Stony Brook Medicine Anti-Inflammatory Trial

NCT06699966 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2026-04-23

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Summary

This is an experimental study designed to measure the effect of celecoxib or minocycline on depressive symptoms in unipolar and bipolar depression. Participants will be equally randomized to either celecoxib or minocycline. All participants will complete a battery of clinical and psychological assessments prior to treatment assignment, and again after treatment completion, to assess any changes or improvements in depression.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Celecoxib

The dose of celecoxib will be at the maximum recommended FDA approved dose (400mg daily). Participants will take two 200mg tablets of celecoxib daily with a meal for 8 weeks.

DRUG

Minocycline

Dosing of minocycline will gradually increase from 50 mg per day during Week 1, increase to 50 mg b.i.d. during Week 2, and finally reach 100 mg b.i.d. during Weeks 3-8.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Ramin Parsey, M.D, Ph.D. · Stony Brook University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2027-06-30
Primary Completion
2031-06-30
Completion
2032-01-31
FDA Drug
Yes

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