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Antidepressant Medication Treatment for Depression in Individuals With Chronic Heart Failure

NCT00078286 ↗

RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

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

Timeline

Start
2003-11
Primary completion
2008-03
Completion
2008-09

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper p = 0.89 between groups, mean change between groups -0.4; 95% confidence interval: -1.7 to 0.92). PMID 20723799 ↗

paper treatment with sertraline compared with placebo did not provide greater reduction in depression or improved cardiovascular status among patients with HF. PMID 20723799 ↗

Publications

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Sertraline Small molecule 50 mg —
Subject Sertraline Small molecule 200 mg —