Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Depressive patients
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder.Depressive episode
- Registration Number
- IRCT201207041743N8
- Lead Sponsor
- Research center for behavioral disorders and substance abuse, Hamadan university of medical sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusive Criteria
1. Patients with unipolar major depressive disorder admitted in one of the psychiatric wards of Farshchian Hospital
2. Aged of 18-40 years
3. No systemic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, epilepsy and etc
4. No history of alcohol abuse or other illegal substances
5. Patient’s informed consent
Exclusive Criteria
1. Incidence of uncontrollable somatic condition
2. Patient’s unwillingness to continue participation
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Severity of symptoms of Depression. Timepoint: Baseline and 4 weeks after treatment. Method of measurement: Beck Depression scale.;Level of Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in serum. Timepoint: Baseline and 4 weeks after treatment. Method of measurement: ELISA.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method