Clinical Research Studies

Are you eligible to participate in this study?

You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:

• Conditions:
  Major Depressive Disorder
• Age: Between 18 Year(s) - 65 Year(s)
• Gender: Male or Female

• Other Inclusion Criteria:
  

  Patients:
  1. Able to give written informed consent and follow study procedures
  2. Between the ages of 18 and 65
  3. Able to speak, read, and write English fluently in English
  4. Meets DSM-5 criteria for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
  5. Currently depressed

  Healthy controls:
  1. Able to give written informed consent and follow study procedures
  2. Between the ages of 18 and 65
  3. Able to speak, read, and write English fluently in English

  
  

You may not be eligible for this study if the following are true:

• Patients:
  1. Unwilling/unable to comply with study
  2. Patients at high risk for suicide
  3. DSM-5 diagnosis of Bipolar disorders, Cyclothymia, Schizoaffective disorder, Schizophrenia; any psychotic disorder or affective psychosis
  4. Primary anxiety disorders
  5. History of OCD or OCD-spectrum disorders
  6. DSM-5 substance use disorder (Drug/alcohol) active within the past 12 months
  7. Mild cognitive deficits or history of traumatic brain injury
  8. Clinically unstable systemic medical disorders
  9. History of neurological disorders affecting the brain, including any history of stroke
  10. Pending legal action, incarceration or other reasons that might prevent an individual from completing the study
  11. Pregnancy
  12. Breastfeeding of infant
  13. Food Allergies to: Gluten, Nuts, Chocolate, or Soy
  14. Currently on a diet to lose weight
  15. Diabetes
  16. History of eating disorder

  Healthy controls:
  1. Prior Diagnosis of MDD
  2. Unwilling/unable to comply with study
  3. DSM-5 diagnosis of Bipolar disorders, Cyclothymia, Schizoaffective disorder, Schizophrenia; any psychotic disorder or affective psychosis
  4. Primary anxiety disorders
  5. History of OCD or OCD-spectrum disorders
  6. DSM-5 substance use disorder (Drug/alcohol) active within the past 12 months
  7. Mild cognitive deficits or history of traumatic brain injury
  8. Clinically unstable systemic medical disorders
  9. History of neurological disorders affecting the brain, including any history of stroke
  10. Pending legal action, incarceration or other reasons that might prevent an individual from completing the study
  11. Pregnancy
  12. Breastfeeding of infants
  13. Food Allergies to: Gluten, Nuts, Chocolate, or Soy
  14. Currently on a diet to lose weight
  15. Diabetes
  16. History of eating disorder