Wellbutrin XL for Dysthymic Disorder

NCT00225251 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

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Summary

This is a ten-week, double-blind study of Wellbutrin XL in outpatients with dysthymic disorder, a form of low-grade chronic depression. We hypothesize that patients taking Wellbutrin XL will show greater improvement in depression symptoms and psychosocial functioning than patients taking placebo.

Conditions

  • Dysthymic Disorder

Interventions

DRUG

bupropion XL

Antidepressant medication

OTHER

Placebo

Placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • GlaxoSmithKline

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • David J. Hellerstein, MD · St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, and NY State Psychiatric Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-11-30
Primary Completion
2008-05-31
Completion
2008-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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