Clinical trials: Late Life Mood Disorder
Depressive Disorder
Levodopa and Exercise for Older Adults With Depression and Psychomotor Slowing
In this new research study, 80 adults aged > 60 years with a significant depressive disorder and slowed processing and/or gait speed will be randomized to receive levodopa (L-DOPA; which the Candidate has previously shown to…
- Trial name
- NCT04650217
- Testing
- Carbidopa/levodopa, Exercise training, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Major Depressive Disorder
Automatic Self Transcending Meditation Versus Treatment as Usual
Depression is a leading contributor to global burden of disease. Antidepressants do not provide adequate response for many patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02149810
- Testing
- Automatic Self Transcending Meditation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
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
Major Depressive Disorder
Social Reward and Its Effect on Brain Functions in Psychotherapies for Mid- and Late-Life Depression
Abnormalities in the Positive Valence System (PVS) are associated with depressive symptoms and reduced behavioral activation in mid- and late-life.
- Trial name
- NCT04487730
- Testing
- "Engage & Connect" Psychotherapy, Symptom Review and Psychoeducation (SRP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell 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
Major Depressive Disorder, Depression
Buprenorphine Used With Treatment Resistant Depression in Older Adults
The investigators are conducting a research study to learn about the safety and benefit of using a medication called buprenorphine for patients with difficult to treat depression.
- Trial name
- IRLGreyB (NCT02181231)
- Testing
- venlafaxine XR, buprenorphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Bipolar Disorder, Mania
Treatment of Bipolar Mania in Older Adults
This study will compare the benefits and side effects of lithium and divalproex in the treatment of older adults with bipolar mania.
- Trial name
- GERI-BD (NCT00254488)
- Testing
- Lithium (LI), Divalproex (DV)
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Depressive Disorder
Depressed Mood Improvement Through Nicotine Dosing 2
Deficits in cognitive control are core features of late-life depression, contributing both to emotion dysregulation and problems with inhibiting irrelevant information, conflict detection, and working memory.
- Trial name
- DepMIND2 (NCT04433767)
- Testing
- Transdermal Nicotine patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Major Depressive Disorder
Reward Function and Therapy for Late-Life Depression
The goal of this study is to learn about changes in the brain that occur during Engage, a psychotherapy for depression in older adults, and how they may differ from changes that occur during supportive therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT03688139
- Testing
- Engage Therapy, Supportive Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder in Late Life
The purpose of this study is to look at certain structural changes in the brain in people with bipolar disorder or those with a history of Bipolar disorder.
- Trial name
- BPD (NCT00787930)
- Testing
- Valproic Acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
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
Hearing Loss, Depression
Treating Hearing Loss to Improve Mood and Cognition in Older Adults
Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is the third most common health condition affecting older adults after heart disease and arthritis and is the fifth leading cause of years lived with disability worldwide.
- Trial name
- NCT03321006
- Testing
- Phonak Audeo B-R 90 hearing aid device (Active), Duloxetine or escitalopram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Depression, Major Depressive Disorder
Incomplete Response in Late-Life Depression: Getting to Remission With Buprenorphine
The purposes of this project are to examine the feasibility, safety, tolerability and clinical effect of low-dose buprenorphine as a novel treatment for late-life treatment-resistant depression and to develop preliminary data…
- Trial name
- IRLGREY-B (NCT02176291)
- Testing
- Buprenorphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Jordan F. Karp
Major Depressive Disorder, Depression
Anti-INFLammatory to Address Mood and Endothelial Dysfunction (INFLAMED)
The objective of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether an anti-inflammatory medication, pentoxifylline, reduces depressive symptoms and improves artery function.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Depression, Depressive Symptoms, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
- Trial name
- INFLAMED (NCT01625845)
- Testing
- Pentoxifylline, Standard Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Major Depressive Disorder
Neural Mechanisms of Monoaminergic Engagement in Late-life Depression Treatment Response (NEMO)
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh is conducting a research study to learn about the changes that occur in the brain when individuals suffer from and then are treated for depression.
- Trial name
- NEMO (NCT03128021)
- Testing
- Escitalopram Pill, Levomilnacipran Pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Howard Aizenstein
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
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
Treatment Resistant Depression, Major Depressive Disorder
Optimizing Outcomes of Treatment-Resistant Depression in Older Adults
The purpose of this research study is to assess which antidepressants work the best in older adults who have treatment-resistant depression (TRD).
- Conditions
- Treatment Resistant Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Refractory Depression, Late Life Depression
- Trial name
- OPTIMUM (NCT02960763)
- Testing
- Aripiprazole Augmentation, Bupropion Augmentation, Switch to bupropion
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 742 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
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 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