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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON25557
NL-OMON25557
Recruiting
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A double blind, randomized singlecentre study with a washout period, comparing 2 treatment strategies.

none0 sites69 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
A double-blind, and randomized singlecenter trial comparing two treatment strategies in patients with a major depression. During phase I patients were treated during 7 weeks with: Imipramine or Venlafaxine. In phase II the non-responders of phase I will be treated with Lithium addition in an open trial during 4 weeks. During these 4 weeks the antidepressant drugs from phase I will be continued at the same dose under maintaining double-blind conditions.
Sponsor
none
Enrollment
69
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

/A

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Sponsor
none

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • All non\-responders in phase I In phase 1 inclusion criteria were:
  • 1\. Age 18\-65;
  • 2\. Major depressive disorder, single or recurrent episode (DSM\-IV);
  • 3\. HRSD (17 item) larger than or equal to 14;
  • 4\. Written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Patients whom are incapable to understand the information and to give informed consent. And patients whom are unable to read or write;
  • 2\. Major depression with psychotic features (separate study);
  • 3\. Bipolar I or II disorder;
  • 4\. Schizophrenia or other primary psychotic disorder;
  • 5\. Treatment of current episode with adequate trial of Imipramine or Venlafaxine;
  • 6\. Drug/ alcohol dependence last 3 months;
  • 7\. Mental retardation (IQ smaller than 80\);
  • 8\. Women: pregnancy or possibility for pregnancy and no adequate contraceptive measures. Breastfeeding;
  • 9\. Serious medical illness affecting CNS, e.g.: M. Parkinson, SLE, brain tumor, CVA;
  • 10\. Relevant medical illness as contra\-indications for the use of study medication (Venlafaxine and Imipramine), such as recent myocardial infarction and severe liver or kidney failure;

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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