Depression and heart disease study
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study looks at how depression affects common heart problems like heart failure, coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, or irregular heartbeat. It may help find better ways to treat both conditions together.
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Who can take part
- You are in one of these groups: healthy, first-time depression only, or first-time depression with heart disease.
- If you have depression, it must be your first episode and diagnosed by at least two psychiatrists.
- You cannot have taken any psychiatric medications in the last 4 weeks, or ever if you are in the depression-only group.
- If you have heart disease, you must have clear evidence of heart failure, coronary disease, high blood pressure, or arrhythmia.
- You cannot have other major health issues like autoimmune disease, severe liver or kidney problems, or lung conditions.
- You must not have taken antibiotics, yogurt, or other things that affect gut bacteria in the last 4 weeks.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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