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📍 Children's Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · Get directions →

The current study seeks to build on previous research that demonstrates the efficacy of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in combating stigma by investigating the feasibility and acceptability of a protocol to support Black adolescents and young adults in coping with race related stress. The study will consist of a small, purposeful, non-randomized sample (N = 30) of clients enrolled into a 10-session Acceptance and Commitment Therapy group.

📍 Grady Memorial Hospital · Atlanta, GA · +1 more US site · Get directions →

The purpose of this 10-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled study is to determine whether inflammation impacts reward and motor neural circuitry to contribute to depressive symptoms like anhedonia and psychomotor slowing in people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and depression. Sixty male and female patients with HIV who have depression, anhedonia and high inflammation and are stable on effective treatment for their HIV will be randomized to receive either the anti-inflammatory drug baricitinib or a placebo for 10 weeks.

📍 Stony Brook University: Dept of Psychiatry · Stony Brook, NY · Get directions →

This is mechanistic clinical trial that evaluates the role of one of the glutamate receptors (mGluR5) in cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as a common pathway in improving sleep and depression.

📍 Health Discovery Building (HDB), 1601 Trinity St., Bldg B., Z0600 · Austin, TX · Get directions →

The purpose of the study is to identify brain biomarkers and characteristics that predict individual responses to treatment of major depression with the antidepressant drug sertraline (tradename Zoloft), a common selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant. Our central hypothesis is that brain activity and connections jointly measured with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalogram (EEG) will be able to predict an individual's response to sertraline treatment.

📍 University of Utah Department of Psychiatry · Salt Lake City, UT · Get directions →

This is a three-armed clinical trial examining the effect of 5-hydroxytryptophan and creatine monohydrate as augmenting agents for the treatment of depression. Subjects will be randomized between 5-HTP 100mg BID + creatine 5g daily, 5-HTP 200mg BID + creatine 10g daily, vs double placebo, for 8 weeks.

📍 Mayo Clinic in Rochester · Rochester, MN · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to to evaluate the relationships between peak (% change from baseline) central GABA and Glu levels during a 40-min IV ketamine or normal saline infusion utilizing fMRS, and change in peripheral GABA and Glu levels from baseline to 24-hr postinfusion utilizing LCMS, with baseline to 24-hr post-infusion change in depression (MADRS) in 30 TRD adults.

📍 Site 200 · Phoenix, AZ · +39 more US sites · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to determine efficacy differences between ALTO-300 and placebo, used adjunctively to an antidepressant, related to patient characteristics.

📍 UCLA · Westwood, Los Angeles, CA · Get directions →

The goal of this study is to investigate a new treatment for chronic symptoms after concussion or mild traumatic brain injury in people aged 18-65 years old. Chronic symptoms could include dizziness, headache, fatigue, brain fog, memory difficulty, sleep disruption, irritability, or anxiety that occurred or worsened after the injury.

📍 University of Iowa Health Care · Iowa City, IA · Get directions →

A single subanesthetic dose infusion of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist ketamine has rapid and robust antidepressant effects in patients with treatment-refractory major depressive disorder (TRD). A family history of an alcohol use disorder (Family History Positive, FHP) is one of the strongest identified predictors of an improved antidepressant response to ketamine.

📍 Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Winston-Salem, NC · Get directions →

The goal of this pilot study is to learn about the feasibility about prescribing anti-depressants at discharge in patients aged 50 years and older with a lower extremity fragility fracture. The main questions it aims to answer are: * What are the obstacles to enrolling patients and prescribing anti-depressants among older adults?

📍 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →

The goal of this neuroimaging clinical trial is to test whether psilocybin produces significant immediate changes in functional brain activity in networks associated with mood regulation and depression compared to placebo in patients with depression. The trial aims to determine if psilocybin: 1.

📍 Emory University Hospital · Atlanta, GA · Get directions →

The purpose of this 8-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled, study is to explore new treatment options for people with depression who have high inflammation and anhedonia. Seventy male and female participants with depression, between 25-55 years of age, with higher levels of inflammation and anhedonia will be randomized to receive L-DOPA or matched placebo over 8 weeks.

📍 Collaborative Neuroscience Network · Garden Grove, CA · Get directions →

This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of SPN-821 in adults with major depressive disorder

📍 Laureate Institute for Brain Research · Tulsa, OK · Get directions →

This is a 2x2, within-subjects, cross-over trial to test the anti-depressant effects of acute exercise in 20 participants with bipolar depression. Participants will complete four experimental sessions, two with an exercise challenge and two with a resting control condition in a counterbalanced order.

