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Clinical characteristics analysis and exploratory intervention of niacin blunting subtype in depressive disorder

Clinical characteristics analysis and exploratory intervention of niacin blunting subtype in depressive disorder

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500105982
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-07-15
Start date
2024-05-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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Conditions

depression

Interventions

Healthy Control Group(Study Part I):None
Depression Group(Study Part I):Routine Drugs Treatment
Research Group(Study Part II):SSRI combine with acipimox treatment
Control Group(Study Part II):None

Sponsors

Beijing Anding Hospital,Capital Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Study Part I: (1).Depression Group: 1) age range: 18 to 60; 2) DSM-5 standard diagnosis of depression; 3) total score of >= 17 points on Hamilton Depression Score (HAMD-17) at baseline; 4) antidepressant therapy not received during the 2 weeks prior to baseline; 5) MECT/rTMS therapy not received within the 4 weeks prior to baseline; 6) has adequate visual and understanding capabilities; 7) informed consent signed by the subjects. (2).Healthy Control Group: 1) age range: 18 to 60; regardless of gender; 2) no history of psychiatric illness; 3) no previous use of psychotropic drugs; 4) have an education level of at least primary school and be capable of understanding the content of the study; 5) informed consent signed by the subjects. 2.Study Part II: 1) age range: 18 to 60; 2) DSM-5 standard diagnosis of depression; 3) total score of >= 17 points on Hamilton Depression Score (HAMD-17) at baseline; 4) NSFT response index at baseline of <=6920.5, suggesting a moderate or greater risk; 5) antidepressant therapy not received during the 2 weeks prior to baseline; 6) MECT/rTMS therapy not received within the 4 weeks prior to baseline; 7) planning to receive SSRI therapy; 8) has adequate visual and understanding capabilities; 9) informed consent signed by the subjects.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Study Part I: (1).Depression Group:1) Current or previous significant diagnoses consistent with DSM-5 other than depressive disorders including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, neurodevelopmental disorders, and neurocognitive disorders; 2) Patients with a previous history of alcohol or psychoactive drug dependence; 3) Patients taking immunosuppressants, anti-inflammatory drugs, or multivitamin supplements; 4) Female patients who are nursing or pregnant; 5) Currently having serious or unstable physical illness; 6) Individuals with forearm skin injuries or diseases; 7) Individuals with a severe allergic constitution. (2).Healthy Control Group: 1) Individuals with psychiatric illness within two or three generations; 2) Individuals with history of disorders of consciousness; 3) Family history of genetic disorders; 4) Individuals with significant physical illnesses; 5) History of alcohol or drug abuse; 6) Individuals with an history of alcohol or drug abuse; 7) Pregnant or breastfeeding women; 8) Individuals with forearm skin injuries or diseases; 9) Individuals with a severe allergic constitution. Study Part II: 1) Current or previous significant diagnoses consistent with DSM-5 other than depressive disorders including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, neurodevelopmental disorders, and neurocognitive disorders; 2) Patients with a previous history of alcohol or psychoactive drug dependence; 3) Presence of severe self-injury, suicidal ideation or behavior with a HAMD-17 scale item 3 >= 3 points; 4) Current serious or unstable physical illness, or clinically significant abnormalities in laboratory tests or functional tests in the judgment of the investigator; 5) Patients with refractory depression (those who have taken two antidepressant medications with different mechanisms of action for the current episode and who have not responded to the full dosage and course of treatment); 6) Patients with a history of allergy to nicotinic acid-based preparations; 7) Patients taking immunosuppressants, anti-inflammatory drugs, statins or fibrates, and multivitamin supplements; 8) Patients who have received an investigational drug or used an invasive investigational medical device within 3 months prior to the first dose of the investigational drug, or are expected to participate in another clinical interventional trial up to the primary endpoint; 9) Pregnant or breastfeeding women; 10) Individuals with forearm skin injuries or diseases; 11) Individuals with a severe allergic constitution.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
NSFR scores(Study Part I);17-item Hamilton Depression Scale Scores(8 week minus baseline)(Study Part II);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
17-item Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD-17) (Study Part I);Inventory for Depressive Symptomatology,Self-Report(IDS-SR30)(Study Part I);Inventory for Depressive Symptomatology,Clinician Rated(IDS-C30)(Study Part I);NSFR scores(Study Part II);Inventory for Depressive Symptomatology,Self-Report Scores (4 and 8 week minus baseline)(Study Part II);Inventory for Depressive Symptomatology,Clinician Rated Scores (4 and 8 week minus baseline)(Study Part II);Blood Lipid Level(Study Part II);Uric Acid Level(Study Part II);Medication Adherence Assessment(Study Part II);17-item Hamilton Depression Scale Scores(4 week minus baseline)(Study Part II);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLing Zhang

Beijing Anding Hospital,Capital Medical University

13661341082@163.com+86 136 6134 1082

Outcome results

None listed

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