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 @ 2:42 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:42 AM
NCT ID:
NCT01235533
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* An age range of 60 years old or over;
* A previous diagnosis of major depressive disorder according to the Chinese version of Structured Clinical Interview for DSM IV-TR Axis-I Disorder;
* Depressive symptoms were stable for at least three consecutive weeks and the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score less or equal to 10.
* Capacity to provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
* People with severe or acute medical illness ( such as metastatic cancer, brain tumor, decompensated cardiac, hepatic, or renal failure, or myocardial infarction or stroke) within the 3 months preceding the study.
* Those who had neurological disorders involving central nervous system, such as delirium, Parkinson's disease, aphasia or multiple sclerosis)
* Prominent cognitive impairment, defined as the Chinese version of Mini-Mental State examination score less than 17.
* People with alcoholism, defined by a score of 8 or higher in male and of 6 or higher in female on the Chinese version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) questionnaire.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
60 Years
Study:
NCT01235533
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01235533