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A clinical study to assess the effects of antidepressant drugs on orexin in patients with major depressive disorder

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: F329- Major depressive disorder, singleepisode, unspecified
Registration Number
CTRI/2024/05/066840
Lead Sponsor
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult males or females aged 18 to 65 with the diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

2. Patients who are drug naive or have started on antidepressant therapy for less than 2 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with any known neurological or any systemic disorders known to cause major depressive disorder

Patients with any other psychiatric illness and substance use disorders

Pregnant and lactating women

Patients not willing to give informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mean serum orexin <br/ ><br>Timepoint: At baseline and 6-12 weeks <br/ ><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Orexin and BDNF gene variants <br/ ><br>Mean Montgomery Asberg Depression rating score <br/ ><br>Mean PSQI sleep score <br/ ><br>Mean MoCA score <br/ ><br>Mean serum orexin <br/ ><br>Mean serum BDNF <br/ ><br>Metabolomic profile mean metabolite levelsTimepoint: Week 1
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