The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, currently has 15 active clinical trials seeking participants for Depression research studies.
Clinical Trial for Integrated Care to Help At Risk Teen (iCHART) Intervention
Recruiting
This protocol will test the effectiveness of an intervention, iCHART (integrated Care to Help At-Risk Teens) and facilitate recruitment for other studies in the larger ETUDES Center grant, which are focused on treatment development for target risk factors for suicidal behavior, specifically, sleep, anhedonia, and stress related to cybervictimization. This study will recruit 900 adolescents which will be enrolled in a randomized controlled trial to test iCHART and will be randomized to iCHART or... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 12 years and 18 years
Trial Updated:
07/17/2025
Locations: Children's Community Pediatrics (CCP) of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania +3 locations
Conditions: Suicide and Depression, Adolescent Behavior
Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Intervention + Bright Light in Adolescents With Elevated Depression (TranS-C+BL)
Recruiting
The goal of this clinical trial is to adapt a sleep intervention for individuals representative of all demographic groups, including those who are at the highest risk for suicidal behavior. Sleep difficulties are a promising target for youth with suicidal thoughts and behavior to focus on as a prevention measure. We aim to increase intervention acceptability and impact by adapting it for the adolescent populations at highest risk for suicidal thoughts and behavior. The research project will comp... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 12 years and 18 years
Trial Updated:
07/02/2025
Locations: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Sleep Disturbance, Sleep, Depression, Suicide
E-Mindfulness Approaches for Living After Breast Cancer
Recruiting
NRG-CC015 is a prospective, randomized phase III clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of two distinct digital approaches for delivering a mindfulness-based intervention: a live, instructor-led version delivered over Zoom (MAPs LO), and an app-based, self-paced version (MAPs App). Participants will include younger breast cancer survivors (BCS) who were diagnosed with breast cancer at or before age 50 years, have completed their primary cancer treatment (i.e., surgery, radiation, and/or chemoth... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 50 years
Trial Updated:
07/01/2025
Locations: NRG Oncology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Breast Cancer, Depression
Treatment, Emotion, and Neuromodulation of Depression (TREND) Study
Recruiting
The investigators will administer theta burst stimulation (TBS) in efforts to observe a decrease in severity of reported depression symptoms. A subset of participants will receive positive affect training during this intervention.
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 26 years
Trial Updated:
06/17/2025
Locations: The University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychiatry, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Depression
Rapid Antidepressant Improvement Secondary to Excitatory Brain Responses
Recruiting
The central goal of this application is to demonstrate the causal contribution of reward learning signals (expected values and reward prediction errors \[RPE\]) to antidepressant responses (Aim1) by experimentally manipulating expected values using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) targeting the vmPFC (Aim 2) and μ-opioid striatal RPE signal using pharmacological approaches (Aim 3).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 55 years
Trial Updated:
06/03/2025
Locations: Bellefield Tower, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Major Depressive Disorder, 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: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Depression, Suicidality, Sleep
Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial for Bipolar Depression
Recruiting
This is a sequential multiple assignment randomized trial for adults (ages \> 18) with a bipolar disorder type 1 diagnosis currently experiencing a depressive episode. It is a randomized pragmatic trial that will compare four commonly prescribed treatments for bipolar depression, which includes three FDA-approved medications (Cariprazine, Quetiapine and Lurasidone) and one antipsychotic/antidepressant combination (Aripiprazole/Escitalopram).
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 75 years
Trial Updated:
05/21/2025
Locations: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Bipolar I Disorder, Depression
RXWell to Decrease Post-Operative Opioid Use in Total Knee or Hip Arthroplasty
Recruiting
It is envisioned that multipronged benefits from this pilot work for the UPMC ISD and its members. It is expected the RxWell platform to provide the following benefits: expansion of the use of RxWell to all UPMC ISD members providing peri-operative mood management with advantage of improved peri-operative outcomes, improving saving for the UPMC ISD by hastening the recovery and decreased resource utilization, and addition to the high-value care of UPMC with this holistic approach to patient peri... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
05/05/2025
Locations: UPMC Shadyside, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania +1 locations
Conditions: Mood Disorders, Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms, Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety Depression
Teen Brain Online II: Understanding How Social Media Affects the Teen Brain
Recruiting
There has been much interest in the potential role of social media (SM) use in driving a current mental health crisis among teens, with a dire need for evidence that goes beyond self-report. One important avenue is to understand the role of the brain in driving the effects of SM use on emotional health and vice versa. However, there is almost no research addressing these questions, largely due to a lack of tasks that can probe the neural correlates of modern SM use. The goal of this clinical tri... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 13 years and 17 years
Trial Updated:
05/01/2025
Locations: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Depression
Ketamine Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics for Postpartum Depression and Pain After Cesarean Delivery
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to identify pharmacokinetics of postpartum ketamine infusion. This study will assess ketamine kinetics and metabolism in this setting. Ketamine is expected to exert different kinetics during the physiologic state of post-pregnancy. The goal in conducting this study is to better understand the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of postpartum ketamine infusion. A secondary goal is to compare these kinetics to reproductive age matched controls and to assess sex diffe... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/14/2025
Locations: Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania +1 locations
Conditions: Pain, Postpartum Depression
Get ActivE Study for At-risk Youth
Recruiting
The study will adapt and deploy a digital Behavioral Activation app with mobile sensing, supported by health coaches, that encourages youth to engage in positive activities. The study has the potential to offer a low-cost and scalable behavioral intervention that may decrease risk of suicide among at-risk youth. This research will examine specifically whether an intervention involving an app called Vira, combined with health coaching (GET ActivE) can improve enjoyment for teens coping with depre... Read More
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 12 years and 18 years
Trial Updated:
04/02/2025
Locations: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Anhedonia, Depression and Suicide Ideation
Neurofeedback for Treatment Resistant Depression
Recruiting
The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical efficacy of real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging neurofeedback (rtfMRI-nf) training to increase the amygdala's response to positive autobiographical memories in patients with depression who are considered treatment-resistant
Gender:
ALL
Ages:
Between 18 years and 55 years
Trial Updated:
03/04/2025
Locations: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions: Treatment Resistant Depression