Trial Information

Summary: New Study: DHEA

Who is eligible?

HIV+ men and women ages 18-70 who have been depressed for two months or longer and:

• Not currently taking antidepressant medication
• No drug use history or in recovery 6+ months
• May also have low energy, low libido, loss of muscle mass

All participants meet with a study psychiatrist weekly or biweekly, and are offered 4 months of treatment with DHEA, although for some there may be an 8-week delay.

What is DHEA?

DHEA is classified as a nutritional supplement. Our product has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration as meeting standards for purity and content (unlike tablets sold in health food stores).

Benefits:

• Free psychiatric treatment and free DHEA.
• Compensation for clinical assessments (questionnaires).
• Endocrinology laboratory sub-study with number of visits flexible, depending on your available time and desire for additional compensation.

Clinical study: New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

Laboratory sub-study:: New York Hospital (Cornell)

Who to call:

Judith Rabkin, Ph.D. (212) 543-5762
or
Martin McElhiney, Ph.D. (212) 543-5331

IRB #3717

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Trial listings updated: June 1, 2008 at 5:43:20 AM