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临床试验/NCT01601002
NCT01601002已完成4 期

Does LEPR Polymorphism Predict Variability in Weight Gain Induced by Mirtazapine in the Treatment of Late Life Depression?

Lawson Health Research Institute1 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 19 人开始时间: 2012年6月最近更新:
适应症
干预措施
相关药物

试验速览

阶段
4 期
状态
已完成
入组人数
19
试验地点
1
主要终点
increase in weight as measured in the clinic

研究概览

简要总结

Patients with an episode of depression in late life prescribed mirtazapine recruited from a clinical sample will be monitored for weight and receive a blood test during their usual course of treatment to determine polymorphisms in a specific gene (LEPR) thought to affect weight gain.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Na
干预模型
Single Group
盲法
None

入排标准

年龄范围
50 Years 至 90 Years(Adult, Older Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • patients older than 50 years
  • meeting criteria for a diagnosis of major depressive disorder (DSM IV code 296.2x or 296.3x) as confirmed by a score > 20 on the HAM-D 24 items scale and a structured clinical interview using the SCID by a consultant psychiatrist

排除标准

  • Treatment resistant depression (as defined by failure to respond to ≥2 adequate antidepressant trials)
  • Major depressive disorder with psychosis (296.x4)
  • Those with depression who fulfill the chronic specifier (MDE for >2 years)
  • Significant Axis II pathology
  • Previous trial with mirtazapine
  • Concurrent antipsychotic usage
  • Comorbid dementia (as confirmed by MMSE < 24)
  • Substance misuse including drug and/or alcohol dependence/abuse in the past 3 months
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder
  • Post traumatic stress disorder
  • Eating disorder
  • Head injury
  • Recent stroke (< 3 months)
  • Recent MI (< 3 months)
  • Currently actively participating in structured/formal psychotherapy
  • Being non ambulatory
  • Those actively suicidal
  • Those incapable of informed consent

研究组 & 干预措施

Mirtazapine

Experimental

Mirtazapine in dosage of 7.5 mg to 45 mg/day

干预措施: Mirtazapine (Drug)

结局指标

主要结局

increase in weight as measured in the clinic

时间窗: Weeks 1,2,4,8 and 12 weeks

次要结局

  • Proportion of population achieving clinical response as measured by rate of fall in HAM-D 24 item scores(Start to end of study (12 weeks))
  • Proportion of patients achieving remission at end of study on HAM-D 24 (<11)(Start to end of study (12 weeks))
  • Frequency of adverse events(Start to end of study (12 weeks))
  • Percentage adhering to medication(Start to end of study (12 weeks))

研究者

申办方类型
Other
责任方
Principal Investigator
主要研究者

Akshya Vasudev

Principal Investigator

Lawson Health Research Institute

研究点 (1)

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