Smart algorithm takes on stubborn depression in new trial
NCT ID NCT07080723
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares a personalized, step-by-step treatment algorithm to usual care for people with treatment-resistant depression. About 80 adults aged 18-65 who have not felt stable in the past year will participate. The goal is to see if the algorithm leads to greater symptom improvement over 12 weeks.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. A diagnosis of unipolar depressive disorder according to ICD-10 based on documented completion of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, version 7.0.2 (MINI 7.0.2) at Screening and confirmed by medical records or a healthcare professional. 2. Have not achieved stable remission of depression in 12 months at investigator's clinical assessment. 3. Severity of depression: A score of at least 21 on the self-reported Major Depression Inventory (MDI). 4. Age criteria: Subjects must be at least 18 years old and below 65 at the time of randomization. 5. Signed document of informed consent. 6. The participant is an outpatient. 7. No significant change in medical treatment in the last 4 weeks before screening visit. 8. The patient is pharmacologically treated for depression. Exclusion Criteria: 1. A diagnosis of dementia. 2. Substance misuse influencing study participation as judged by the investigator. 3. High risk of non-adherence at the investigator's discretion. 4. Not understanding the Danish language as judged by the investigator. 5. Suicidality according to C-SSRS with a positive response to question 4 or 5 within the last three months or upon investigator's discretion. 6. Medical conditions such as cancer, kidney failure, epilepsy, deep brain stimulation device, or other medical conditions interfering with study the outcome and safety as judged by investigator's discretion.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aalborg University Hospital
RECRUITINGAalborg, 9000, Denmark
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