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: NCT01764867
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: * Meets Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for single or recurrent nonpsychotic major depressive disorder * Age 18-75 * Written informed consent completed * Scores 14 or higher on the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale * Initial treatment with escitalopram or mirtazapine or other antidepressants is clinically appropriate Exclusion Criteria: * History of bipolar disorder * Concurring psychotic disorders * Scores 3 or higher on item 3 (suicidal) of HRSD-17 * History of nonresponse to an adequate trial of escitalopram and/or mirtazapine * Has general medical condition, which contraindicates any leve 1 or 2 treatment option * Is on concomitant medication, which contraindicates any leve 1 or 2 treatment option * Any contraindication for mECT or rTMS * Is pregnant or breast feeding or is planning to get pregnant
Healthy Volunteers: False
Sex: ALL
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 75 Years
Study: NCT01764867
Study Brief:
Protocol Section: NCT01764867