Clinical Trials at the CAMH Clinical trials in depression are being conducted at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Clarke Site under the supervision of Dr. S.H. Kennedy. We are currently evaluating the effectiveness of investigational treatments in people with major depression. Participants receive either an investigational drug, placebo or an antidepressant medication already on the market for depression. Regardless of which treatment group study participants are assigned, they will receive the same supportive clinical management during each clinic visit. Whether study participants are responding or not to treatment, they have the option of discontinuing treatment at any time in the study and alternative treatment options are reviewed with them.
Participants receive a full diagnostic evaluation and they learn more about their health.
They are asked to visit the clinic on a regular basis, which allows them to be closely monitored by the study doctor while on the medication. During each of the study visits participants are asked about their symptoms and experiences and are asked to indicate whether there is an improvement or if nothing has changed. You must be 18 year of age or older, taking no medication, and in good health to participate in a treatment study of an investigational antidepressant medication at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Depending on your symptom profile, you may be eligible to take part in one of these clinical trials. The Centre is not able to provide diagnostic, treatment or referral services through the Internet.