Found 1,216 clinical trials
Targeting Network Dysfunction in Apathy of Late-life Depression Using Digital Therapeutics
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the potential of a customized digital cognitive training intervention to target aspects of brain function in apathy of late-life depression and reduce symptoms of apathy and related cognitive and behavioral deficits. The investigators hypothesize that 4 weeks of a customized …
Fluoxetine on Emotional Experience (FLEX) Study
The goal of this clinical medicine study is to investigate how does antidepressant fluoxetine modulate anger processing in healthy young people . The main questions it aims is to answer are: How does fluoxetine affect responses to anger-related stimuli such as words, faces, and autobiographical recall? How does fluoxetine influence …
Dopaminergic Therapy for Anhedonia - 2
The purpose of this 8-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled, study is to explore new treatment options for people with depression who have high inflammation and anhedonia. Seventy male and female participants with depression, between 25-55 years of age, with higher levels of inflammation and anhedonia will be randomized to receive L-DOPA or …
Real-life Assessment of Brexpiprazole (Rexulti) in Schizophrenia and in Depressive Disorders
Not only being the mainstay of treatment for schizophrenia spectrum psychotic disorders, antipsychotics, especially the second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) have also been recommended as augmenting agents for treating depression. Dopaminergic agents, including both dopamine D2/D3 antagonists and dopamine partial D2 agonists, have been effective for treating psychosis and schizophrenia. Amongst all …
Enhanced Problem-solving Therapy and HIV Engagement Support to Improve Perinatal Mental Health & HIV Outcomes in Malawi
The main objective of the proposed study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Enhanced Friendship Bench intervention to improve perinatal depression, HIV care engagement, and infant health outcomes among pregnant women with HIV and depression in Malawi.
Paramedical Tele-education on Moderate Depressive Episodes
Considering that one out of five people may experience depression during the course of their life, and that compliance to anti-depression medication is often not optimal. Psycho-educational interventions are recommended in international clinical practice guidelines for the management of depression. They are the first step in the treatment protocol. Psychoeducation …
Determining Optimal Treatment Sequences in Anxious Depression (DOTS-AD)
Acute, double-blind, adaptively randomized treatment with duloxetine or escitalopram, followed by double-blind, randomized adjunctive treatment with clonazepam or pregabalin for persistent symptoms.
RCT of At-Home tDCS for Depression in Pregnancy
This is a randomized, sham-controlled trial to determine whether treatment with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is superior to a sham condition at reducing the symptoms of depression in pregnant people with moderate to severe depression. The study aims to enrol 156 participants across all sites. Data collection occurs at …
Mechanisms of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Depression
Invasive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an approved treatment of treatment-resistant depression (TRD) in Europe and in USA. Because of the associated possible surgical complications as well as side effects, invasive VNS is applied limitedly in the treatment of depression. Transcutaneous auricular VNS (tVNS), on the other hand, is a …
Prediction on the Recurrence of Manic and Depressive Episodes in Bipolar Disorder
Mood disorders (including bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder) are chronic mental disorders with high recurrent rate. The more the number of recurrence is, the worse long-term prognosis is. This study aims to establish a prediction model of recurrence of manic and depressive episodes in mood disorders, with a hope …
