Active clinical trials for "Depressive Disorder"

MIN-117C03 is a 6-week, 3-arm, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study to investigate the safety and efficacy of MIN-117 in male and female patients with Major Depressive Disorder, aged 18 to 65 years. Approximately 324 patients were to be randomly assigned to 1 of 3 treatment arms, including placebo, 2.5 mg MIN-117, or 5.0 mg MIN-117, in a 2:1:1 ratio.

This pilot clinical trial examines the acceptability of meditation techniques versus health promotion in people receiving dialysis who have anxiety or depression. 50% of people who undergo dialysis experience anxiety or depression, but these conditions go undetected and untreated. Meditation and help promotion is helpful for anxiety and depression, but no one has compared the effects of meditation versus health promotion in people on dialysis specifically. Our aim is to evaluate whether meditation is more effective than health promotion. Nephrology doctors and nurses from collaborating hospitals in Montreal (MUHC) will help the recruit participants. The study will last 8 weeks, including a 6-month follow-up to measure depression and anxiety symptoms. Assessment will include pre-post evaluations about their depression and anxiety symptoms, overall health, sleep (Acti-watch), heart rate variability and blood draws (for inflammatory markers). A qualitative interview assessing participant experience will take place at program end. Participants will be randomly assigned. The participants will practice meditation or health promotion exercises with a trained interventionist in 20-minute sessions 3 times a week, during their dialysis sessions. Participants in the meditation group will learn mindfulness meditation exercises, whereas participants in the health promotion group will learn about healthy diet, music, exercise and positive health-enhancing life changes. Many people find meditation and health promotion enjoyable and relaxing. In the unlikely event people may have intense, but not dangerous reactions to meditation, the interventionists are trained to manage their reaction and direct them to appropriate care. Their hemodialysis treatment will not be affected by this study. It is hoped to improve mental health care for people on dialysis suffering from depression and anxiety. If this study shows that people in the meditation group greatly benefited than those participating in health promotion, investigators will create a bigger study to confirm whether it is truly effective for anxiety and depression in dialysis patients. Meditation may become a widely used treatment for people on dialysis with anxiety and depression, and investigators would train nephrology staff to make this treatment as accessible as possible.

The M-O-M-S project evaluates the effectiveness of the M-O-M-S program for improving birth outcomes and maternal-infant attachment and role satisfaction in a large military sample.

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a serious medical illness associated with significant suicidal risk and marked disability. Despite the availability of numerous treatments, achievement of consistent and favorable long-term outcomes remains challenging. This study will assess the safety, efficacy and tolerability of brexpiprazole as adjunctive therapy to protocol-specific open-label antidepressant therapy.

This project aims to evaluate the potential rapid and sustained antisuicidal and antidepressant effects of a single intranasal dose of ketamine in inpatients during a mood episode in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) or Bipolar Disorder (BD) with or without comorbid recent abuse of alcohol.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of switching adult participants with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) from a prior antidepressant treatment (to which they have not responded) to flexibly dosed intranasal esketamine (56 milligram [mg] or 84 mg) plus a newly initiated oral antidepressant compared with switching to a newly initiated oral antidepressant (active comparator) plus intranasal placebo, in improving depressive symptoms. Efficacy will be assessed by the change from baseline in the Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score from Day 1 (before randomization) to the end of the 4-week double-blind treatment phase.

Executive function deficits are common in late life depression (LLD) and are associated with resistance to antidepressants, poor quality of life, considerable disability and increased suicidal risk. This study uses a novel type of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation called intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (iTBS). iTBS delivers high frequency (50Hz) magnetic pulses in "bursts" of 3 stimuli. It is posited that this intervention induces plasticity in the human cortex. Theoretical and empirical evidence from research studies informs that iTBS can improve depression and executive deficits, however, this has not been examined in older adults. This project examines iTBS's ability to improve depression and executive impairment in LLD. It also tests the effects of iTBS on brain connectivity within the Cognitive Control Network (CCN). This study will enhance understanding of LLD, providing critical pilot data to develop future randomized controlled clinical trials. Both active and sham interventions are administered sequentially to the left and right dorso-lateral prefrontal cortex. The total stimulation time is about 7 minutes. These interventions are administered for 6 weeks (Monday-Friday). 20 subjects will be randomized. Changes in mood from baseline to the end of study are measured with the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale. Executive function at baseline and end of study are evaluated with the National Institutes of Health Toolbox executive domain battery. Safety assessments include: the 21 item Scale for suicidal ideation SSI. The frequency, intensity and burden of side effects rating (FIBSER) and the Altman Self Rating Mania scale (ASRM). Ancillary depression measures include the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms (QIDS) and the Clinical Global Impression of Improvement scale. Subjects undergo functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) before and after the study interventions to test the effects of iTBS on the brain's functional connectivity. This research will provide meaningful information about the effects of iTBS on mood and executive function in older adults as well as information regarding its effects on brain function. Results of this pilot study will inform a grant submission and allow investigators to calculate power for a definitive randomized controlled clinical trial to test the efficacy of iTBS versus placebo.

The purpose of the study is to determine the efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of inhaled Esketamine in participants with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) in the course of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). The study is to determine the efficacy and dose response of three Esketamine doses, compared with placebo.

This study will examine the feasibility and effectiveness of a new lifestyle-integrated exercise, viz. Zero-time Exercise (ZTEx), for the management of depressive symptoms in Chinese adults in Hong Kong. ZTEx refers to the integration of simple strength- and stamina-enhancing physical activity into daily life, which can be done anytime, anywhere and by anyone. Depression is often accompanied by a tendency to sedentary behaviours and sleep disturbances, and sedentary lifestyles is associated with depression. The conventional psychological treatment approach for depression, viz. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), emphasises the relationship between activity and mood. One of the treatment components in CBT for depression, viz. Behavioural Activation (BA), aims to promote activity engagement that are reinforcing and consistent with the long-term goals in reducing sedentary behaviour and increasing physical activity. The simple and brief ZTEx uses a foot-in-the-door approach to initiate simple behaviour change as an entry-level step for facilitating BA for participants with depression. A pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) has shown some evidence on the effectiveness of ZTEx on improving insomnia. However, investigators have found no RCT on the effectiveness of ZTEx for the management of depressive symptoms.

Background: Patients with major depressive disorder have prominently been reported to be related with subnormal polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids levels, importantly low docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid in plasma and dietary intake. However, more randomized controlled trials are needed to support its importance in management of depression. Objective: To explore polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acid role in major depressive disorder management. Materials & Methods: Seventy patients 20 to 40 yeas, who were already diagnosed with depression and taking antidepressant treatment, were selected at department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences Kind Edward Medical University Lahore, and assigned into 2 groups, i.e. Intervention and control, by simple random lottery method. For twelve weeks, intervention group advised to take one omega-3 (300mg EPA, eicosapentaenoic acid and 200mg DHA docosahexaenoic acid), or placebo (500 mg corn oil) capsules once daily with meal. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) scale was used to assess the depression. Demographic information was collected by using a structured questionnaire.