📍 Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →

People living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often experience flares-periods where their symptoms suddenly get worse. These flares can cause significant pain, make it harder to move and do daily activities, and lower overall quality of life.

📍 Harmonex /ID# 277517 · Dothan, AL · +32 more US sites · Get directions →

Major depressive disorder (MDD; depression) is a mood disorder that causes a continued feeling of sadness and loss of interest. It is a common and serious illness that can cause both emotional and physical symptoms such as feelings of sadness, irritability, not being able to focus on activities, tiredness, changes in eating habits, and aches and pains.

📍 UCLA Semel Institute · Los Angeles, CA · Get directions →

The primary objectives of this clinical investigation are to (1) determine the acceptability and feasibility of joining psilocybin-assisted therapy with cognitive-behavioral therapy (PA-CBT) for patients with depression, (2) optimize CBT to most effectively integrate the psilocybin experience with psychotherapy and (3) examine the clinical benefit of psilocybin as an adjunct to cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for major depressive disorder. This study is a randomized, two-arm, fixed dose trial that will test the feasibility, acceptability, and participant and therapist adherence to PA-CBT.

📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +20 more US sites · Get directions →

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if ACP-211 can help treat adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) who have not improved with antidepressant therapy (ADT), including those with treatment resistant depression (TRD). The main questions the study aims to answer are: * Does ACP-211 work better than a placebo (a look-alike capsule with no medicine) to reduce symptoms of depression?

📍 Alabama CRS · Birmingham, AL · +24 more US sites · Get directions →

A phase II, randomized, open-label, two-arm clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of pramipexole extended release (ER) versus escitalopram for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) and comorbid MDD with mild neurocognitive disorder (MND) in persons with HIV (PWH). Participants will be assessed comprehensively and briefly at intercurrent visits to monitor for toxicity, response to therapy, and to assess for dose changes.

📍 Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Winston-Salem, NC · Get directions →

The goal of this trial is to pilot a way for orthopaedic surgeons to safely screen for depression and provide treatment for depression with medication. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.

📍 University of Calgary · Calgary, Alberta · Get directions →

Background and Rationale: Suicide is the second leading cause of death in Canadian Emerging Adults (EAs; 18-24yrs). Current treatments for suicidal thoughts and behaviors are limited and novel treatments are required to save lives.

📍 Health Discovery Building (HDB), 1601 Trinity St., Bldg B., Z0600 · Austin, TX · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and feasibility of sequencing psilocybin therapy with a short-duration, aiTBS protocol (Stanford Accelerated Intelligent Neuromodulation Therapy, or SAINT) in individuals with treatment-resistant major depressive disorder.

📍 Draig Clinical Site · Bentonville, AR · +22 more US sites · Get directions →

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if DT-101 can treat depression in adults. The effect of DT-101 will be compared to placebo.

📍 Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · Get directions →

This study is a mechanistic randomized controlled trial that investigates whether inhibition of tumor necrosis factor signaling via intravenous infusion of infliximab improves psychomotor speed and executive functioning in depressed individuals who exhibit an inflammatory phenotype.

📍 Cevaxin - The Panama Clinic · Panama City, · Get directions →

This is a multi-center, open label Phase 2a clinical trial in subjects with sickle cell disease to assess safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of HBI-002, an orally administered liquid containing carbon monoxide (CO), with doses daily for 14 days.

📍 VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI · Ann Arbor, MI · +1 more US site · Get directions →

The purpose of this clinical trial is to better understand how people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) respond to gradual dose reduction, or "tapering", of steroid medications like prednisone. Some people with RA have symptoms when steroid dose is reduced, while others don't.

📍 Sunnybrook Health Science Center · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →

Perinatal depression and anxiety (PDA) are the leading causes of maternal mortality in developed countries. Women with a history of depression have a 20 fold higher risk of PDA at subsequent pregnancies.

📍 Harbor UCLA Medical Center · Torrance, CA · Get directions →

The purpose of this research is to see if ketamine is effective and safe in treating children and young adults with sickle cell disease experiencing sickle cell related pain. In this study, we will compare the outcomes (such as pain scores) in persons who receive standard of care pain medicine (an opioid such as morphine) plus a low dose (amount) of ketamine to those who receive only standard of care pain medicine.

