Incomplete Response in Late-Life Depression: Getting to Remission With Buprenorphine

Summary

The Investigators are conducting a research study to learn about the safety and benefit of using a medication called buprenorphine for patient with difficult to treat depression . This research study is testing whether combining two medications will be effective in treating depression when initial treatment with just one antidepressant does not relieve the depressive symptoms ; this is what is called " difficult to treat depression " or " treatment resistant depression ". The two medication the investigators are using are " an anti-depressant medication called venlafaxine XR ( the generic form of Effexor ) and buprenorphine . Buprenorphine is a medication that is FDA approved for the treatment of opioid dependence. The investigators are testing whether adding buprenorphine to venlafaxine enhances treatment response.

Timeline

Start

2014-12

Primary completion

2017-01-19

Completion

2018-05-01

Publications

• Buchalter ELF, Oughli HA, Lenze EJ, Dixon D, Miller JP, Blumberger DM, Karp JF, Reynolds CF 3rd, Mulsant BH. Predicting Remission in Late-Life Major Depression: A Clinical Algorithm Based Upon Past Treatment History. J Clin Psychiatry. 2019 Dec 10;80(6):18m12483. doi: 10.4088/JCP.18m12483.

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