment, more effective for patients with late-life depression using fMRI.
- Trial name
- TMS-LLD (NCT04543773)
- Testing
- rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Depression, Suicidal Ideation
Brain Changes During Social Reward Psychotherapy for Mid- and Late-Life Suicidality
The investigators hypothesized that during the 9-week course of Engage \& Connect treatment there will be an increase in brain functions of the Positive Valence System which in turn will lead to reduction in suicidality.
- Conditions
- Depression, Suicidal Ideation, Major Depressive Disorder, Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05925322
- Testing
- "Engage & Connect" Psychotherapy, Symptom Review and Psychoeducation (SRP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Major Depressive Disorder, Apathy
Targeting Network Dysfunction in Apathy of Late-life Depression Using Digital Therapeutics
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the potential of a customized digital cognitive training intervention to target aspects of brain function in apathy of late-life depression and reduce symptoms of apathy…
- Trial name
- NCT05877885
- Testing
- Targeted Cognitive Training Intervention, General Cognitive Training Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth
Treatment Resistant Depression, Refractory Depression
Ketamine for Older Adults Pilot
This pilot study will assess the safety and feasibility of intravenous (IV) ketamine in older adults with Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD).
- Conditions
- Treatment Resistant Depression, Refractory Depression, Therapy-Resistant Depression, Late Life Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04504175
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine