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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02793648
Date of registration: 30/11/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Yolanda de Diego Otero
Public title: Effectiveness of Ascorbic Acid and Tocopherol for Depression in Elderly.
Scientific title: Phase II, Double-blind, Randomized, 1-way Cross-over, to Investigate the Effectiveness of the Combination of Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) and Tocopherol (Vitamin E) Versus Placebo for the Treatment of Depressive Disorders in Elderly
Date of first enrolment: October 2014
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02793648
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Crossover Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator).  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
Spain
Contacts
Name:     Lucia M Perez-Costillas, MD PhD
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Affiliation:  Hospital Regional universitario de Malaga. UGC Salud Mental.
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosis of mild or moderate depression by Mini International Neuropsychiatric
Interview (MINI).

- Having more than 55 years old

- Have signed the informed consent document before starting the participation in the
trial

Exclusion Criteria:

- Any advanced severe or unstable disease.

- Previous diagnose and / or presence of severe mental disorder.

- Risk of suicidal behavior.

- Any treatment regimen, including treatment with psychotropic drugs and / or
anticonvulsant therapy that has not been stable for a period = 4 weeks prior to
randomization.

- Current treatment with more than two psychoactive medications, including medications
for seizures control.

- Intake more than 100 mg of vitamin E or C a day in the last 4 months.

- Hypoprothrombinemia secondary to vitamin K deficiency

- Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G-6-PD).

- Treatment with oral anticoagulants.

- Initiate or change the pharmacological or non-pharmacological interventions during the
course of the trial.

- Allergy to the formula components (or excipient used)



Age minimum: 55 Years
Age maximum: 85 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Depression
Intervention(s)
Drug: Alpha tocopherol
Drug: Ascorbic Acid
Drug: PLACEBO
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in depressive symptoms through Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) [Time Frame: 0,3, 6 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in the individual level of functioning through the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) [Time Frame: 0,3, 6 months]
Change in cognitive impairment through MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION (MMSE) [Time Frame: 0,3, 6 months]
Change in the disease through the Clinical Global Impression (CGI) [Time Frame: 0,3, 6 months]
Change in the levels of blood oxidative stress through the antioxidant level [Time Frame: 0,3, 6 months]
Change in anxiety through the State Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S) [Time Frame: 0, 3, 6 months]
Change in the memory through the Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS-III) [Time Frame: 0, 3, 6 months]
Secondary ID(s)
PI-0290-2012
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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