The state of California currently has 59 active clinical trials seeking participants for Depression research studies. These trials are conducted in various cities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Sacramento.
Cortical Inhibition as a Biomarker of Response in a Comparison of Bilateral Versus Unilateral Accelerated Theta Burst Stimulation for Suicidal Ideation in Treatment-Resistant Depression -COMBAT-SI
Recruiting
This is a prospective clinical trial to confirm the effectiveness of bilateral accelerated theta burst stimulation (aTBS) on suicidal ideation (SI), while exploring cortical inhibition measures in this treatment paradigm. In this proposed study, the investigators will evaluate the anti-suicidal effects of bilateral aTBS over the DLPFC compared to accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation (aiTBS) over the left DLPFC in participants with TRD and SI. Additionally, the investigators aim to id... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 70 years
Trial Updated:
07/21/2025
Locations: UCSD Interventional Psychiatry, San Diego, California
Conditions: Suicidal Ideation, Treatment-resistant Depression
A Study to Explore the Effect of SP-624 on Brain Network Analytics in Healthy Adults and Adults With Major Depression
Recruiting
The main goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the active study drug (code name: SP-624) has any effect on the electrical activity of the brain in adult healthy volunteers and in adults with major depression. Another goal of the study is to learn if SP-624 improves memory and learning in adults with major depression. The study will also provide additional information on the safety of SP-624 and how well it is tolerated in adult healthy volunteers and adults with major depression. Researche... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 60 years
Trial Updated:
07/18/2025
Locations: CenExel CNS, Garden Grove, California
Conditions: Major Depressive Disorder, Depression, Healthy
HeartGPS: A Study Exploring the Effects of a Psychological Intervention for Parents and Their Babies After Prenatal Cardiac Diagnosis
Recruiting
Babies with single ventricle congenital heart disease (SVCHD) are often diagnosed during pregnancy. While prenatal diagnosis has important clinical benefits, it is often stressful and overwhelming for parents, and many express a need for psychological support. HeartGPS is a psychological intervention for parents who receive their baby's diagnosis of SVCHD during pregnancy. It includes 8 sessions with a psychologist, coupled with tailored educational resources, and a personalized care plan. The i... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/16/2025
Locations: Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Conditions: Heart Defects, Congenital, Anxiety in Pregnancy, Depression, Postpartum, Trauma, Psychological, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
RCT for Latina Mental Health Using Web-Based Apps
Recruiting
This study compares a choice-driven, interactive, evidence-informed storytelling web-based app intervention with links to resources and treatment (Tx) recommendations (made by a character via her blog) and Tx locator, to a web-based app with links to publicly available informational internet videos, MH resources, and a treatment locator for at least moderately anxious/depressed untreated English and Spanish speaking Latinas to determine if a story-based, character-driven approach is more effecti... Read More
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/12/2025
Locations: UCLA, Los Angeles, California
Conditions: Mental Health, Anxiety, Depression, Well-Being, Psychological
Treatment ResistAnt Depression Subcallosal CingulatE Network DBS (TRANSCEND)
Recruiting
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of bilateral stimulation of the subcallosal cingulate white matter (SCCwm) using Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) as an adjunctive treatment of non-psychotic unipolar Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in adults.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 22 years and 70 years
Trial Updated:
07/07/2025
Locations: USC University Hospital, Los Angeles, California +2 locations
Conditions: Treatment Resistant Depression
Improving Behavioral Health for Caregivers and Children After Pediatric Injury
Recruiting
Pediatric traumatic injury (PTI) is a public health priority, with more than 125,000 children experiencing injuries that require hospitalization each year. These children, and their caregivers, are affected in many ways that may affect quality of life, emotional and behavioral health, physical recovery, family roles and routines, and academic functioning; yet US trauma centers do not adequately address these outcomes and a scalable national model of care for these families is needed. This propos... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/07/2025
Locations: Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Conditions: Quality of Life, PTSD, Depression Not Otherwise Specified, Child Externalizing Behavior
Multicenter Study of Lumateperone for the Treatment of Bipolar Depression in Pediatric Patients
Recruiting
This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in pediatric patients who are experiencing major depressive episodes (MDEs) associated with a primary diagnosis of bipolar I or bipolar II disorder as confirmed by Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL), according to criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM 5).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 10 years and 17 years
Trial Updated:
07/03/2025
Locations: Clinical Site, Anaheim, California +4 locations
Conditions: Bipolar Depression
Better Sleep Study
Recruiting
The overall aim of this proposal is a confirmatory efficacy trial sufficiently powered and designed to test the hypothesis that improving the relationship between biological circadian timing and waketime, a novel modifiable target, improves depression outcomes in a subgroup of adolescents with depression and a misaligned relationship between biological circadian timing and waketime utilizing a cognitive-behavioral sleep intervention.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 12 years and 18 years
Trial Updated:
07/02/2025
Locations: UCSF Nancy Friend Pritzker Psychiatry Building, San Francisco, California
Conditions: Depression in Adolescence, Delayed Sleep Phase
Probiotic Administration for Adolescent Depression
Recruiting
This double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial will examine the effect of probiotic Visbiome on the brain and gut microbiome of individuals 15 to 24 years of age.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 15 years and 24 years
Trial Updated:
06/04/2025
Locations: UCSF, San Francisco, California
Conditions: Depression
Assessing Improvements in Mood and Sleep Trial
Recruiting
This is a multi-site randomized control trial involving people age 55+ years who have current depression symptoms plus another suicide risk indicator (either current suicidal ideation or a past history of attempt). Our goal is evaluate which of two different approaches works best to improve things like trouble sleeping, bad moods, and any suicidality. Participants will complete diagnostic interviews, self-report scales, and wear an actigraphy device for the 8 weeks starting at the baseline visi... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
55 years and above
Trial Updated:
06/02/2025
Locations: The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Conditions: Depression, Suicidality, Sleep
Inflammatory and Glutamatergic Mechanisms of Sustained Threat in Adolescents With Depression
Recruiting
Despite the prevalence and significant public health concern over depression among adolescents, up to 40% of depressed adolescents do not respond to first-line antidepressants (herein termed treatment non-response, TNR). The goal of this project is to recruit and assess 160 treatment-seeking depressed adolescents and test whether acute stress impacts peripheral levels of inflammation and downstream levels of glutamate in corticolimbic regions previously associated with depression, whether these... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 14 years and 21 years
Trial Updated:
05/21/2025
Locations: University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Conditions: Depression in Adolescence
The Effect of Hyperoxia on Ventilation During Recovery From General Anesthesia
Recruiting
In this randomized-controlled trial the investigators will examine the effect of oxygen supplementation on the recovery of breathing for 90 minutes in the immediate post-anesthesia period starting from extubation of the trachea.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 70 years
Trial Updated:
05/13/2025
Locations: Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
Conditions: Ventilatory Depression, Postoperative Respiratory Failure