Overview

Sertraline Compared With Hypericum Perforatum (St.John's Wort) in Treating Depression

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2005-11-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Antidepressants such as sertraline and the herb hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort) may be effective in treating mild to moderate depression. It is not yet known which treatment is more effective in improving depression in patients who have cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying how well sertraline works compared to St. John's wort in treating mild to moderate depression in patients with solid tumors.
Phase:
Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Wake Forest NCORP Research Base
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Collaborator:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Treatments:
Sertraline