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Treatment of Post-TBI Depression

Information source: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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Condition(s) targeted: Depression

Intervention: Sertraline (Drug); Placebo (Drug)

Phase: Phase 2

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Wayne Gordon, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Summary

Randomized clinical trial of sertraline vs. placebo for post-TBI depression

Clinical Details

Official title: Treatment of Post-TBI Depression

Study design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Primary outcome: Depression

Secondary outcome:

BAI

Life-3

Detailed description: Purpose: The purpose of this study is to document the efficacy of sertraline (Zoloft) in the treatment of depression (major depressive disorder) after TBI, including the impact on quality of life. Researchers will also explore the effects of sertraline on anxiety disorders, which often accompany post-TBI depression. Background: Major depression is experienced by many more people after TBI than prior to injury and more often than in people without a brain injury. Many studies have also shown that this higher than 'normal' incidence looms for many years post TBI. Major depression is associated with a variety of negative outcomes, including poorer functioning in basic activities, reduced employment, elevated divorce rate, reduced social and recreational activity and increased sexual dysfunction. Need for Research: Of the current drug treatments for major depression, sertraline and similar drugs (known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs) have few side effects in people who have experienced a brain injury and have been shown to be effective in people with no known brain injury. However, information on the impact of SSRIs on post-TBI depression, based on randomized, double-blind studies, is unavailable. Current Research Activity: Approximately 50 men and women volunteers who are post TBI and currently diagnosed with major depressive disorder are being randomly assigned to a 12-week period of taking Zoloft or a placebo. Over the period of study, participants will have the severity of their depressive symptoms assessed (as well as their symptoms of anxiety); a simple measure of the volunteer's perceived quality of life will be implemented prior to the study and at its termination. It is hypothesized that sertraline will reduce the symptoms of depression and anxiety and will increase the person's perceived quality of life to a significantly greater extent than will the placebo.

Eligibility

Minimum age: 18 Years. Maximum age: N/A. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

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Criteria for inclusion in the study are: 1) 18 years or older; 2) experienced a TBI with a documented loss of consciousness or other evidence of a TBI (i. e., evidence of pathology on neuro-imaging); 3) at least 6 months post-injury; 4) English-speaking; 5) residential telephone service; 6) living within 1. 5 hours of NYC; 6) able to comprehend or answer verbal or written questionnaires; 7) willing to provide consent to participate in a 12 week drug study to treat MDD; current MDD as diagnosed using SCID, and severity of MDD rated at least 18 on the HAM-D. Exclusion Criteria: 1. currently taking antidepressant medication (including monamine oxidase inhibitors (MOAs) or tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) 2) unwilling to abstain from seeking new psychosocial or pharmacologic treatments during the course of the study; 3) currently in psychotherapy, 4) active suicidal plans and/or requiring hospitalization, 5) prior use of sertraline, 6) currently experiencing other serious medical illness; 7) currently pregnant or breast feeding; 8) mass brain lesions or other neurological diagnoses other than TBI; 9) history of current or past psychosis or mania; 10) current substance abuse; and 11) history of clinically significant liver or renal disease.

Locations and Contacts

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, United States
Additional Information

Starting date: June 2003
Last updated: March 7, 2012

Page last updated: August 23, 2015

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