Conditions: Depression Menopause Vasomotor Symptoms
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 29
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The primary objective of the study is to determine if an eight-week intervention with duloxetine significantly reduces depressive symptoms in symptomatic menopausal women. It is hypothesized that an eight-week trial with duloxetine promotes significant improvement in depression symptoms in menopausal women. The secondary aim of the study is to examine if an eight-week intervention with duloxetine significantly reduces vasomotor symptoms in symptomatic menopausal women. It is hypothesized that an eight-week trial with duloxetine promotes significant improvement in vasomotor symptoms in menopausal women.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: After a one-week placebo lead-in, all eligible subjects will receive Duloxetine 30 mg per day for one week. After one week on 30 mg, the dosage will be increased 60 mg Duloxetine per day for 7 weeks.

Interventions: intervention 1: Duloxetine
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: One-week placebo lead-in, followed by Duloxetine 30 mg per day for one week. After one week on 30 mg, the dosage will be increased 60 mg per day for the remaining 7 weeks of the study.

Protocol document: