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Risk of heart disease with six-month use of anti-depressants (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor)

Effect of six-month use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) on surrogate markers of atherosclerosis: A prospective longitudinal hospital- based pilot study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/10/016035
Enrollment
80
Registered
2018-10-15
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: F419- Anxiety disorder, unspecified Health Condition 2: F449- Dissociative and conversion disorder, unspecified Health Condition 3: F509- Eating disorder, unspecified Health Condition 4: F339- Major depressive disorder, recurrent, unspecified Health Condition 5: F329- Major depressive disorder, singleepisode, unspecified Health Condition 6: F489- Nonpsychotic mental disorder, unspecified Health Condition 7: F429- Obsessive-compulsive disorder, unspecified Health Condition 8:

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur Chhattisgarh
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Newly diagnosed patients of Depression/ Anxiety/ OCD/ Somatoform disorder who will be started on SSRI therapy 2) Those who will consent to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) History of anti-psychotic treatment (olanzapine, quetiapine, ziprasidone, risperidone, aripiprazole) 2) History of substance abuse (amphetamines, cocaine, ecstasy) 3) Pregnant women 4) History of use of drugs which either increase body weight/ BMI/ promote atherosclerosis (TCAs, OCPs, MAOIs, Corticosteroids, Anti-epileptics) 5) Any patient who is concurrently using statins 6) Any patient with depression following cerebrovascular accident 7) Any patient with Thyroid disease/ newly diagnosed with thyroid disease 8) Any patient with dyslipidemia 9) Any patient with BMI of overweight (25.0-29.9) or obese (>= 30.0)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Number of patients with at least 5% increase in total cholesterol level from baselineTimepoint: First Visit (Baseline, 0 weeks) Second Visit (12th week) Third Visit (24th week)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Number of patients showing increase in BMI, waist circumference, waist hip ratio and CRP, and irregularities in ECG from the baseline at the end of six-month follow-up.Timepoint: First Visit (Baseline, 0 weeks) Second Visit (12th week) Third Visit (24th week);Number of patients showing increased Apolipoprotein B100 from the baseline at the end of six-month follow-up.Timepoint: First Visit (Baseline, 0 weeks) Third Visit (24th week)

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Dhyuti Gupta

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

drspdhaneria@rediffmail.com9406675067

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026