Status:

COMPLETED

Wake Therapy in the Treatment of Depression

Lead Sponsor:

New York State Psychiatric Institute

Conditions:

Major Depressive Disorder

Bipolar Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This pilot study seeks to replicate previous findings that sleep deprivation results in marked improvement in depression symptoms, as well as to test whether concurrent treatment with Light Therapy an...

Detailed Description

Both refractory depression and bipolar depression are difficult to treat. A night of complete sleep deprivation has been shown to result in marked improvement in 60% of depressed patients, although ma...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • current major depressive episode (MDD, BP-I or BP-II)
  • if not BP-I or BP-II, treatment refractory to ≥ 2 adequately used antidepressants having different mechanisms
  • If BP-I or BP-II, treatment refractory to ≥ 1 standard treatment, such as lithium or valproate
  • physically healthy
  • age 18-75
  • not taking current antidepressants(antidepressants deemed effective will not be discontinued

Exclusion

  • medically unstable condition
  • past intolerance of lithium (bipolar only)
  • history of (or current) psychosis or epilepsy
  • current (past six months) drug or alcohol abuse/dependence
  • pregnancy
  • contraindication to lithium (bipolar only)
  • significant retinal pathology (e.g., retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration)
  • currently taking effective antidepressant
  • cognitive dysfunction
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Thyroid Stimulating Hormone \> 5 milli International Units/Liter
  • left ventricular hypertrophy
  • symptomatic mitral valve prolapse
  • abnormal creatinine

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

8 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01431573

Start Date

July 1 2011

End Date

August 1 2016

Last Update

March 18 2021

Active Locations (2)

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Depression Evaluation Service - New York State Psychiatric Institute

New York, New York, United States, 10032

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New York State Psychiatric Institute

New York, New York, United States, 10032