Purpose

Depressed outpatients will be treated with (determined by chance, like flipping a coin) one of two standard antidepressant medicines (escitalopram [Lexapro] or bupropion [Wellbutrin]) or both drugs for 12 weeks in order to determine whether using both medications together works better than either alone.

Type of Study: Clinical Trial
Setting of Study: outpatient
Clinical Trials.gov number: unknown
Providing Clinical Treatment?: Yes
No Cost Treatment?: Yes

Study Activities

Filling Out Forms
Blood Samples

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years - 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study: Both
This study is not recruiting Healthy Volunteers.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:
- Current Major Depression
- Not currently taking effective medication
- Not taking or willing to discontinue ineffective medication
- age 18-65

Links
This is the DES website listing all DES studies

Location: 1051 Riverside Drive New York, New York 10032 usa
Clinic: Depression Evaluation Service
Division: Therapeutics

Study chairs or principal investigators:
Jonathan W. Stewart M.D., Principal Investigator

Co-investigators:
Patrick J. McGrath, M.D.,