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Rachel Manber

TRIAD - Treatment of Insomnia and Depression

Contact Information

Central Contact:

Rachel Wells (650) 723-2641
Stanford University School of Medicine 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA 94305

Primary Contact:

Rachel Wells (650) 723-2641
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Brief

The aim of the proposed three-site study is to increase the rate of full remission from major depressive disorder (MDD) at the end of 16 weeks of treatment for people who experience both major depressive disorder and insomnia.

Recruiting Status:

Recruiting

Stanford Recruiting Status:

Recruiting

Intervention(s):

  • Drug: escitalopram
  • Drug: sertraline
  • Drug: desvenlafaxine
  • Behavior: Insomnia Therapy

Phase:

Phase 2/Phase 3

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 years to 75 years

Genders Eligible for Study:

Male and Female

Health of Volunteers:

People with the conditions listed in this trial can participate as controls.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

1. Meets criteria for Major Depressive Disorder
2. Between 18 and 75 years of age and adequately fluent in English
3. Meets criteria for an insomnia disorder

Key Exclusion Criteria:

1.Women who are currently pregnant, breast-feeding, or not using a reliable birth control method.
2. People for whom the antidepressant medication(s) provided in the study is not indicated
3. People who have had minimum adequate trials of (or have not been able to tolerate) all three study medications.
5. People with uncontrolled medical conditions.
6. People with moderate or severe sleep disorders other than insomnia
7. Individuals on a fixed night shift or rotating work schedule that requires a night shift.
8. Patients with a current principal diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder that necessitates treatment that is not offered in the study.

Additional Study Details

Official Title:

Improving Depression Outcome by Adding Insomnia Therapy to Antidepressants

Anticipated start date:

12/1/2008

Lead Sponsor:

Stanford University

Collaborator(s):

  • Duke University
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Pennsylvania

Investigator(s):

Study Type:

Interventional

Purpose:

Treatment

Allocation:

Randomized

Masking:

Double Blind

Control:

none

Assignment:

Parallel

Endpoints:

Efficacy

Primary Outcomes:

  • Rate of depression remission

Secondary Outcomes:

  • Rate of Insomnia remission

Total Number to be Enrolled:

320

Total Number to be Enrolled at Stanford:

85

More Information

Trial Unique Id: SU-08132008-1277

Secondary ID(s):

  • MH78924

Locations & Contacts

Stanford Locations & Contacts:

Central Contact for This Study:

Rachel Wells (650) 723-2641
Stanford University School of Medicine 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA 94305

Primary Contact:

Rachel Wells (650) 723-2641

Non-Stanford Locations:

This study is being conducted at multiple locations, including non-Stanford locations.

This listing was last updated:

10/13/2009

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