Status:

COMPLETED

Antidepressant Medication Treatment for Depression in Individuals With Chronic Heart Failure

Lead Sponsor:

Duke University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Conditions:

Heart Failure, Congestive

Chronic Heart Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

45+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This study will examine the effect of antidepressant medication on rates of death and disease in depressed people with chronic heart failure.

Detailed Description

Comorbid depression in people with chronic medical illness is a serious public health concern. Depressive disorders lead to increased morbidity, mortality, and poorer outcomes in ischemic heart diseas...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Chronic heart failure
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual- Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for major depression
  • Current use of any antipsychotic medication at study entry

Exclusion

  • Life-threatening comorbidity with a 50% or higher likelihood of death within 1 year
  • History of psychoses, bipolar disorder, or severe personality disorder
  • History of alcohol or drug dependence in the last year
  • Severe physical disability that may interfere with the study
  • Neurological impairment
  • Active suicidal ideations
  • Current use of antidepressant medication(s) at the start of study medication

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

469 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00078286

Start Date

November 1 2003

End Date

September 1 2008

Last Update

February 27 2013

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Duke Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710