The state of Florida currently has 25 active clinical trials seeking participants for Depression research studies. These trials are conducted in various cities, including Miami, Tampa, Jacksonville and Orlando.
A Study to Assess Change in Disease Activity and Adverse Events (AEs) With Cariprazine in the Treatment of Depressive Episodes in Pediatric Participants Participants (10 to 17 Years of Age) With Bipolar I Disorder.
Recruiting
Bipolar disorder is a severe chronic mood disorder that affects up to 4% of the adult population and 1.8% of the pediatric population in the United States. The treatment of the depressive episodes of bipolar disorder in the pediatric population has not been as widely studied as the treatment of depressive episodes in bipolar disorder in adults, therefore pharmacotherapeutic options are limited. Given the change in disease state and safety demonstrated in adults with depressive episodes associate... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 10 years and 17 years
Trial Updated:
08/07/2025
Locations: D&H Doral Research Center-Doral /ID# 255458, Doral, Florida +11 locations
Conditions: Depression, Bipolar I Disorder
A Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Oral LPCN 1154A in Women With Severe PPD
Recruiting
The purpose of this research study is to test the study drug, LPCN 1154A, as a possible treatment for postpartum depression (PPD). The trial aims to determine: * If LPCN 1154A reduces depressive symptoms in subjects with severe PPD * How well LPCN 1154A is tolerated and what side effects it may cause * If LPCN 1154A reduces anxiety symptoms in subjects with severe PPD
Gender:
FEMALE
Ages:
Between 15 years and 45 years
Trial Updated:
08/06/2025
Locations: Meridian International Research, Miami Gardens, Florida +1 locations
Conditions: Depression, Postpartum, Depression, Post-Partum, Postpartum Depression (PPD), Post-Natal Depression, Peripartum Depression, Postnatal Depression
A Study of Ketamine Infusions to Treat Clinically-depressed ICU Patients
Recruiting
The purpose of this research is to study the effects of intravenous ketamine infusions for the treatment of patients with depressive symptoms in intensive care unit (ICU).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 99 years
Trial Updated:
08/05/2025
Locations: Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
Conditions: Depression
A Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of VLS-01 Buccal Film, Compared to Placebo in Patients With Treatment Resistant Depression (ELUMINA)
Recruiting
This Phase 2 study (protocol number VLS-01-203) will determine the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of short-term treatment with a VLS-01 transmucosal buccal film (VLS-01-BU) in patients with treatment resistant Major Depressive disorder (TRD) and will characterize the onset and durability of antidepressant effects of VLS-01-BU versus placebo.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 65 years
Trial Updated:
08/05/2025
Locations: CenExel, Hollywood, Florida
Conditions: Treatment Resistant Depression
Mental Health in Primary Care
Recruiting
The goal of this study is to evaluate in an effectiveness-implementation type I hybrid trial, an enhanced version of eHealth Familias Unidas for reducing depressive, anxious symptoms and suicide behavior in Hispanic youth. The study will use a randomized rollout design with 18 pediatric primary care clinics in the South Florida area.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 12 years and 16 years
Trial Updated:
08/04/2025
Locations: Jessie Trice Community Health Center, Miami, Florida +16 locations
Conditions: Depression, Anxiety, Suicide, Drug Use
Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Two Administrations of COMP360 in Participants With TRD
Recruiting
Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of two administrations of COMP360 in participants with treatment-resistant depression (TRD)
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
08/04/2025
Locations: Innovative Clinical Research, Inc., Lauderhill, Florida +8 locations
Conditions: Treatment Resistant Depression
A Behavioral mHealth Intervention for People With HIV With Anxiety and Depression
Recruiting
This study will adapt and assess the preliminary effectiveness of a community health worker-delivered mental health counselling intervention delivered remotely to reduce anxiety and depression among people with HIV in Florida.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 90 years
Trial Updated:
08/01/2025
Locations: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
Conditions: HIV, Depression, Anxiety
A Prospective, Multi-center, Randomized Controlled Blinded Trial Demonstrating the Safety and Effectiveness of VNS Therapy® System as Adjunctive Therapy Versus a No Stimulation Control in Subjects With Treatment-Resistant Depression
Recruiting
Objectives of this study are to determine whether active VNS Therapy treatment is superior to a no stimulation control in producing a reduction in baseline depressive symptom severity, based on multiple depression scale assessment tools at 12 months from randomization.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/24/2025
Locations: Sunrise Research Institute, Boca Raton, Florida +18 locations
Conditions: Treatment Resistant Depression
The Neural Underpinnings of Depression and Cannabis Use in Young People Living With HIV
Recruiting
To elucidate mechanisms of substance use disorders (SUD) and comorbid mental illnesses in people living with HIV (PLWH), the study team seeks to investigate reward and pain circuitry in cannabis use and depression comorbidity, two highly prevalent conditions in PLWH. The study team proposes a tightly integrative study to test the overall hypothesis that cannabis use and depression in young PLWH have an additive effect, inducing both reward deficits and pain hypersensitivity, and that this patter... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 59 years
Trial Updated:
07/17/2025
Locations: University of Miami, Miami, Florida
Conditions: Hiv, Depression, Cannabis Use Disorder
Treatment Research Investigating Depression Effects on Neuroimmune Targets (TRIDENT)
Recruiting
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to understand how a cognitive-behavioral treatment (a form of psychological treatment) for depression changes the gut microbiome (micro-organisms that regulate the health of the gut), immune system, and the brain functioning in people living with HIV.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
07/16/2025
Locations: University of Miami Neuroimaging Facility, Coral Gables, Florida +1 locations
Conditions: Depression, HIV-1-infection, Inflammation
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: USF Health, Tampa, Florida
Conditions: Treatment Resistant Depression
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, Gainesville, Florida +17 locations
Conditions: Bipolar Depression