Status:

COMPLETED

Associations Between Depression and Cardiovascular Disease - a Study of Patients With Late Onset Depression

Lead Sponsor:

University of Aarhus

Collaborating Sponsors:

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Denmark

Vejle Hospital

Conditions:

Depression

Major Depressive Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-70 years

Brief Summary

Studies show that depression is a risk factor for the development of coronary artery disease (CAD). Furthermore there is an increased occurrence of depression in patients with CAD. Among other mechani...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Submitted to psychiatric hospital, district psychiatry or private psychiatrist because of major depressive disorder.
  • Meets the criteria for Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, fourth edition (DSM-IV) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).
  • Age 50-70 years.
  • Written informed consent.
  • Caucasian.
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Known, or anamnestic/objective signs of, organic brain disease.
  • Organic, including symptomatic, mental disorders as (ICD-10: F00-F09).
  • Dependence syndrome within the last 5 years (ICD-10: F1x.2) or current harmful use (ICD-10: F1x.1) of alcohol or other psychoactive substances.
  • Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders (ICD-10: F20-F29).
  • Subject to force of law according to the danish law on psychiatry.
  • Present risk of suicide.
  • Previous cranial trauma resulting in unconsciousness for more than 2 minutes.
  • Medical history of renal failure.
  • Other conditions which contraindicate specific procedures in the project.
  • Other conditions deemed to prevent the subject from completing the examination program.
  • Does not want to participate.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    March 1 2009

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    June 1 2012

    Estimated Enrollment :

    55 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00818506

    Start Date

    March 1 2009

    End Date

    June 1 2012

    Last Update

    November 21 2012

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    Center of Psychiatric Research, Aarhus University Hospital

    Aarhus, Denmark, 8200