Condition
Major Depressive Disorder Clinical Trials
Studies of major depressive disorder, matched by condition name and medical subject headings. Start with those open to enrolment.
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All 702Anxiety Disorders, Major Depressive Disorder
Study of Neuro-Cognitive Correlates of Pediatric Anxiety Disorders
Study Description: This study examines relations between neurocognitive and clinical features of pediatric anxiety disorders. The study uses neuro-cognitive tasks, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), as well as magneto…
- Trial name
- NCT00018057
- Testing
- Attention Bias Modification Training, Fluoxetine, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
Psilocybin-assisted Therapy for Comorbid Major Depressive Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the safety and efficacy of psilocybin assisted Therapy (PAT) in individuals with comorbid Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).
- Trial name
- NCT07405606
- Testing
- Psilocybin 25 mg
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Major Depressive Disorder, Substance Use Disorder
Defining Neurobiological Links Between Substance Use and Mental Illness
Background: Nicotine dependence leads to about 480,000 deaths every year in the United States. People with major depressive disorder (MDD) are twice as likely to use nicotine compared to the general population.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Substance Use Disorder, Normal Physiology
- Trial name
- NCT05538910
- Testing
- Nicotine Patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 620 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Healthy Volunteer, Major Depressive Disorder
Neuropharmacologic Imaging and Biomarker Assessments of Response to Acute and Repeated-Dosed Ketamine Infusions in Major Depressive Disorder
Background: Most medications that treat depression take weeks or months to work. Researchers want to develop fast-acting treatments. One dose of ketamine has a rapid antidepressant effect.
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteer, Major Depressive Disorder, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT03065335
- Testing
- Ketamine, Cobot TS MV robotic arm for TMS, NeurOptics PLRTM-30000 Pupillometer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Major Depressive Disorder
Psychopharmacotherapy for Depressive Patients
The primary purpose of this study is to compare the short (12 week) and long-term (1-year) efficacy and the tolerability between stepwise psychopharmacotherapy and antidepressant monotherapy for 12 weeks in adult patients with…
- Trial name
- BMDD-2022 (NCT06054321)
- Testing
- stepwise pharmacotherapy, antidepressant monotherapy group
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Chonnam National University Hospital
Depression
Characterization and Treatment of Adolescent Depression
This research study seeks to find causes and treatments of depression in teenagers. The study goals are to increase our knowledge of treatments for depression and understand how the brain changes when teenagers have depression.
- Trial name
- NCT03388606
- Testing
- Growth Mindset
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Major Depression
Psilocybin for Depression in Veterans
More efficacious treatments for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in Veterans are urgently needed. Psilocybin is a promising novel treatment that is likely to be the first FDA-approved psychedelic, but its safety and efficacy…
- Trial name
- PACT (NCT07895134)
- Testing
- Psilocybin, modafinil, zolpidem
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Major Depressive Disorder
Study of ALTO-300 in MDD
The purpose of this study is to determine efficacy differences between ALTO-300 and placebo, used adjunctively to an antidepressant, related to patient characteristics.
- Trial name
- NCT05922878
- Testing
- ALTO-300
- Where
- 75 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 325 people
- Sponsor
- Alto Neuroscience
Depression / Major Depressive Disorder
Longitudinal Effects of Brain Stimulation on Decision-Making and Reward Learning
This study investigates the longitudinal effects of brain stimulation treatments on decision-making and reward learning. Here, daily assessments of reinforcement learning behavior are used in patients with depression who receive…
- Trial name
- NCT07823218
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bonn
Major Depression
Psilocybin Intervention for Veterans Overcoming Treatment-Resistant Depression
The purpose of this multi-site randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the efficacy and risks of psilocybin for the treatment of depression in U.S.
- Trial name
- PIVOT (NCT07226232)
- Testing
- Psilocybin
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Completed, with results posted
All 687Major Depressive Disorder, Healthy Controls
Elucidating the Neurocircuitry of Irritability With High-Field Neuroimaging to Identify Novel Therapeutic Targets
The study is investigating dysfunctions in neurocircuitry in regards to irritability with healthy controls (HC) and individuals with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) by performing MRIs.
- Trial name
- UNIKET (NCT05046184)
- Testing
- Ketamine Hydrochloride, Midazolam injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Major Depressive Disorder
Closed-loop Optimized rTMS for Depression
Targeted and individualized treatments for mental health disorders are critically needed. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) represents the front-line of new and innovative approaches to normalizing dysfunctional…
- Trial name
- NCT04142320
- Testing
- Neuronavigated rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Major Depressive Disorder
A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of XEN1101 in Major Depressive Disorder
This is a multicenter, Phase 2, double-blind, randomized, parallel-arm, placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of XEN1101 in subjects with Major Depressive Disorder.
- Trial name
- X-NOVA (NCT05376150)
- Testing
- XEN1101 10 mg, XEN1101 20 mg
- Where
- 20 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Depression and Suicide
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Following Esketamine for Major Depression and Suicidal Ideation for Relapse Prevention
This is a rater-blinded, randomized controlled trial. All patients will receive esketamine for treatment of Major Depression with Suicidal Ideation (MDSI).
- Trial name
- ENDURE (NCT04760652)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy CBT, TAU
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Depression, Major Depressive Disorder
Hyperthermic Yoga for Depressive Symptoms
Study is a randomized controlled trial to assess the feasibility, acceptability, efficacy, and mechanisms of action of hyperthermic yoga versus a waitlist control for 80 medically healthy adults with mild to moderate depressive…
- Trial name
- NCT02607514
- Testing
- hyperthermic yoga
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital