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Depression: The Search for Treatment-Relevant Phenotypes-Pilot Study

NCT00222820

RandomizedCrossoverOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

We are doing this pilot study to learn more about four aspects of treating depression: 1. The features of a depressed person's mood and anxiety and how these features affect a person's capacity to get better and stay better. 2. If depressed people with certain features of mood and anxiety respond better to therapy, medication or a combination of therapy and medication. 3. Whether or not a person's personality traits affect how they respond to treatment. 4. The gene involved in processing antidepressant medication

Timeline

Start
2002-04
Primary completion
Completion
2004-09

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Escitalopram Small molecule