Status:
COMPLETED
Associations Between Depression and Cardiovascular Disease - a Study of Patients With Late Onset Depression
Lead Sponsor:
University of Aarhus
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Denmark
Vejle Hospital
Conditions:
Depression
Major Depressive Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-70 years
Brief Summary
Studies show that depression is a risk factor for the development of coronary artery disease (CAD). Furthermore there is an increased occurrence of depression in patients with CAD. Among other mechani...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Submitted to psychiatric hospital, district psychiatry or private psychiatrist because of major depressive disorder.
- Meets the criteria for Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, fourth edition (DSM-IV) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).
- Age 50-70 years.
- Written informed consent.
- Caucasian.
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Known, or anamnestic/objective signs of, organic brain disease.
- Organic, including symptomatic, mental disorders as (ICD-10: F00-F09).
- Dependence syndrome within the last 5 years (ICD-10: F1x.2) or current harmful use (ICD-10: F1x.1) of alcohol or other psychoactive substances.
- Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders (ICD-10: F20-F29).
- Subject to force of law according to the danish law on psychiatry.
- Present risk of suicide.
- Previous cranial trauma resulting in unconsciousness for more than 2 minutes.
- Medical history of renal failure.
- Other conditions which contraindicate specific procedures in the project.
- Other conditions deemed to prevent the subject from completing the examination program.
- Does not want to participate.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
55 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00818506
Start Date
March 1 2009
End Date
June 1 2012
Last Update
November 21 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Center of Psychiatric Research, Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, Denmark, 8200