📍 Duke South Neurology Clinic 1L · Durham, NC · Get directions →

The goal of this Phase II clinical trial is to learn if the oral synthetic allopreganolone analog (zuranolone) is safe to take and is well tolerated by stroke survivors experiencing moderate to severe post-stroke depression and if it will help with the symptoms of depression. The main questions it will aim to answer are: * Is zuranolone safe to take by participants who have moderate to severe post-stroke depression?

📍 Washington University School of Medicine · St Louis, MO · Get directions →

The sequential trial compares recovery and mHealth engagement outcomes among Black participants who participated in the mHealth intervention uMAT-R or uMAT-R + enhanced community engagement. The mHealth intervention seeks to support people in various stages of recovery who are also seeking other forms of substance use treatment.

📍 Stanford University · Palo Alto, CA · Get directions →

This research study aims to understand how people with depression respond to the medication pramipexole and to determine whether clinical response differs depending on the function of specific circuits in the brain. The investigators hope to learn which circuits are involved in depression and how these circuits interact with pramipexole to affect mood, behavior, and cognition.

📍 Children's Healthcare fo Atlanta at Hughes Spalding · Atlanta, GA · +1 more US site · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to determine whether giving extra arginine to patients with sickle cell disease seeking treatment for vaso-occlusive painful events (VOE) will decrease pain scores, decrease need for pain medications or decrease length of hospital stay or emergency department visit.

📍 The Hospital for Sick Children · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →

This study is being done to learn about etavopivat, a once a day medicine taken by mouth in adolescents with sickle cell disease. The main goals are to study safety and how long etavopivat stays in the bloodstream, while also studying if there are benefits from taking etavopivat.

📍 Artiva Investigational Site Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL · +30 more US sites · Get directions →

A Basket Trial of Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Sjögren's Disease (SjD), Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIMs) and Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) subjects to evaluate the safety and efficacy of AlloNK, a non-genetically modified allogeneic NK cell, in combination with rituximab.

📍 Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates · Gilbert, AZ · +21 more US sites · Get directions →

This is a Phase 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study with a total duration of 32 weeks from Screening to End-of-Study (EOS) Visit. Approximately 180 participants are planned to be enrolled.

📍 Rheumatology Clinic, St. Joseph's Health Care · London, Ontario · Get directions →

This study will evaluate the retention rates of two advanced therapies, Tumour Necrosis Factor (TNF) and Janus kinase inhibitor (JAK) in the treatment of adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) over a two year period. It will also examine the ability to embed a clinical trial in a clinical situation using an electronic medical record (EMR).

📍 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · Get directions →

The proposed study aims to establish the feasibility and safety of subcutaneous tocilizumab, a monoclonal antibody (mAb) against interleukin (IL)-6 receptor, in adults with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and evidence of peripheral immune activation. IL-6 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine implicated in the pathophysiology of depression.

📍 St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Lemborexant works to treat residual insomnia in adults with depression that is being treated. It will also learn about how practical, tolerable, and effective Lemborexant is.

📍 Toronto Western Hospital · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to see if one or two doses of psilocybin is more effective in relieving depressive symptoms in patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Researchers also want to know if a second dose of psilocybin is safe and well-tolerated.

📍 University of Cincinnati, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience · Cincinnati, OH · Get directions →

Acute, double-blind, adaptively randomized treatment with duloxetine or escitalopram, followed by double-blind, randomized adjunctive treatment with clonazepam or pregabalin for persistent symptoms.

📍 University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · Get directions →

Although treatments for depression are effective for many people, not everyone responds to treatment. This lack of treatment response could be due, in part, to the presence of multiple underlying causes of people's depression.

📍 Nkarta Investigational Site · Orange, CA · +14 more US sites · Get directions →

This is a Phase 1/2, open-label, multi-center, multi-cohort, non-randomized dose escalation and dose expansion basket study to determine the safety and tolerability of NKX019 (allogeneic CAR NK cells targeting CD19) in participants with autoimmune diseases.

📍 Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC · Durham, NC · Get directions →

Anxiety and depression symptoms occur at high rates in Veteran populations and can significantly impact function, compromising the ability to work and to successfully form and maintain valued relationships. Several other symptoms commonly occur with anxiety and depression, including poor sleep quality and chronic pain.

📍 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · Get directions →

To determine the feasibility and efficacy of matching donor red cells by RH genotype for a cohort of chronically transfused patients with SCD.

