Overview

Depression Study In Elderly Patients

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2005-01-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) Study in Elderly Outpatients
Phase:
Phase 3
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
GlaxoSmithKline
Treatments:
Paroxetine
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).

- Current major depressive episode at screen at least 2 months duration.

- Must be at least 60 years of age.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients with a primary diagnosis other than MDD.

- Patients with a history of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder
or dementia.

- Patients with a history of brief depressive episodes lasting less than 8 weeks.

- Patients receiving formal psychotherapy within 12 weeks of study.

- Patients who are suicidal.

- Patients who have received electroconvulsive therapy or transcranial magnetic
stimulation within 6 months prior to screening.

- Patients with a history or seizure disorders.