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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2024/07/069806
CTRI/2024/07/069806Not yet recruitingUnknown

To study Memantine as an add-on drug to Escitalopram for Geriatric depression: A double-blind trial - NI

Dayanand Medical college and hospital0 sites0 target enrollmentStarted: TBDLast updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Unknown
Status
Not yet recruiting
Sponsor

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1.The patients with a diagnosis of Major depressive disorder according to DSM-5 criteria presenting to Department of Psychiatry,DMC&H, Ludhiana
  • 2.Age group 60-99 years
  • 3.Score of more than or equal to 16 on the 24-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D)
  • 4.Score of more than 5 on Geriatric Depression Scale
  • 5.Patients who have given consent for the study

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1.History of any other major psychiatric disorder
  • 2.Recent or current unstable medical or neurological disorder
  • 3.Diagnosis of moderate/severe cognitive impairment and patients with dementia (Dementia screening by Clinical Dementia Rating Score of 0.5)
  • 4.Known allergic reaction to Escitalopram or Memantine
  • 5.Patients who have not given consent for the study

Investigators

Sponsor
Dayanand Medical college and hospital

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