Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 1:45 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 1:45 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00546494
Eligibility Criteria:
INCLUSION CRITERIA:
* Patients meeting criteria for a diagnosis of major depression, single or recurrent episode as described by the DSM-IV manual (appendix 1).
* A HAM-D 17 total score of at least 16 at baseline (DSM-IV manual, appendix 2).
* Patients above 18 years of age who meet the eligibility requirements.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
* Patients taking MAOI's within 2 weeks prior to the survey.
* Patients known to be suffering from bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.
* Patients who are treatment-resistant, i.e., in the past 3 years have failed (a) three previous adequate trials of greater than or equal to 2 classes of antidepressant medication, or (b) electroconvulsive therapy.
* Drug or alcohol dependence or abuse in the past 6 months per DSM IV criteria.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Study:
NCT00546494
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00546494