Active clinical trials for "Depression"

To evaluate the effect of visit number, patient expectation, and rater expectation of the efficacy of escitalopram treatment in fixed doses of 10 and 20mg, based on baseline severity in patients with MDD.

Purpose of the Study: (1) To classify an individual subject's ventilatory response in terms of respiratory depression to a bolus of remifentanil under normoxic and hyperoxic conditions. (2) Measurement of specific respiratory parameters to predict the opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD) response.

The purpose of this study is to validate the effectiveness of using an integrated mobile sensing platform to deliver large-scale data-driven interventions to patients with depression.

To test the efficacy of a web-based stepped collaborative care intervention to reduce symptoms of depression, pain, and fatigue and improve health-related quality of life (HRQL) in advanced cancer patients and to reduce stress and depression, and fewer CVD risk factors in caregivers.

The aims of the present study will be to pilot test the efficacy of a collaborative care intervention in patients awaiting kidney transplant to reduce symptoms of depression, pain, fatigue and improve quality of life.

Mothers with symptoms suggesting clinical depression can be identified and potentially motivated to seek further care during pediatric visits for their young children. The best ways for pediatric providers to encourage mothers to seek further evaluation and treatment for their depressive symptoms are not known. The investigators plan to provisionally optimize a pediatric office-based intervention that the investigators developed to motivate mothers who may be depressed to seek further care and, thereby to improve the well-being of women from diverse backgrounds and their children.

The present study will adopt a non-blinded parallel-group randomized controlled trial design that involves a Laughter Yoga group (intervention) and a treatment-as-usual group (Control). It aims to determine the feasibility of using LY intervention on patients with Major depressive disorder (MDD), and also to evaluate the potential effect of the intervention on comorbid depression, anxiety and stress for these patients. It is hypothesized that, LY group, as compared to the TAU group, will have significantly lower symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress, but greater improvements in self-reported mental health/physical health-related quality of life immediately post intervention and at 3 months' follow-up.

This study is taking place to examine the preliminary effects of improvisational therapy (improv group) on social anxiety for youth at the Youth Wellness Centre (YWC). The improv group will run for 12-weeks as a drop-in group. A typical session will begin with stretching, simple breathing and an activity to promote group cohesion. Following this, improvisation games and activities will be introduced with the goal of promoting the following skills: assertiveness, acceptance, problem solving, co-operate skills, non-verbal communication, mindfulness, and memory. Youth who consent to the study will be asked to complete a set of brief questionnaires the first time they attend one of the sessions. Youth who have attended at least 3 sessions will be asked again to complete questionnaires following the completion of week 12 session. Youth will also rate their anxiety and distress on a simple rating scale at the beginning and end of each session. Additionally, all participants (who have attended three or more sessions) will be invited to complete a 30 to 45 minute qualitative interview following the 12 week session. Participants are predicted to show a decrease in social anxiety, generalized anxiety and depression symptoms, and an increase in self-esteem, and perceived social support.

The objective of the research is to test the hypothesis that participating in group-based gardening or group-based art activities may alter the mental health and cardiac physiological status of a wellness population of women ages 26-49. Assessment of the effects of gardening or art activities on the experimental population will take two approaches, the first being the use of physiological measurements of heart rate and blood pressure. The second approach will employ six widely used and well-established self-reported assessment instruments that will capture information about the health and well-being of participants. These measurements and assessments will provide a psychometrically-based before and after mental health status and between treatments health summaries of the participants in the gardening group and those engaged in the art group activities.

This study is intended to compare the acceptability and feasibility and explore outcomes related to two different formats of a parenting program for mothers with postpartum depressive symptoms. One version will be a traditional, in-person group format, while the other will be a social media group format. The investigators will also explore the differences in outcomes of both formats, looking at depressive symptoms, parenting sense of competency, and parenting interactions with children.