AndroGel in Men With Major Depression and Incomplete Response to Antidepressant Treatment
Summary
We hypothesize that AndroGel may offer some relief to subjects with low or borderline testosterone levels who suffer from depression and have failed to respond to a trial of a standard antidepressant.
During this nine week, outpatient, double-blind study, male subjects between the ages of 30 and 65 years with treatment-refractory depression and low or borderline low testosterone levels will be treated with either AndroGel or placebo. Following this nine week, double-blind phase, eligible subjects will have the option to continue into a six month, open-label phase during which time all subjects will receive the AndroGel patch.
Description
We will recruit 100 men between the ages of 30 and 65 years who have treatment-refractory depression and low or borderline low testosterone levels for participation in this study. For a period of nine weeks subjects will receive double-blind treatment with either AndroGel (testosterone gel) or placebo. During this double-blind treatment phase subjects will come to McLean Hospital for a total of seven visits. Both clinical assessments (including ratings of your levels of depression and anxiety, quality of life, and visuospatial memory)and laboratory tests will be performed at these visits. Following the nine week, double-blind phase, eligible subjects may enter into a six month, open-label treatment phase in which all subject receive AndroGel. If you participate in the open-label phase, you will be asked to return to the site for 8 visits during the six month period.
Study Design
Allocation: Randomized, Control: Placebo Control, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Conditions
Depressive Disorder, Major
Intervention
Testosterone gel, Placebo
Location
McLean Hospital
Belmont
Massachusetts
United States
02478
Status
Active, not recruiting
Source
Mclean Hospital
Results (where available)
Links
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00304746
- Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 15, 2010
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Bipolar Disorder
A major affective disorder marked by severe mood swings (manic or major depressive episodes) and a tendency to remission and recurrence.
Testosterone Congeners
Steroidal compounds related to TESTOSTERONE, the major mammalian male sex hormone. Testosterone congeners include important testosterone precursors in the biosynthetic pathways, metabolites, derivatives, and synthetic steroids with androgenic activities.
Trazodone
A serotonin uptake inhibitor that is used as an antidepressive agent. It has been shown to be effective in patients with major depressive disorders and other subsets of depressive disorders. It is generally more useful in depressive disorders associated with insomnia and anxiety. This drug does not aggravate psychotic symptoms in patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p309)
Depressive Disorder, Major
Marked depression appearing in the involution period and characterized by hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, and agitation.
Testosterone
A potent androgenic steroid and major product secreted by the LEYDIG CELLS of the TESTIS. Its production is stimulated by LUTEINIZING HORMONE from the PITUITARY GLAND. In turn, testosterone exerts feedback control of the pituitary LH and FSH secretion. Depending on the tissues, testosterone can be further converted to DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE or ESTRADIOL.
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