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Clinical Trials/IRCT20220422054611N1
IRCT20220422054611N1
Recruiting
Phase 4

Evaluating The effect of fluoxetine on severity of depressive and anxiety symptoms in hemodialysis patients: a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled clinical trial

Kerman University of Medical Sciences0 sites70 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Phase 4
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Condition 1: Depressive symptoms in hemodialysis patients. Condition 2: Anxiety symptoms in hemodialysis patients.
Sponsor
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Enrollment
70
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • People on hemodialysis who have a score greater than or equal to 16 according to the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI\-II) criterion and who have major depression based on a structured clinical interview (based on DSM\-V)
  • Age from 18 to 80 years
  • People who have been on hemodialysis for more than three months and undergo regular hemodialysis three times a week
  • No treatment with antidepressant, benzodiazepines, pregabalin or gabapentin in the previous month
  • No treatment with ECT (Electroconvulsive therapy) in the last 2 months
  • Not being treated for psychotherapy during the study
  • Written consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

  • History of severe allergic reaction to fluoxetine or intolerable drug side effects
  • Hepatitis B and C and liver failure, history of seizures, uncontrolled thyroid disease, neurological diseases, history of gastrointestinal ulcer (PUD) and gastrointestinal bleeding during the last three months
  • Patients treated with psychiatric drugs as well as taking special drugs such as: warfarin, corticosteroids, triptans, tramadol, Nonsteroidal anti\-inflammatory drugs
  • Moderate to severe intellectual disability
  • Patients with a history of dementia
  • Hyponatremia
  • Existence of a serious risk factor for QTc prolongation such as congenital prolonged QT syndrome, long QT history, family history of prolonged QT or sudden cardiac death, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, recent heart attack, bradycardia, decompensated heart failure, concomitant use of enzyme inhibitors CYP2D6, use of other QTc prolonging drugs such as metoclopramide, antipsychotics, methadone, erythromycin, fluoroquinolones, fluconazole, etc
  • Patients presented with psychotic feature and having a disorder other than depression such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, panic disorder (other anxiety disorders are not excluded), personality disorders, obsessive\-compulsive disorder
  • History of stimulants and hallucinogens abuse
  • Pregnant women or women who plan to become pregnant in the next few months

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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