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Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: Sarah Herzog, PhD
Status: Currently Recruiting
We are conducting a study on depression and suicide risk, and participants can earn up to $300 for taking part. Suicide rates in the U.S. are rising, and new treatments are urgently needed. This study focuses on the brain chemical glutamate, which may play an important role in mood and mental health. We will compare glutamate levels at rest and during…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: Randy Auerbach, PhD
Status: Currently Recruiting
We are recruiting depressed adolescents ages 13-18 years. As a participant in our study, we will: (1) interview your child about current and past thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, (2) teach your child mindfulness strategies, (3) collect brain activity data with MRI (non-invasive) while your child practices mindfulness, and (4) send short surveys to your…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: Marcella Walker, MD
Status: Currently Recruiting
Depression and some antidepressants may be associated with an increased risk of breaking a bone. It is not clear why this could be the case. It is possible that depression and/or certain medications used for the treatment of depression cause bone loss, increase the risk of falls, are associated with lower physical activity, or effects on muscle function.…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Anxiety
Investigator: Kate Fitzgerald, MD
Status: Closed
This research study seeks to better understand the biological and behavioral aspects of specific phobia and evaluate how the "Self-Distancing" technique might help youth confront their fears. The study will be conducted at Columbia University in Manhattan. Participation involves completing questionnaires and attending a single visit for a…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: Joshua Berman, MD, PhD
Status: Closed
Are you suffering from chronic depression? We are seeking participants for a depression treatment research study at Columbia University using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). This study develops a more accurate TMS to treat chronic depression. Participation includes clinical assessments and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). You will receive 27…
Condition: Pain Management
Investigator: Akiva Mintz, MD, PhD
Status: Closed
Pain is a natural response to injury to let us know there may be damage to our bodies. Pain is the way our body tells us that we must take care of ourselves. Chronic pain is different and lasts for a long time. In some cases, chronic pain remains without any sign of body damage. Today, there is no way for a doctor to measure someone's chronic pain or…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: Randy Auerbach, PhD
Status: Closed
This study uses smartphone technology to better understand changes in adolescent moods over time. As a participant in our study, we would: (a) interview your child about current and past thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and (b) collect data from your child's smartphone for 6 months through an app called the Effortless Assessment of Risk States (EARS;…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: Doron Amsalem, MD
Status: Closed
We are conducting research to explore self-stigma around depression, racial/ethnic and cultural experiences, and barriers to care (e.g., embarrassment, limited access, low expectations/motivation). Self-stigma refers to negative beliefs a person has about themself due to their mental illness. We are looking for Latinx or Black young adults ages 18-25 who…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: Doron Amsalem, MD
Status: Closed
We are conducting research to explore the level of self-stigma around depression, racial/ethnic and cultural experiences, and barriers to care (e.g., embarrassment, limited access, low expectations/motivation). Self-stigma refers to negative beliefs a person has about themself due to their mental illness. We are looking for Latinx or Black young adults ages…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: Doron Amsalem, MD
Status: Closed
We are conducting a research study to explore discrimination around depression and barriers to care in youth ages 14-18. We will use what we learn to create videos to reduce such discrimination. Parental permission is required for this study. Adolescents (ages 14-18) will participate in an individual interview that will be approximately 45 minutes long. We…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: Elizabeth Sublette, MD, PhD
Status: Closed
This research study uses non-invasive brain imaging called functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). For fNIRS, a small infrared bulb shines light through the skull, and a special light detector is able to measure oxygen use in the brain. Our goal is to understand oxygen use by brain mitochondria cells in major depression and how this is affected by…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: Jeffrey Miller, MD
Status: Closed
The goal of this study is to examine how effective and well-tolerated a possible new treatment for individuals who injure themselves frequently will be. All research procedures can be done from home no in-person visits are required. We are studying a minimal-risk form of electrical brain stimulation called transcranial direct current stimulation, or tDCS.…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Anxiety
Investigator: Amir Levine, MD
Status: Closed
Sertraline (also known as Zoloft) is an FDA approved medication that is used to treat anxiety in children and adolescents. We aim to better understand how children and adolescents with anxiety respond to sertraline and whether we can predict medication response. If your child is eligible, he or she can participate in a research study and will receive both a…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: David Hellerstein, MD
Status: Closed
We are currently enrolling individuals with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) to participate in this research study. This is a one-year open-label study to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of an investigational drug called REL-1017 (esmethadone) when taken alone (monotherapy) or when taken with other antidepressants (adjunctive therapy). Study…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: Jeffrey Miller, MD
Status: Closed
Do you suffer from depression? Have standard treatments not been helpful? Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center are conducting a study of an experimental antidepressant called ketamine, which can provide rapid relief of depressive symptoms in some patients. The study involves an inpatient stay, during which participants undergo brain…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Anxiety
Investigator: Jonathan Posner, MD
Status: Closed
The goal of this study is to advance our understanding of how the brain processes emotion in adolescents. Adolescents with and without symptoms of anxiety are invited to participate. This study takes place over two days and includes an evaluation and a brain imaging session. Participants will be compensated up to $250. This study does not provide treatment.
