Found 1,281 clinical trials
WiserAD: The Effect of a Structured Online Intervention on Antidepressant Deprescribing in Primary Care
The use of antidepressants (ADs) is increasing globally, including within Australia, which has one of the highest rates of AD prescribing. Despite clear benefits for many people, there is reason to believe that the ongoing use of these medications is often not properly monitored or stopped (deprescribed) when a person …
Comparison of Esketamine/Propofol and Methohexital Anesthesia for ECT
The current anesthetic drug used as standard for ECT procedure at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, is the barbiturate methohexital (Brevital®). As far as we know, methohexital is the most common anesthetic in the procedure of ECT. Only few heterogeneous randomized controlled trials to directly …
Treatment Interrupts Depression Early
The TIDE project aims to establish personal indicators for initial treatment choice for youth with first episode depression. Specifically, 100 adolescents and young adults (age 12 to 25) with untreated major depressive disorder of recent onset will be randomly allocated in 1:1 ratio to one of two evidence-based regimens for …
Effect of Esketamine on Postoperative Depression、Gut Microbiota、Bispectral Index Data of Depression Patients Undergoing Breast Cancer Operation (ESPOD-BI)
This study is a prospective, randomized, controlled (randomized, parallel group, concealed allocation), double-blinded trial. All depression patients undergoing breast cancer operation will be randomized 1:1 to the treatment intervention with general anesthesia as an adjunct to esketamine or saline. The objective of the trial is to evaluate the postoperative depression、gut …
FaReWell Depression - Facial Exercise Program to Treat Depression
This study investigates if a physiotherapeutic exercise program designed to relax facial muscles associated with the expression of negative emotions and to activate and strengthen facial muscles associated with the expression of positive emotions can reduce the symptoms of depression and improve wellbeing and quality of life in the affected …
Behavioral Self-activation and Virtual Reality in Depression
Depression is a major handicap in daily life and is often treated by behavioral activation (CA), including the Brief Behavioral Activation Treatment for Depression (BATD).The CA principle is to set up activities, in keeping with the values of the individual. Other tools associated with the CA deserve to be explored …
CBT Enhanced With Social Cognitive Training vs. CBT Only With Depressed Youth
Depression in youth is a serious public health concern for which more personalized treatments are needed. This randomized controlled trial will test the effect of an intervention aimed at enhancing social cognitive capacities (e.g., ability to take another's perspective), thereby making treatment of depression in youth more efficient and effective. …
Effects of Aerobic Exercise Intensity on Clinical & Neural Outcomes in Depressed Youth
This study will assess the effects of moderate vs. high intensity aerobic exercise, performed 3 times a week for 12 weeks under supervised conditions, on symptoms of depression, cognitive functioning and brain function in transitional aged youth (TAY: aged 16-24 years).
Causal Role of Delta-beta Coupling for Goal-directed Behavior in Anhedonic Depression
Anhedonia, the inability to seek-out and experience pleasure, is a common symptom in depression that predicts treatment-resistance and is sometimes exacerbated by first-line antidepressants. In our previous research, we found that anhedonia decreases goal-directed behavior and its related neural activity. In this study, we will investigate target engagement from five-consecutive …
taVNS or TMS or Both for Depression
The purpose of the research is to test out a combined treatment for depression where the investigators stimulate a nerve in the ear while at the same time stimulate the brain with magnets. These treatments are called transcutaneous (through the skin) auricular (ear) vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) and transcranial (through …
