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Medication Treatment for Depression in Nursing Home Residents

NCT00076622 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 94

Last updated 2018-01-31

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Summary

This study will examine therapeutic and adverse effects of continuing versus discontinuing antidepressant medication in nursing home residents who have had no more than a single episode of depression and who no longer have depressive symptoms.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Antidepressant medication

Participants assigned to continue current medication will be monitored over a period of one year for recurrence of depression and related symptoms.

DRUG

No antidepressant medication

Participants assigned to discontinue current medication (no antidepressant medication) will be monitored over a period of one year for recurrence of depression and related symptoms.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Joel E. Streim, MD · University of Pennsylvania

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-11-30
Primary Completion
2009-07-31
Completion
2009-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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