Lexapro for the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Depression & Other Psychiatric Conditions

NCT01368432 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2016-10-24

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Summary

This research is being done to see if a drug called escitalopram (Lexapro) is helpful to people who are suffering from depression after traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Escitalopram

Escitalopram 10 mg or 20 mg daily for 12 weeks by mouth

DRUG

Placebo

Sugar pill placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Vani Rao, M.D · Johns Hopkins University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-04-30
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2013-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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