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: Michael Grunebaum, MD
Status: Closed
If you're experiencing an acute psychiatric emergency, please stop negotiating this website and call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. This website is not designed to address an acute psychiatric emergency. Purpose: To find out whether intranasal ketamine, when added to standard antidepressant treatment, improves the outcome of treatment for…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: Joan Prudic, MD
Status: Closed
We are performing functional MRI (fMRI) scans before starting and after completing an acute course of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treatment. These scans are being performed to identify brain changes that occur after an acute course of ECT for participants with treatment-resistant depression. We also intend to perform two follow-up fMRI scans at two-…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: Patrick Brown, PhD
Status: Closed
We are studying the relationship between mitochondrial function and the experience of fatigue. Mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell. Cells within different organs contain hundreds to thousands of mitochondria, which sustain life and fuel energy-dependent processes that we do every day including muscle contraction and cognitive activity. They act…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: Randy Auerbach, PhD
Status: Closed
We are seeking adolescents ages 13-17 to participate in a study on anhedonia. Anhedonia is the reduced ability to feel pleasure or enjoy things, and is a key feature of depression and other mental illnesses. If you believe your child is experiencing anhedonia, they may be eligible to participate in this study. If your child participates in this study, we…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Anxiety
Investigator: Franklin Schneier, MD
Status: Closed
RESEARCH STUDY:Brief Intervention for Public Speaking Fears (IRB#7293).- Are you between the ages of 18 - 60?- Do you have bothersome fears of public speaking?- Are you interested in trying a novel intervention?This research study tests whether a brief intervention using a medication called propranolol is effective at reducing public speaking fears. This…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: David Hellerstein, MD
Status: Closed
Patients who are either interested in discontinuing their current antidepressant or have discontinued an antidepressant in the past 6 weeks will be provided with an FDA approved medicine, Vortioxetine (brand name Trintellix). Treatment with Vortioxetine will start after the past antidepressant is discontinued. Vortioxetine dosage is adjustable throughout…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: Patrick Brown, PhD
Status: Closed
The goal of this open-administration treatment study of escitalopram (or duloxetine) is to evaluate the effect of antidepressant medication on treating the syndrome of frailty in older adults with depressive symptoms. Patients with significant depressive symptoms and 1 or more symptoms of the frailty syndrome (exhaustion, decreased energy, weight loss,…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: Yuval Neria, PhD
Status: Closed
Approximately half of the individuals with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) present with major depressive disorder (MDD). Compared to PTSD alone, patients with comorbid PTSD-MDD demonstrate greater distress and poorer treatment outcome. The goal of this pilot study is to collect preliminary data on the feasibility, safety, and initial efficacy of an…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: Ian Kronish, MD
Status: Closed
This study will allow cancer survivors an opportunity to learn whether light therapy is helpful to them in addressing common concerns of cancer survivors such as fatigue, feeling low, and/or trouble sleeping by engaging in an N-of-1 or individualized trial.
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: Franklin Schneier, MD
Status: Closed
If you are depressed and have not received course of medication treatment for depression in the past, you may be eligible for a study involving brain imaging and research treatment at no cost to you. The research treatment is with a medication that is not FDA-approved for depression. The study uses two types of brain imaging, position emission tomography (…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: David Hellerstein, MD
Status: Closed
This is a pre-marketing (Phase 2A) multi-site study of an investigational drug, ganaxolone, as a potential treatment for non-psychotic post-partum depression. Eligible subjects who agree by signing informed consent will spend four days on the 5-South Research Unit (5-S) of the New York State Psychiatric Institute. For 6 hours they will have an tube in a…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Anxiety
Investigator: Franklin Schneier, MD
Status: Closed
We are currently enrolling individuals with social anxiety disorder to participate in this study. The purpose of this study is to assess whether a brief computer-based research treatment helps improve social anxiety symptoms. For eligible participants, this study will involve a brief, novel research treatment for social anxiety, delivered in 8 or 12…
Condition: Psychiatric Disorders / Depression
Investigator: Ellie McGlinchey, PhD
Status: Closed
We are conducting research to compare different ways of improving sleep and mood in teens. Treatment involves Behavioral Sleep Therapy and Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents targeting: depression trouble falling and staying asleep not feeling rested on waking feeling sleepy during the day. Study Procedures: ~ A free, thorough diagnostic evaluation…