Search / Trial NCT00000390

Antidepressant Treatment of AIDS Related Depression.

Launched by GEIGY PHARMACEUTICALS · Jan 17, 2000

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Trial Information

Current as of July 27, 2024

Completed

Keywords

Adult Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Depression Female Human Imipramine Male Middle Age Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome *Complications Depression *Drug Therapy Depression Etiology Imipramine *Therapeutic Use

Description

To test the effectiveness treating AIDS related depression with imipramine hydrochloride. Depression syndromes are commonly associated with chronic, disabling, and fatal diseases. Due to the relentless course of HIV infection, there is a certain reluctance to treat the associated depression. In other illness, it has been proven that treating the depression often results in improvement of overall health status. This is a placebo controlled trial. Half of the patients are given imipramine hydrochloride every day for 6 weeks. Assessment is done by self reports and the Hamilton Depression Rat...

Gender

All

Eligibility criteria

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Patient must be ambulatory and relatively good health. Even if unable to work at least able to partially care care for self and not demented.
  • May have been alcoholic or drug abuser 6 months previous.
  • Unspecified
  • CD4 Unspecified.
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Non ambulatory patients or those requiring extensive help in self care are excluded.
  • Non ambulatory patients or those requiring extensive help in self care are excluded.
  • Current alcohol or drug abuse.
  • Unspecified

Attachments

readout_NCT00000390_2024-07-27.pdf

4.5 MB

NCT00000390_study_protocol.pdf

4.5 MB

About company

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

New York, New York, United States

People applied

Timeline

First submit

Trial launched

Trial updated

Estimated completion

Not reported

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