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Dichotic Listening as a Predictor of Medication Response in Depression
In Brief
A Phase 4 clinical trial evaluating escitalopram, bupropion, and 1 other intervention for Major Depressive Disorder and Dysthymia. Completed, enrolled 17 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This study will recruit 100 depressed patients to test whether the previous finding of an association between treatment response (with treatment groups including placebo, imipramine, and fluoxetine) and preferences of hemispheric laterality in perceptual processing are also found with a different type of commonly used anti-depressant, bupropion.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Escitalopram: wk 1: 10 mg/d; wks 2-3: 20 mg/d; wk4: 30 mg/d; wks 5-6: 40 mg/d
bupropion XL 150 mg/d increasing as tolerated and not remitted by 150 mg/d to maximal dose of 450 mg/d
imipramine 50 mg/d increasing twice weekly by 50 mg/increase to 200 mg/d, then 50 mg increase/week to 300 mg/d; all dose increases if tolerated and not remitted