Clinical trials: Severe Mental Disorders
Depression, Major Depressive Disorder
pBFS-guided High-dose TMS Over DMPFC for Treatment-resistant Major Depressive Disorder
The investigators aim to evaluate the safety and efficacy of pBFS-guided DMPFC target and high-dose rTMS therapy for the treatment of patients with treatment-resistant depression
- Conditions
- Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Severe Depression
- Trial name
- NCT05964036
- Testing
- active TMS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Changping Laboratory
Depressive Disorder, Major
A Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacodynamics of JNJ-54175446 in Participants With Major Depressive Disorder
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and tolerability of JNJ 54175446 in participants with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
- Trial name
- NCT02902601
- Testing
- JNJ-54175446, 600 mg, JNJ-54175446, 150 mg
- Where
- 4 sites in Germany, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Adolescent Well-Being, Mental Disorders, Severe
Adolescents' Well-being in Community-based Treatment Versus Residential Treatment
This is a quasi-experimental longitudinal study to compare the outcomes of youth in a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) compared to youth in the community-based Child-Focused Assertive Community Treatment Team…
- Trial name
- NCT06498427
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Outcome Referrals, Inc.
Major Depressive Disorder, Menopause
A Neurosteroid Intervention for Menopausal and Perimenopausal Depression
HYPOTHESIS: Pregnenolone administration will be associated with greater reduction in depressive symptom severity than placebo in women with current mMDD.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Menopause, Perimenopause
- Trial name
- NCT03505905
- Testing
- Pregnenolone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Depressive Disorder, Major
A Standard of Care Study of Patients With Major Depressive Disorder Who Have Had an Inadequate Response to a Selective Serotonin Reuptake/Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor Antidepressant
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety (adverse events, serious adverse events, deaths, suicidality) of participants with major depressive disorder (MDD) treated according to the standard of care (SOC).
- Trial name
- NCT05109195
- Testing
- Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
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
Depressive Disorder, Major
Psilocybin vs Escitalopram for Major Depressive Disorder: Comparative Mechanisms
This is a randomised double-blind clinical trial. The aim is to compare the efficacy and mechanisms of action of psilocybin, the primary psychoactive substance in 'magic mushrooms', with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor…
- Trial name
- Psilodep-RCT (NCT03429075)
- Testing
- Psilocybin + Escitalopram
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Major Depressive Disorder
Feasibility of Conducting a Clinical Trial Assessing Efficacy of Lactate as Adjunctive Therapy in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the efficacy of lactate (a natural substance) in combination with standard antidepressant treatment, in patients hospitalized for a major depressive episode.
- Trial name
- NCT06168175
- Testing
- Sodium lactate
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Major Depressive Disorder
XEN1101 for Major Depressive Disorder
This project is designed to examine the neuronal KCNQ2/3 potassium (K+) channel subtype as a novel treatment target for mood disorders through the administration of the KCNQ-selective channel opener XEN1101 (Xenon…
- Trial name
- NCT04827901
- Testing
- XEN1101
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- James Murrough
Major Depressive Disorder
A Study of Intermittent Doses of CERC-301 in MDD
There is a significant unmet medical need for rapidly acting treatment of subjects with severe major depressive disorder (MDD) who have not adequately responded to antidepressant therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02459236
- Testing
- CERC-301
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- Avalo Therapeutics, Inc.
Psychomotor Retardation, Psychomotor Slowing
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for Motor Symptoms in Psychiatric Disorders
Psychomotor slowing may occur in major psychiatric disorders, such as major depressive disorders or schizophrenia spectrum disorders. It refers to slowing of fine motor skills, motor planning and gross motor behavior.
- Conditions
- Psychomotor Retardation, Psychomotor Slowing, Schizophrenia and Related Disorders, Major Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03275766
- Testing
- DLPFC facilitatory, SMA inhibitory, SMA facilitatory
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Accelerated TMS for Treatment-Resistant ECT
This study investigates whether an additional treatment using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can help severely depressed patients who did not respond well to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
- Trial name
- A-TREC (NCT07115628)
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Alzheimer's Disease
Memantine for Agitation and Aggression in Severe Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and is characterized by both cognitive and behavioural symptoms ("Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia"; BPSD).
- Trial name
- NCT00401167
- Testing
- memantine
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Chronic Pain, Depression
Clinical Efficacy and Immune Effects of Acupuncture in Patients With Comorbid Chronic Pain and Major Depression Disorder
Background: Depression and pain are highly comorbid and share biological mechanisms. Acupuncture is commonly used to manage both pain and depression, but the choice of acupoints for specific disorders differs.
- Trial name
- NCT03328819
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Major Depressive Disorder, Suicidal Ideation
Paliperidone and Lithium in the Treatment of Suicidality - Treatment Indication and Epigenetic Regulation
The study aims to use a combined clinical and translational approach to identify an efficient pharmacotherapy for the acute management of suicidality and the epigenetic regulation associated with the treatment.The primary…
- Trial name
- AFSP (NCT01134731)
- Testing
- paliperidone, lithium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Major Depressive Disorder
Intradermal Acupuncture Based on Changes in Biological Specificity of Acupoints for Major Depressive Disorder
Acupoints are the stimulus points and reactive points for acupuncture to treat diseases. Therefore, this study is designed to detect the pain threshold and temperature of biological specificities of acupoints in healthy control…
- Trial name
- NCT05524519
- Testing
- Basic treatment, PSA, TSA
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Major Depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Online Writing Intervention for Major Depressive Disorder
The goal of this trial is to examine the feasibility of administering an online writing intervention to patients diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, and whether this intervention impacts symptoms of depression.
- Trial name
- NCT06699719
- Testing
- Expressive writing
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Anorexia Nervosa (DSM-IV Revised Criteria)
Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Bilateral Capsulotomy for Refractory Anorexia Nervosa With Comorbid Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or Major Depressive Disorder
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety and initial clinical effectiveness of MRI-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) thermal ablation (capsulotomy) in patients with treatment-refractory anorexia nervosa (AN) and…
- Trial name
- NCT07113665
- Testing
- ExAblate Neuro 4000
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Major Depressive Disorder
Study Evaluating DVS-233 for Treatment of Outpatients With Major Depressive Disorder
To evaluate the long-term safety of desvenlafaxine sustained release (DVS-233SR) during open-label treatment of outpatients with major depressive disorder (MDD).
- Trial name
- NCT00452595
- Testing
- DVS-233 SR (desvenlafaxine sustained release )
- Sponsor
- Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Major Depressive Disorder, Persistent Depressive Disorder
Personalized, Predictive, Precise & Preventive Medicine for Major Depression
Depressive disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders. However, this disorder is multifaceted, as are its etiological factors, and is not yet fully understood.
- Trial name
- P4D (NCT06027177)
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Hannover Medical School