Eligibility Module

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


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NCT ID: NCT00939250
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: * Meets DSM-IV criteria for single or recurrent nonpsychotic MDD, and whom the physician deems it necessary to start on an antidepressant. * Meets clinical criteria for type 2 diabetes as follows: (1) on pharmacological treatment for type 2 diabetes and/or (2) fasting plasma glucose \> 126mg/dL on 2 separate occasions or an abnormal oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) (2-hours post load glucose ≥ 200mg/dL). * HbA1C \> 7 * Ability and willingness to provide written informed consent * Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD) score ≥ 14 * Not on antidepressant medication for at least 2 weeks prior to screen (or 6 weeks in the case of fluoxetine or monoamine oxidase inhibitors - MAOIs) Exclusion Criteria: * Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding * Type 1 diabetes * General medical conditions that contraindicate use of antidepressant medications * Unstable medical illnesses, such as uncontrolled hypertension or symptomatic cardiovascular disease, such as congestive heart failure or angina * Current or past psychotic disorders including bipolar disorder (I, II, or NOS), schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorder; anorexia; bulimia * High risk for being unable to complete the study due to hospitalization, suicide attempts, significant self-mutilation, or other self-injurious or destructive behavior * Concomitant pharmacological or psychotherapeutic treatment including but not limited to anxiolytics, neuroleptics, mood stabilizers, and/or other agents without proven antidepressant efficacy; cognitive behavioral therapy; current use of other medications that would be contraindicated with antidepressant treatment, as determined by the study doctor * History of current substance or alcohol dependence requiring detoxification within the last 6 months * Currently suicidal or considered a high suicide risk * Require inpatient treatment for their depression
Healthy Volunteers: False
Sex: ALL
Minimum Age: 21 Years
Maximum Age: 70 Years
Study: NCT00939250
Study Brief:
Protocol Section: NCT00939250