drugset / Trial / NCT00086138
Depression in Alzheimer's Disease-2
Phase 2/3
Completed
131 enrolled
Johns Hopkins University
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) · collab
RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment
Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn whether treating individuals with Alzheimer's disease and depression with the anti-depressant medication sertraline (Zoloft) is helpful to people with Alzheimer's disease and to their families and caregivers.
Timeline
- Start
- 2004-07
- Primary completion
- 2008-07
- Completion
- 2009-07
Publications
- Results Rosenberg PB, Drye LT, Martin BK, Frangakis C, Mintzer JE, Weintraub D, Porsteinsson AP, Schneider LS, Rabins PV, Munro CA, Meinert CL, Lyketsos CG; DIADS-2 Research Group. Sertraline for the treatment of depression in Alzheimer disease. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2010 Feb;18(2):136-45. doi: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181c796eb.
- Drye LT, Martin BK, Frangakis CE, Meinert CL, Mintzer JE, Munro CA, Porsteinsson AP, Rabins PV, Rosenberg PB, Schneider LS, Weintraub D, Lyketsos CG; DIADS-2 Research Group. Do treatment effects vary among differing baseline depression criteria in depression in Alzheimer's disease study +/- 2 (DIADS-2)? Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2011 Jun;26(6):573-83. doi: 10.1002/gps.2565.
- Martin BK, Frangakis CE, Rosenberg PB, Mintzer JE, Katz IR, Porsteinsson AP, Schneider LS, Rabins PV, Munro CA, Meinert CL, Niederehe G, Lyketsos CG. Design of Depression in Alzheimer's Disease Study-2. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2006 Nov;14(11):920-30. doi: 10.1097/01.JGP.0000240977.71305.ee.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sertraline | Small molecule | 100 mg | — |