drugset / Trial / NCT02407821

The Routine Use of SSRI's at the Initiation of End-stage Renal Disease Treatment (RoSIE)

NCT02407821

RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

In this study the investigators hypothesize that antidepressant therapy may improve the overall welling of patients with acute or chronic kidney disease when given around the time of starting chronic dialysis therapy. This study is a pilot, randomized controlled trial that aims to examine whether prescribing oral escitalopram to all incident dialysis patients is safe and feasible.

Timeline

Start
2015-03
Primary completion
2017-01
Completion
2017-01

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Comparator Escitalopram Small molecule 10 mg Oral