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Atorvastatin in Major Depressive Disorder

The effect of Atorvastatinon the Treatment of Patient with Major Depressive Disorder

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20220127053839N1
Enrollment
144
Registered
2022-05-24
Start date
2022-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-05-30

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Conditions

Major Depressive Disorder. Major depressive disorder, recurrent, mild

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: in this group sertralin(sobhan pharmaceutical company)with a final up to 100 mg and atorvastatin 20mg once a day and during 8 weeks are prescribed. Intervention 2:

Sponsors

Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 55 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ? Age 20 to 55 years ? People with Major depressive disorder based on DSM-5 Criteria and clinical interview ? Lack of obvious and serious medical illness based on medical history, medications used, and history of hospitalization in a clinical interview ? Use of any agent or drugs that may have any interactions with sertralin or atorvastatin pharmacokineticlly or pharmacodinamiclly. ? Absence of active suicidal thoughts ? Absence of psychotic symptoms ? No symptoms of severe anxiety or panic disorder based on history and patients self report ? Having Hamilton rating scale for depression above 7 at the beginning of treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ? Existence of a serious uncontrolled medical condition based on medical history, medication use, and history of hospitalization in clinical interviews such as hypo and hyperthyroidism, epilepsy, diabetes, hypertension ? Co-occurrence of other obvious psychiatric disorders including bipolar or mixed mood disorders, severe anxiety disorders, and psychosis ? Existence of symptoms of severe anxiety or panic based on the statements of the patient and their companions in the clinical interview ? History of the mania Period ? Existence of psychotic symptoms associated with depression ? People with suicidal acts or thoughts or suicides at the start of the study ? Contraindications to atorvastatin ? Long-term use of psychiatric and non-psychiatric drugs that interfere with the drugs prescribed in this study ? Take other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs now ? Active and current history of alcohol or drug use ? People with mental retardation or other cognitive and neurological disorders such as delirium, uncontrolled seizures, head trauma, seizure disorders (other than those associated with fever), and neurodegenerative diseases.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Depression severity score in Hamilton Rating Scale for depression. Timepoint: Before intervention and 4, 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Hamilton Rating Scale And DSM5 Criteria.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Depression severity score in Hamilton Rating Scale for depression. Timepoint: Before intervention and 4,8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Hamilton Rating Scale for depression.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Noruzian

Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Fatemeh.noruzian@gmail.com+98 51 3752 8262

Outcome results

None listed

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