📍 Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital · St Louis, MO · Get directions →

The investigators hypothesize that brief behavioral therapy and targeted propofol infusion in depressed geriatric patients will augment subsequent slow wave sleep and improve clinical and cognitive outcomes. The team will recruit 70 participants for a double-blinded placebo controlled randomized controlled trial.

📍 Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic · Pittsburgh, PA · Get directions →

Apimostinel shows initial promise as a novel rapid-acting antidepressant medication with minimal side effects or safety concerns. Cognitive Training (CT) is a digital intervention that has shown promise in extending the durability of another similar drug (ketamine).

📍 Yale University · New Haven, CT · Get directions →

The goal of this observational study is to identify targetable neural substrates of depression in Parkinson's Disease for the first time in people with Parkinson's between the ages of 40 and 80, who are experiencing symptoms of depression.

📍 MD Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · Get directions →

To learn about the feasibility, safety, and effects of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy on depression and/or anxiety in participants who are being treated for advanced cancer.

📍 Laureate Institute for Brain Research · Tulsa, OK · Get directions →

This is a parallel group, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study. Participants with MDD (n=90) and HC (n=90) will be randomly assigned (2:1) to receive either lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (0.8ng/kg of body weight) or placebo (same volume of 0.9% saline) administered as an intravenous bolus.

📍 VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI · Ann Arbor, MI · Get directions →

This is a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of ketamine infusions followed by a brief behavioral intervention in Veterans with chronic low back pain and depression.

📍 University of California, Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · +1 more US site · Get directions →

This is an open label, non-randomized, 2-center, phase 1/2 trial of a single infusion of sickle allele modified cluster of differentiation (CD34+) hematopoietic stem progenitor cells (HSPCs) in subjects with in subjects ≥12 years old to 35 years old severe Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). The study will evaluate the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) using CRISPR/Cas9 edited red blood cells (known as CRISPR\_SCD001 Drug Product).

📍 The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · Get directions →

This clinical research study is to learn about the feasibility, safety, and effects of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for cancer survivors with depression and/or anxiety.

📍 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · Get directions →

This project is designed to examine the role of the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex (sgACC) in anhedonia and anxiety in humans with depression, as well as the acute and sustained effects of ketamine on agACC activation and depression symptoms.

📍 Clinical Research Site · Bellflower, CA · +39 more US sites · Get directions →

This is a randomized, double-blind, active-controlled, multi-center study to evaluate the efficacy of AXS-05, compared to bupropion, in preventing the relapse of depressive symptoms in subjects with major depressive disorder (MDD) who have responded to treatment with AXS-05.

📍 Civil Hospital of Guadalajara · Guadalajara, Jalisco · Get directions →

The objective of this clinical trial is to determine whether α-tocopherol (vitamin E) supplementation decreases inflammation and clinical activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).The main questions to be answered are: * Is supplementation with vitamin E (α-tocopherol) for one month associated with decreased clinical activity and inflammation in patients with RA? Researchers will compare α-tocopherol with a placebo (a look-alike substance containing no active ingredient) to see if α-tocopherol effectively reduces inflammation and clinical activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

📍 University of California, San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to understand whether people with Parkinson's Disease and depression have improvement in their symptoms after psilocybin therapy.

📍 Stanford Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department · Palo Alto, CA · +1 more US site · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to understand how a psychotropic medication called guanfacine affects brain network functioning in humans, and how this function interacts with cognitive impairments in people experiencing depressive symptoms.

📍 IMA Clinical Research- Phoenix · Phoenix, AZ · +24 more US sites · Get directions →

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a drug called TNX-102 SL works to treat moderate to severe major depressive disorder in adults. It will also learn about the safety of TNX-102 SL.

📍 The Parsons Research Center for Psychedelic Healing · New York, NY · Get directions →

This is an open-label psilocybin-assisted therapy study that will examine the safety and tolerability of psilocybin-assisted therapy in the offspring of genocide survivors with mood and anxiety disorders. The study will also investigate the efficacy of psilocybin-assisted therapy in reducing symptoms such as depression, anxiety and stress, as well as changes to the psychological effects of parental exposure to genocide, and changes to psychological resilience.

📍 NYU Langone Health · New York, NY · +1 more US site · Get directions →

This study will examine the biological factors that may modulate the relationship between depression and the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Since the direction of causation between depression and the biological factors associated with AD is unknown, the only way to understand cause and associated risk is to treat the depressive symptoms and examine the effects on AD biomarkers.