Natural Supplements for Unipolar Depression

April 17, 2017 updated by: Cambridge Health Alliance

Phase 4 Study: An Open Study of the Efficacy and Tolerability in Unipolar Depression of Augmentation of the One-carbon Cycle With L-methionine, Betaine and Folate

This study is being conducted to determine the clinical response rate for the regimen of L-methionine, betaine and folate for unipolar depression.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The study is 6 weeks long, with 9 clinical visits. All visits will take place at our location in Massachusetts.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

20

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Massachusetts
      • Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, 02139
        • Cambridge Health Alliance

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years to 62 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • DSM-IV diagnosis of a MDD or DDNOS; clinical indication for treatment of current depressive symptoms; HDS > 18; women of reproductive potential must use an acceptable method of birth control

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Treatment with another psychotropic drug; history of mania or hypomania; history of bipolar illness in first-degree relatives; active homicidality; pregnant; trying to become pregnant, or nursing; unstable medical condition; current substance abuse in the past month; history of sulfa allergy

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Supplements of L-methionine, betaine and folate
Drug: Supplements of L-methionine, betaine and folate

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Depressive symptoms

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Cambridge Health Alliance

Collaborators

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2004

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

September 17, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 12, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 26, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 27, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 18, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 17, 2017

Last Verified

April 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CHA-IRB-0048/04/04

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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