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Risk of heart disease with six-month use of anti-depressants (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor)

Not Applicable
Registration Number
CTRI/2018/10/016035
Lead Sponsor
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur Chhattisgarh
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

1) Newly diagnosed patients of Depression/ Anxiety/ OCD/ Somatoform disorder who will be started on SSRI therapy

2) Those who will consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria

1) History of anti-psychotic treatment (olanzapine, quetiapine, ziprasidone, risperidone, aripiprazole)

2) History of substance abuse (amphetamines, cocaine, ecstasy)

3) Pregnant women

4) History of use of drugs which either increase body weight/ BMI/ promote atherosclerosis (TCAs, OCPs, MAOIs, Corticosteroids, Anti-epileptics)

5) Any patient who is concurrently using statins

6) Any patient with depression following cerebrovascular accident

7) Any patient with Thyroid disease/ newly diagnosed with thyroid disease

8) Any patient with dyslipidemia

9) Any patient with BMI of overweight (25.0-29.9) or obese (>= 30.0)

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
umber of patients with at least 5% increase in total cholesterol level from baselineTimepoint: First Visit (Baseline, 0 weeks) <br/ ><br>Second Visit (12th week) <br/ ><br>Third Visit (24th week)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
umber of patients showing increase in BMI, waist circumference, waist hip ratio and CRP, and irregularities in ECG from the baseline at the end of six-month follow-up.Timepoint: First Visit (Baseline, 0 weeks) <br/ ><br>Second Visit (12th week) <br/ ><br>Third Visit (24th week);Number of patients showing increased Apolipoprotein B100 from the baseline at the end of six-month follow-up.Timepoint: First Visit (Baseline, 0 weeks) <br/ ><br>Third Visit (24th week)
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