Clinical trials: Late-life Depression
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
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
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
Depression
Augmenting Antidepressant Treatment With Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Treating Late-life Depression
This study will determine whether adding interpersonal psychotherapy to treatment with the antidepressant escitalopram will be more effective in reducing symptoms of depression than antidepressant medication alone.
- Trial name
- NCT00177294
- Testing
- Escitalopram, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Clinical Monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 319 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Depression, Cognitive Impairment
1/2-Dopaminergic Dysfunction in Late-Life Depression (The D3 Study)
Growing evidence suggests that dopamine contributes to key cognitive, emotional, and motor functions across the lifespan. In Late-Life Depression (LLD), dysfunction in these areas is common, predicts poor outcomes, and manifests…
- Conditions
- Depression, Cognitive Impairment, Gait Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT04493320
- Testing
- Carbidopa/levodopa
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymia
L-DOPA vs. Placebo for Depression and Psychomotor Slowing in Older Adults
Individuals with Late Life Depression (LLD) often have cognitive problems, particularly problems with memory, attention, and problem solving, all of which contribute to antidepressant non-response.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymia, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT03761030
- Testing
- L-DOPA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
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
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, 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
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
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
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
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, Anxiety Disorder
Preventing Depression in Late Life: A Model for Low and Middle Income Countries
This study is being conducted in GOA India. The study addresses specific issues of depression prevention in older adults living in low- and middle income countries (LMICs), by developing risk-reduction strategies through the use…
- Trial name
- NCT02145429
- Testing
- Problem Solving therapy and Brief Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 181 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
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
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
Depression, Suicidal Ideation
Social Connections and Late Life Suicide
With the long-term goal of improving interventions for late-life suicide, the purpose of this study is to examine whether a mechanism by which behavioral interventions reduce risk for late-life suicide is by increasing social…
- Trial name
- NCT02188485
- Testing
- ENGAGE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
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
Mechanisms of Antidepressant Non-Response in Late-Life Depression
This project seeks to elucidate the mechanisms by which antidepressant medications have limited efficacy in Late Life Depression (LLD) in order to develop new treatment interventions for this prevalent and disabling illness.
- Trial name
- NCT01931202
- Testing
- Escitalopram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute