Objective Evaluation of Depression Using Sleep EEG
Depression
About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for Depression
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Individuals with Untreated Depression:
- 16 men and 16 women aged from 30 to 59 years, with an approximate ethnic balance of 10 Asian, 3 White and 3 other ethnicity for each gender, whom are diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder by a psychiatric specialist of this research according to MINI screening and DSM-5 criteria, and defined as a score of 15 or higher on the clinician-administered Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, Beck Depression Inventory, and Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression (PHQ-9).
Healthy Participants:
- 16 men and 16 women age-, ethnic-, and gender-matched healthy participants to the cohort with untreated depression, with absence of mental disorders, including but not limited to depression and sleep disorders, by a psychiatric specialist according to MINI screening and DSM-5 criteria, and negative Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, Beck Depression Inventory, and Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression (PHQ-9).
Exclusion Criteria:
Participants corresponding to any of the following conditions are considered ineligible for the trial.
- Diagnosed with epilepsy or other organic brain disorder.
- Medical conditions resulting in depressive symptoms such as hypothyroidism, Cushing's disease, systemic lupus erythematosus; neurological conditions resulting in depressive symptoms such as Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis
- Patients with suspected sleep apnea, based on symptoms and a BMI of 30 or greater
- Prescribed interferon regularly with stimulants, opioid drugs (Ritalin, Opioid, etc.) and steroids
- Repetitive thoughts of death, current thoughts about suicide, suicide attempts, or a suicide plan
- Tested positive to controlled substance use by a urine drug screening before commencement of testing
- Current or past drug or alcohol dependence
- Shift work or rotating work schedule
- Nursing, pregnant or planning to become pregnant
- Participating in other clinical trials
Sites / Locations
- Stanford Sleep Medicine Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Other
Individuals with Untreated Depression
Healthy Participants
32 participants diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder by a psychiatric specialist of this research according to MINI screening and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) criteria, and defined as a score of 15 or higher on the clinician-administered Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, Beck Depression Inventory, and Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression (PHQ-9). The participants will be attached to the SLEEPSCOPE device.
32 healthy participants with absence of mental disorders, including but not limited to depression and sleep disorders, by a psychiatric specialist according to MINI screening and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) criteria, and negative Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, Beck Depression Inventory, and Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression (PHQ-9). The participants will be attached to the SLEEPSCOPE device.