Optimization of Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression Based on Multidimensional Clinical Assessment Classification

August 24, 2020 updated by: Shanghai Mental Health Center
Major depressive disorder (MDD) characterized by high prevalence, high recurrence rate and high disability rate is a mental illness with the heaviest burden and has become a major public health issue in China and the world. Great challenges in diagnosis and treatment of depression consist of the complicated pathogenesis, a lack of objective diagnostic criteria, unsatisfactory treatment outcomes and poor treatment compliance. The previous studies of our research team showed that depression is affected by multiple factors. We could explore important markers for the diagnosis, treatment and prediction of treatment efficacy in depressed patients' data collected from different dimensions including immunometabolism, brain electrophysiology, brain structure and functional neural circuits, neuropsychology and psychophysiology. Our completed studies in the National Science and Technology Support Program and National Key Research and Development (R&D) Program of the 12th and 13th Five-Year Plan in China found that treatment designed for specific clinical subtypes can improve the treatment effect, and meanwhile, the application of electronic-measurement based care (e-MBC) combined with smart mobile terminals can effectively provide whole-course medical management for patients, improve patient compliance and increase the efficacy of clinical diagnosis and treatment. However, due to disease diagnosis based on clinical symptomatology without subtype distinction and lack of multi-scale biological data mining, multidimensional assessment and deep integration, the results of most previous studies can hardly be used in clinical practice. Therefore, there is a strong urge to carry out a systematic research in which multidimensional evaluation of clinical characteristics and a large scale of data collection and mining are needed to form clinical diagnosis and optimal treatment regimens for depression subtypes. To achieve the goal, patients with depression will be our research subject in this study. First, on the basis of the previous cohort study and the whole-course e-MBC, patients' data of movement, respiratory rate, heart rate and sleep will be further collected. With the help of artificial intelligence (AI) technology such as deep machine learning, the data integrated with EEG imaging and specific immunometabolic markers in blood will be analyzed with clinical characteristics. The model of diagnosis and classification will be established based on multidimensional clinical assessment and verified. Second, through a prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial, optimal treatment regimens for different depression subtypes and individualized magnetic stimulation physical intervention technology navigated by AI will be explored so as to establish a predictive model of curative effect. Finally, long-term follow-up and its regular data collection can be completed on the patient diagnosis and treatment platform which is linked to the e-MBC. Thus, a stable clinical cohort and an advanced database containing multidimensional information of depression will be set up. The whole course e-MBC management platform will be optimized and promoted to improve patient compliance, treatment efficiency and prognosis. This study can provide evidence for precise diagnosis and classification of depression and optimal treatment regimens for different subtypes.

Study Overview

Status

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Unknown

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

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960

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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  • Name: daihui Peng, MD. PhD.
  • Phone Number: 18017311136
  • Email: pdhsh@126.com

Study Locations

  • China
    • Shanghai
      • Shanghai, Shanghai, China
        • Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
      • Shanghai, Shanghai, China
        • Med-X Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
      • Shanghai, Shanghai, China
        • Renji Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
      • Shanghai, Shanghai, China
        • Shanghai Tenth people's hospital, Tongji university

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. 18-60 years old;
  2. Meeting with the criteria of major depressive disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-5;
  3. Scored 20 or higher on the Hamilton's Depression Scale with 24 items (HAMD-24);
  4. With enough audio-visual ability and comprehensive ability to accomplish the visits;
  5. No medication or washout period of at least 2 weeks
  6. Scored less than 14 on the Hypomania Symptom Checklist-32 (HCL-32);

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Existing serious and active physical diseases that may interfere with treatment (abnormal indicators> 2 times the normal value), or there is a pharmacological conflict between the current medical medication and the study drug;
  2. Previous mania or hypomania episodes;
  3. Female patients who are pregnant, planning to be pregnant or breastfeeding;
  4. Current high suicide risk (e.g. 3rd item of HAMD-24 scored≥3(suicidality));
  5. Had ECT, MECT or rTMS in the past 6 months;
  6. Experienced a history of dependence on psychoactive substances, organic mental disorders, personality disorders, mental retardation, neurodegenerative diseases, brain trauma and cerebrovascular diseases.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: MDD with melancholic features
Drug: SSRIs/SNRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/ Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors)
Patients will be treated with one kind of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors/ serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors. Dose is titrated to the minimum effective dose within 2 weeks. Benzodiazepines can be used for a short period lasting no more than 2 weeks.
Drug: Treatment as Usual
The research doctor discusses the treatment plan with the patient, and therapies and drugs are not limited.
Combination product: SSRIs/SNRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/ Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors) Combined with Magnetic Stimulations
Drug therapies are the same as the SSRIs/SNRIs monotherapy group. Patients will randomly receive one kind of magnetic stimulations including repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), continuous theta burst stimulation(cTBS) and intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) at a ratio of 1:1:1.
Experimental: MDD with atypical features
Drug: SSRIs/SNRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/ Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors)
Patients will be treated with one kind of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors/ serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors. Dose is titrated to the minimum effective dose within 2 weeks. Benzodiazepines can be used for a short period lasting no more than 2 weeks.
Drug: Treatment as Usual
The research doctor discusses the treatment plan with the patient, and therapies and drugs are not limited.
Combination product: SSRIs/SNRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/ Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors) Combined with Magnetic Stimulations
Drug therapies are the same as the SSRIs/SNRIs monotherapy group. Patients will randomly receive one kind of magnetic stimulations including repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), continuous theta burst stimulation(cTBS) and intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) at a ratio of 1:1:1.
Experimental: MDD with anxious distress
Drug: SSRIs/SNRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/ Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors)
Patients will be treated with one kind of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors/ serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors. Dose is titrated to the minimum effective dose within 2 weeks. Benzodiazepines can be used for a short period lasting no more than 2 weeks.
Drug: Treatment as Usual
The research doctor discusses the treatment plan with the patient, and therapies and drugs are not limited.
Combination product: SSRIs/SNRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/ Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors) Combined with Magnetic Stimulations
Drug therapies are the same as the SSRIs/SNRIs monotherapy group. Patients will randomly receive one kind of magnetic stimulations including repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), continuous theta burst stimulation(cTBS) and intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) at a ratio of 1:1:1.
Experimental: MDD (overall)
Drug: SSRIs/SNRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/ Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors)
Patients will be treated with one kind of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors/ serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors. Dose is titrated to the minimum effective dose within 2 weeks. Benzodiazepines can be used for a short period lasting no more than 2 weeks.
Drug: Treatment as Usual
The research doctor discusses the treatment plan with the patient, and therapies and drugs are not limited.
Combination product: SSRIs/SNRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors/ Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors) Combined with Magnetic Stimulations
Drug therapies are the same as the SSRIs/SNRIs monotherapy group. Patients will randomly receive one kind of magnetic stimulations including repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), continuous theta burst stimulation(cTBS) and intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) at a ratio of 1:1:1.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
remission of acute phase
Time Frame: 12 weeks
scored 7 or lower on the Hamilton's Depression Scale with 24 items
12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Shanghai Mental Health Center

Collaborators

Collaborators

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RenJi Hospital
Huashan Hospital
Shanghai 10th People's Hospital
Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Zhejiang University
Nanjing Medical University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

Study Start

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October 1, 2020

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

Primary Completion

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September 1, 2022

Study Completion (Anticipated)

Study Completion

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September 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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August 24, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 24, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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August 27, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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August 27, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 24, 2020

Last Verified

Last Verified

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August 1, 2020

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  • SHZD2020PDH

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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