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Integrated Biological Markers for the Prediction of Treatment Response in Depression
In Brief
A Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating escitalopram and aripiprazole for Major Depressive Disorder. Completed, enrolled 211 participants across 6 sites.
Detailed Summary
This study is a pilot to assess feasibility of the protocol in patients and controls across six participating sites. The goal is to identify biological markers (biomarkers)that can be measured at baseline or early in treatment to predict treatment outcome in individual patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Biomarkers of interest will be clinical (using interview and self-report measures), molecular (from blood samples) and neurobiological (using neuroimaging and EEG).
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Patients will be given escitalopram for the first 8 weeks of the trial. At week 8, patients who are assessed as 'responders' will continue on escitalopram until study endpoint.
At Week 8, patients assessed as 'non-responders' will be given aripiprazole as an add-on treatment to escitalopram.