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Depression         

Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD) Registry 

Purpose: To collect information on people with Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD) to compare how people respond to various treatments including Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) 

Please note: This research study does not provide treatment. Only information on how people are responding or not responding to treatment is collected. 

Patients must be: 

  • 18 years of age or older 
  • experiencing a Major Depressive Episode 

Patients who are: 

  • seeking VNS therapy may participate for five years (14 visits) 
  • not seeking VNS therapy may participate for five years (14 visits)

 Patients will be: 

  • asked questions about their physical and mental health, medical and psychiatric history, and quality of life 
  • patients will be compensated for each completed visit

Contact Chelsea Kosma @ 508-856-5312

 

Memantine Augmentation (Add-On) Study 

Patients must be: 

  • at least 18 years old
  • experiencing symptoms of depression
  • taking antidepressants that have not completely relieved the depression

Patients do not have to stop taking their current medications to participate.

Contact Luchy Hidalgo@ 508-334-7352

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