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ongitudinal imaging of serotonin transporter occupancy using PET and [11C]DASB in patients with major depression treated with escitalopram or citalopram - PET with DASB comparing escitalopram to citalopram

Conditions
Major depression
Registration Number
EUCTR2006-006576-38-AT
Lead Sponsor
Siegfried KASPER, O.Univ.Prof.Dr.Dr.h.c., Medizinische Universität Wien
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

•Male or female
•Age 18 – 55 years
•DSM-IV diagnosis of major depression
•A score of 16 or greater on the 17-item HAM-D
•Signed informed consent form
•Negative urine pregnancy test in women at the screening visit and PET days.

Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years)
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

•Concomitant major medical or neurological illness
•Clinically relevant abnormalities on a general physical examination and routine laboratory screening
•Current substance abuse
•Use of SSRIs or other drugs with affinity to SERT within last 3 months (or use of fluoxetine within last 4 months)
•Any exposure to artificial radiation within 6 months prior to the inclusion into the present study

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study Design
Not specified
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