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A Comparison of Antidepressant Treatment in Women With and Without Postpartum Onset of Major Depressive Disorder - NCT00617045-06510(Clinical Trial 203041)



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City:  New Haven
State:  
CT
Zip Code: 06510
Conditions: Postpartum Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess whether the antidepressant, duloxetine, is equally effective as a treatment for subjects who have a Postpartum Onset Depression compared to subjects who have an onset of Major Depressive Disorder prior to delivery. The hypothesis is that duloxetine will be as effective in subjects with Postpartum Major Depressive Disorder as in subjects with a Major Depressive Disorder.
Study summary:
Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: - adult female subjects age 18 and above if onset of depression within 4 weeks of delivery,or onset of depression antenatally either during pregnancy or before pregnancy - must score greater than or equal to 12 on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale - speak English or Spanish - have access to a telephone - provide written and verbal consent Exclusion Criteria: - have current or lifetime psychosis - an unstable medical condition - hypertension - narrow-angle glaucoma - liver disease - seizure disorders - bulimia - anorexia - mania - substance abuse disorders - are breastfeeding - have a known hypersensitivity to duloxetine or any of the active ingredients - are in need of inpatient hospital treatment with an excluded medication - adolescents under the age of 18 Medication Exclusion - other antidepressants - antipsychotic agents - quinolone antibiotics - Type 1C antiarrhythmics - daily benzodiazepines - Treatment with a monoamine oxidase inhibitor
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Date Processed: December 30, 2009
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