Status:

COMPLETED

STAR*D Alcohol: Treatment of Depression Concurrent With Alcohol Abuse

Lead Sponsor:

New York State Psychiatric Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Conditions:

Major Depressive Disorder

Alcohol Use Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if having an alcohol use disorder affects recovery from depression, and also whether recovery from depression in patients who have alcohol use disorders is al...

Detailed Description

This is an extension of the multi-site sub-study of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) protocol, Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR\*D), which utilized the infras...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Males and females aged 18- 75 years
  • Meets criteria for Non-psychotic Major Depression
  • Signs informed consent and able to comply with study
  • Hamilton Depression Scale (HAM-D 17) \>14
  • Endorses any drinking items on Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test

Exclusion

  • Pregnant women and women of childbearing potential who are not using a medically accepted means of contraception.
  • Women who are breast feeding
  • Patients with suicidal ideation that require hospitalization
  • Patients with unstable physical disorders
  • Patients with a history of allergy to citalopram or history of non-response to an adequate dose of citalopram in the current episode.
  • Patients meeting criteria for the following diagnoses as a primary condition: Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar I, II, and Not Otherwise Specified, Anorexia nervosa, Bulimia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  • Patients abusing substances which require detoxification. American Society for Addiction Medicine standards for detoxification will be used (Level III.7). Patients with substance abuse who are in substance abuse treatment will be eligible.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2006

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

674 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00369746

Start Date

September 1 2006

End Date

February 1 2009

Last Update

May 9 2014

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New York State Psychiatric Institute

New York, New York, United States, 10032