Status:

UNKNOWN

Duloxetine for Major Depression in Peri-/Postmenopausal Women

Lead Sponsor:

Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Collaborating Sponsors:

Eli Lilly and Company

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

Conditions:

Major Depressive Disorder

Eligibility:

FEMALE

40-60 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The main objective of this study is to characterize a range of brain activation symptoms associated with major depression in peri- and post-menopausal women. Also, assessing brain activation before an...

Detailed Description

Women approaching menopause and during the post-menopausal years appear to be at greater risk for developing major depressive episodes. Moreover, this period in life has been associated with significa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • peri-/postmenopausal women, aged 40-60 year
  • moderate to severe major depressive episode

Exclusion

  • DSM-IV Axis I diagnosis other than MDD
  • contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging
  • treatment-resistent
  • previous failed treatment with duloxetine
  • history of substance abuse or dependence in past year
  • serious suicidal risk
  • use of other psychotropic medications
  • electroconvulsive therapy or transmagnetic stimulation in past year
  • history of allergic reactions to duloxetine
  • significant laboratory abnormalities at baseline
  • severe hepatic impairment
  • end stage renal disease and undergoing dialysis
  • uncontrolled narrow-angle glaucoma
  • uncontrolled or untreated hyper-/hypothyroidism, or abnormal thyroid stimulating hormone concentration

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

70 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00889369

Start Date

May 1 2009

End Date

June 1 2012

Last Update

February 8 2012

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Women's Health Concerns Clinic

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8P 3B6