Clinical trials: Later Life
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
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
Depression
Incomplete Response in Late Life Depression: Getting to Remission (IRL GREY)
The primary aims of this study are to: 1. Assess the efficacy of aripiprazole augmentation for the acute and continuation treatment of TRLLD.
- Trial name
- IRL GREY (NCT00892047)
- Testing
- venlafaxine XR plus aripiprazole
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 468 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
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
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
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of MEDI8897 for the Prevention of Medically Attended Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Healthy Late Preterm and Term Infants (MELODY)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics (PK), and antidrug antibody (ADA) response for MEDI8897 in healthy late preterm and term infants who are 35 weeks or greater gestational age and…
- Trial name
- MELODY (NCT03979313)
- Testing
- MEDI8897
- Where
- 198 sites in United States, Argentina and 29 more
- Volunteers
- 3,012 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca