Biological Aspects of Depression and Antidepressant Drugs

US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depression

Treatments: Drug: Desipramine; Drug: paroxetine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT00018733

MHBS-031-99F

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will be measuring changes in depressive symptoms over a 7 week time period. Double-blind placebo controlled trial using the pharmacologic agents Paroxetine or Desipramine.

Sex: All

Ages: 21 to 69 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of major depressive disorder Ham-D Score > 18
• English speaking with ability to read and sign an informed consent