Major depressive disorder in the elderly
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: (1) Written informed consent signed by patients and their family members; (2) Age =60 years; (3) Meeting the Diagnostic criteria for single or recurrent major depressive disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders- Fifth Edition (DSM-5); (4) Currently in the acute phase, the total score of HRDS-17 at baseline was =18 (5) Symptoms of cognitive impairment, MoCA <26 (6) Primary school education or above.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with a history of epilepsy or coronary heart disease or other serious unstable physical diseases; (2) Participated in another interventional clinical study within the past month; (3) Previous or current DSM-5 diagnosis of any of the following mental disorders: Organic mental disorders, alzheimer's disease and other causes lead to secondary causes of dementia, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, delusional disorders, undifferentiated patients with mental illness, has a history of substance abuse, including with alcohol, and active drug abuse in the past 12 months, except nicotine. (4) Taking antidepressants, psychotropic drugs and other psychotropic drugs in recent 2 weeks (5) Severe aphasia, visual impairment and hearing impairment were unable to complete the scale assessment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in ADAS-COG scale score from baseline at the end of 24 weeks; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in HAMD-17 score from baseline at each follow-up point;Changes in ADAS-COG score from baseline at each follow-up point;Change of MoCA scale score from baseline at each follow-up point;Complete response rate: Proportion of patients with HAMD-17 score =7 at each visit;Treatment response rate: the proportion of HAMD-17 score reduction rate =50% from baseline at each visit point;Change in GAD scale score from baseline at each follow-up point;Change in GDS score from baseline at each follow-up point;Change in ADL scale score from baseline at each follow-up point;Change in BSI-CV score from baseline at each follow-up point; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Beijing Anding Hospital