Efficacy of a herbal syrup containing Lavandula angustifolia and Cuscuta chinensis versus citalopram in MDD with anxious distress, a double blind randomized clinical trial

Vice Chancellor for research, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences0 个研究点目标入组 50 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2018年2月22日

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•1. Age between 18 to 60 years old
•2. Presence of Major Depressive Disorder, with anxious distress based on DSM-5 criteria
•3. Scores lower than 18 in the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression.
•4. Scores lower than 24 in the Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety
•Exclusion criteria:
•1. The presence of psychotic symptoms, current or past history of Bipolar disorder, Schizophrenia and Schizotypal personality disorder
•2. Receiving psychotropic medications or any antidepressants during the past 14 days
•3. The presence of an unstable disorder, Kidney or Liver failure, malignancy, Thyroid problems, Diabetes, past history of Epilepsy, bleeding disorders
•4. Nursing and pregnant women, reproductive age without a contraception method
•5. Substance abuse or addiction in the past 3 months
•6. Suicidal tendency in the past year, scores greater than 2 on the Suicide item of the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression
•7. Women who are receiving OCP
•8. Any clinically significant deterioration in the condition of the subject from baseline detected by the attending physician
•9. Current or past history of Cognitive disorder in the past year
•10. ECT during the past 3 months
•11. Psychotherapy in the past month
•12. A past history of allergy towards Lavender, Chinese dodder and Citalopram

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Vice Chancellor for research, School of Traditional Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences