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TerminatedNCT00557427

Hypericum vs Fluoxetine for Mild to Moderate Adolescent Depression

Open-labeled Randomized Comparative Study of the Efficacy and Tolerability of Two Times Daily 250mg Hypericum Versus Once Daily 20 - 40 mg Fluoxetine in Adolescent Patients With Mild to Moderate Depression

Status
Terminated
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30 (estimated)
Sponsor
Rafa Laboratories · Industry
Sex
All
Age
12 Years – 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The study is a pilot study where adolescents 12 - 18 years of age with mild to moderate depression will be randomized to receive either hypericum 250mg twice daily or fluoxetine 10mg daily increased to 20mg daily after 1 week and the option to increase to 40mg daily after 4 weeks. Patients will be treated for a total of 8 weeks. Efficacy will be measured using the CDRS-R, BDI-II and the CGI scales. Safety parameters include blood tests, urinalysis and ECG.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGhypericum250mg tablets twice daily for 8 weeks
DRUGfluoxetine20mg - 40mg daily for 8 weeks

Timeline

Start date
2009-01-01
Primary completion
2010-11-01
Completion
2010-11-01
First posted
2007-11-14
Last updated
2011-06-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00557427. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.