Clinical trials: Therapy Resistant Depression
Late Life Depression, Cognitive Decline
Dopaminergic Dysfunction in Late-Life Depression
Late-Life Depression (LLD), or depression in older adults, often presents with motivational deficits, deficits in performance in cognitive domains including processing speed and executive dysfunction, and mobility impairments.
- Conditions
- Late Life Depression, Cognitive Decline, Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant, Levodopa
- Trial name
- D3 (NCT04469959)
- Testing
- L-Dopa
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant
Psilocybin-assisted Interpersonal Therapy for Depression
This is a single-arm, open-label interventional study of psilocybin-assisted interpersonal therapy for treatment resistant depression.
- Trial name
- NCT05581797
- Testing
- Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy
- Where
- New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Otago
Treatment Resistant Depression
Linear Asymmetric rTMS in Adolescent Treatment-Resistant Depression: Treatment Durations From Ten Days to One Day
This is a pilot interventional study to investigate the acceptability, tolerability, and side effect profile for varying numbers of treatment sessions/day of a new rTMS treatment in adolescents with treatment-resistant depression…
- Trial name
- NCT03986658
- Testing
- Linear Asymmetric rTMS System
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NeuroQore Inc.
Late Life Depression
A Breathing-Based Meditation Intervention for Patients With Treatment Resistant Late Life Depression
Late-life depression affects 2-8% of seniors and causes high rates of caregiver distress and risk of suicide. To exacerbate the problem, antidepressants, the cornerstone of therapy, are resistant in 55-80% of this population.
- Trial name
- NCT03368560
- Testing
- Sudarshan Kriya Yoga
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Depressive Disorder
Cerebral Neuroinflammation During Major Depressive Episode
the investigators make the following assumptions: 1) neuroinflammation in MDD can be measured by the [18 F ] DPA- 714 ; 2) it is accompanied by anatomical and functional changes in the frontal subcortical loops, strongly involved…
- Trial name
- InflaDep (NCT03314155)
- Testing
- Cerebral neuroinflammation evaluation
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
PTSD, Alzheimer Disease
First-In-Human (FIH), Single Ascending Dose (SAD) Study of FluoroEthylNorMemantine (FENM)
The goal of this First-In-Human (FIH) trial is to learn about safety and PharmacoKinetics (PK) in healthy adult volunteers. The main questions it aims to answer are: What is the safety of single ascending doses of the…
- Conditions
- PTSD, Alzheimer Disease, Brain Diseases, Neuro-Degenerative Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05921929
- Testing
- Fluoroethylnormemantine (FENM)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ReST Therapeutics
Major Depressive Disorder
MRI Studies of Emotion in Depression
The purpose of this study is to research the effects of ketamine on brain function in patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
- Trial name
- NCT02429011
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant
Brain Connectivity and Inflammatory Markers During Short-Term Psychotherapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression
Some adults continue to experience depression despite treatment with antidepressant medicines. This study aimed to explore relationships between depression symptoms, brain function, and blood markers of inflammation, and changes…
- Trial name
- NCT07847242
- Testing
- Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Korea University Ansan Hospital
Treatment Resistant Depression
Accelerated Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation for Depressed Patients During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) using intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) has been found to be a non inferior protocol to standard rTMS for the treatment of major depressive disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT04935489
- Testing
- Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (form of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation) given in an accelerated form
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant
In Vitro Modeling of Drug-resistant Psychiatric Disorders Using Induced Pluripotent Cells
Major depressive disorder (MDD), is a major medical and economic burden for today's society. About 30% of MDD patients develop treatment-resistant depression - TRD with the related sequelae in terms of worse prognosis.
- Trial name
- NCT05887310
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Milano Bicocca
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Major Depressive Disorder
Repeated Ketamine Infusions for Comorbid PTSD and MDD in Veterans
Co-occurring post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) is the most common response to trauma; it is associated with poor clinical outcomes and substantial human disability.
- Trial name
- NCT04032301
- Testing
- Ketamine, Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Major Depressive Disorder
Mitochondrial Function After Ketamine
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the role of mitochondria in response to S-ketamine. in individuals with Treatment-Resistant Depression. the Research Questions are 1.
- Trial name
- NCT07399756
- Testing
- S (+) Ketamine
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Group Meetings
Feasibility of Therapy Integrating Peer-sharing, Technology, Aerobic and Resistance Training (TIPSTART)
The purpose of this randomized controlled clinical trial with first-generation college students with symptoms of mental illness is to test the preliminary feasibility and efficacy of TIPSTART, a multi-faceted, mental health and…
- Trial name
- TIPSTART (NCT04813198)
- Testing
- TIPSTART
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
The Effect of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment on Microvasculature Stracture of the Retina and the Choroid
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy is an approved and effective treatment option in treatment-resistant depression.
- Trial name
- TMS_OCT-A (NCT06708013)
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gulhane Training and Research Hospital
Depressive Disorder, Major, Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant
NMDA Receptor Antagonist Nitrous Oxide Targets Affective Brain Circuits
Most clinical major depression responds to standard treatments (medication and psychotherapy); however, a significant subset of depressed patients (15-20%) do not respond to these treatments and are referred to as…
- Trial name
- NCT02994433
- Testing
- Nitrous Oxide, MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Bipolar Depression
Treatment Resistant Bipolar Depression
To determine if adding Escitalopram to current mood stabilizer (MS) or atypical antipsychotic (AA) will improve in rates similar to or better than adding a placebo (inactive pill)in resistant bipolar patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00272025
- Testing
- Escitalopram
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Psychiatric Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
Exploring Blood Plasma Metabolomics: Unraveling the Metabolic Landscape in Treatment-Resistant Adolescent Depression
This study contributes new evidence for the identification of adolescent TRD and sheds light on differing pathophysiologies by delineating distinct plasma metabolic profiles between adolescent TRD and FEDN-MDD.
- Conditions
- Psychiatric Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Metabolic Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT06331572
- Testing
- 17-HAMD
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Major Depression Moderate, Major Depression Severe
EEG Microstate and Neuroinflammatory Biomarkers in Older Age Patients With Major Depressive Disorder Receiving ECT
This study aims to investigate the neurophysiological and inflammatory changes associated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in older age patients diagnosed with Major Depressive Episode, Major Depression, and Bipolar Disorder…
- Conditions
- Major Depression Moderate, Major Depression Severe, Major Depression With Comorbid Anxiety Symptoms, Major Depression With Panic Attacks
- Trial name
- NCT07740694
- Testing
- Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Treatment-resistant Depression (TRD), Major Depression
Relationship of Peripheral Inflammatory and Neuroprotective Biomarkers With Response to Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation in Treatment-Resistant Depression
Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is a major clinical challenge affecting a substantial proportion of patients with major depressive disorder who do not adequately respond to conventional antidepressant treatments.
- Trial name
- TRD-BIOTMS (NCT07673913)
- Testing
- Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (iTBS)
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gulhane Training and Research Hospital