Status:

COMPLETED

AndroGel in Men With Major Depression and Incomplete Response to Antidepressant Treatment

Lead Sponsor:

Mclean Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Solvay Pharmaceuticals

Conditions:

Depressive Disorder, Major

Eligibility:

MALE

30-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

We hypothesize that AndroGel may offer some relief to subjects with low or borderline testosterone levels who suffer from depression and have failed to respond to a trial of a standard antidepressant....

Detailed Description

We will recruit 100 men between the ages of 30 and 65 years who have treatment-refractory depression and low or borderline low testosterone levels for participation in this study. For a period of nine...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male
  • 30-65 years old
  • Taking at least one serotonergic antidepressant at adequate dose for at least six weeks but still meeting DSM-IV criteria for major depressive disorder within the past year
  • HAM-D score \>12

Exclusion

  • Current suicidal ideation
  • Substance abuse or dependence within the past year
  • Current or past psychotic symptoms
  • A history of bipolar disorder
  • A prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level greater than 4.0 ng/ml
  • Other clinically significant medical condition
  • A history of failing to show any clinically significant response to two or more adequate trials of different antidepressants.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00304746

Start Date

April 1 2006

End Date

April 1 2009

Last Update

November 24 2010

Active Locations (2)

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McLean Hospital

Belmont, Massachusetts, United States, 02478

2

The Chaim Sheba Medical Center

Tel Litwinsky, Israel, 52621