Patients with major depressive disorder and healthy participants.
Conditions
Interventions
For the escitalopram group, the study drug (Lexapro tablets or its generic products) will be used. We will conduct no pharmaceutical intervention in the usual care group, the cross-sectional study gro
Sponsors
Okada Go
XNef, Inc.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: [Patients] (1)Men and women aged between 20 and 75 at the time of consent acquisition. (2)Patients with major depressive disorder using M.I.N.I. measured after obtaining the consent. (3)Patients who provide written and voluntary consent for participation in this study. [Healthy participants] (1)Men and women aged between 20 and 75 at the time of consent acquisition. (2)Those whose M.I.N.I. results measured after obtaining consent are not psychiatric disorders. (3)Participants who provide written and voluntary consent for participation in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: [Patients] (1)Patients with mental status that makes it difficult to understand the purpose of the study. (2)Patients who meet any of the following criteria: -Patients with depression with psychotic features. -Patients who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia using DSM-5. -Patients who have been diagnosed with substance abuse within 6 months prior to obtaining consent. -Patients who have been treated for an anxiety disorder within 6 months prior to obtaining consent. -Patient who have a comorbid personality disorder at the time of consent acquisition. (3)Patients with significant suicidal tendencies. (4)Patients with contraindications to MRI. (5)Patients who are deemed inappropriate as research participants by the principal investigator or a subinvestigator. [Healthy participants] (1)Participants with current or history of psychiatric or neurological disorders. (2)Participants with contraindications to MRI. (3)Participants who are deemed inappropriate as research participants by the principal investigator or a subinvestigator.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| AUC of ROC curves in discriminating between depressed and healthy groups calculated using depression diagnostic brain network markers. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -Diagnostic brain network markers for major depressive disorder evaluated longitudinally (0w, 6w, 6m). -Depression severity (Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression) obtained longitudinally (0w, 6w) in the escitalopram group. -Depression severity (Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression) obtained longitudinally (0w, 6w) in the usual care group. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactGo Okada
Hiroshima University
Outcome results
None listed