Status:

COMPLETED

Depression Treatment and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Lead Sponsor:

East Carolina University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Conditions:

Depression

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-75 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This study was designed to determine the feasibility of a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) that involved treating depression among participants with an elevated risk for cardiovascular disease. It is...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Males and females age 21-75
  • Meet diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder
  • Framingham risk score indicating a greater than negligible 10-year risk (3% or greater) for cardiovascular disease.
  • Levels of depressive symptoms of at least moderate level (beck depression inventory II score \> 19 of 63 possible points; or a Hamilton depression rating scale \> 12 of 50 possible points)

Exclusion

  • A verbal expression of current, significant, suicidal ideation; a score of \> 15 on the beck scale for suicidal ideation
  • Score of \>1 on any single item of the Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation
  • Score of \> 1 on the item assessing suicidal ideation on the beck depression inventory II.
  • Psychiatric diagnoses that could potentially interfere with depression treatment (current post traumatic stress disorder, bipolar I disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia or anorexia nervosa, schizophrenia, and panic disorder)
  • Current use of an antidepressant medication
  • Currently in psychotherapy.
  • Current use of a beta blocker, anxiolytic (benzodiazepine), antipsychotic agent
  • Diagnosis of CVD.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 6 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 2 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

16 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06170255

Start Date

March 6 2014

End Date

October 2 2017

Last Update

December 14 2023

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