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Keep this study
Lead
Sadat City University
Age
18–50
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Eighty adult outpatients with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) diagnosis of MDD based on a MINI Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) (American Psychiatric Association., 2000; Sheehan et al., 1998), without psychotic features and a total 17 item HAM-D score of at least 18 with item 1 (depressed mood) scored 2 or greater were eligible (Hamilton, 1960).
Patients were requested to be free of all the psychotropic and anti-inflammatory medications for at least 4 weeks before participating in the study.
You may not be if
Patients with bipolar I or bipolar II disorder Patients with personality disorders Patients with eating disorders Patients with substance dependence or abuse Patients with concurrent active medical condition Patients with history of seizures Patients with history of receiving Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) Patients with inflammatory disorders Patients with allergy or contraindications to the used medications Patients with finally pregnant or lactating females Cardiovascular disorders Severe renal impairment: creatinine clearance of ≤ 25 ml/min Moderate or severe hepatic impairment
