Rapid Depression Treatment Study (Pitt GATE Study)
In person · Pittsburgh · PA · United States
Research provider: Pitt+Me
About this study
Do you often feel down, low, or depressed? You may be eligible for the GATE study, a research study to test a new experimental treatment for depression. Over a 45-day period, participants will complete clinical interviews and questionnaires, receive one infusion of drug or placebo, complete a computer-based training treatment, and complete assessments. Compensation provided.
What you’ll do
An infusion of apimostinel, which may have rapid-acting antidepressant properties, or placebo Practice in a computer-based task designed to retrain the brain and create lasting, beneficial changes
Who the researchers are looking for
Do you often feel down, low, or depressed? You may be eligible for the GATE study, a research study to test a new experimental treatment for depression. Over a 45-day period, participants will complete clinical interviews and questionnaires, receive one infusion of drug or placebo, complete a computer-based training treatment, and complete assessments. Compensation provided.
Review the provider’s screening questions. These requirements do not guarantee selection.
Are you an 18-30 year old with a family history of depression? You may be eligible for a research study to examine the structure and function of the brain in young people with and without family histories of mood disorders. Compensation is provided.
Are you the birth mother of a baby younger than 4 months? Are you experiencing postpartum depression? You and your baby may be eligible to participate in a research study with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on how postpartum mood may influence mother-baby play. Compensation provided.
Are you 60 years old with depression? You may be eligible for a research study to determine what factors may predict successful treatment of
depression with standard medication. Participation involves questionnaires/interviews, cognitive testing, and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan before treatment. Compensation is provided.