major depressive disorder
Item
dsm-iv diagnostic criteria for mdd (diagnosed with the use of scid)
boolean
C1269683 (UMLS CUI [1])
written informed consent
Item
written informed consent
boolean
C0021430 (UMLS CUI [1])
age
Item
men or women aged 18-65
boolean
C0001779 (UMLS CUI [1])
baseline hamilton-d17 score
Item
a baseline hamilton-d17 score of > 16.
boolean
C0451203 (UMLS CUI [1])
suicidal ideation
Item
subjects with suicidal ideation where outpatient treatment is determined unsafe by the study clinician. these patients will be immediately referred to appropriate clinical treatment.
boolean
C0424000 (UMLS CUI [1])
pregnancy or contraceptive methods
Item
pregnant women or women of childbearing potential who are not using a medically accepted means of contraception (defined as oral contraceptive pill or implant, condom, diaphragm, spermicide, iud, s/p tubal ligation, partner with vasectomy)
boolean
C0032961 (UMLS CUI [1])
C0700589 (UMLS CUI [2])
comorbidity
Item
serious or unstable medical illness, including cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, respiratory, endocrine, neurologic or hematologic disease
boolean
C0009488 (UMLS CUI [1])
history of seizure disorder
Item
history of seizure disorder,
boolean
C0014544 (UMLS CUI [1])
psychiatric illness
Item
history or current diagnosis of the following dsm-iv psychiatric illness: organic mental disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, psychotic disorders not otherwise specified, bipolar disorder, patients with mood congruent or mood incongruent psychotic features, patients with substance dependence disorders, including alcohol, active within the last 12 months.
boolean
C0004936 (UMLS CUI [1])
dementia or mini mental status examination
Item
history or current diagnosis of dementia, or a score of < 26 on the mini mental status examination (folstein, 1975) at the screening visit.
boolean
C0497327 (UMLS CUI [1])
C0451306 (UMLS CUI [2])
multiple adverse drug reactions
Item
history of multiple adverse drug reactions or allergy to the study drugs.
boolean
C0041755 (UMLS CUI [1])
mood psychotic features
Item
patients with mood congruent or mood incongruent psychotic features.
boolean
C0086640 (UMLS CUI [1])
no response to ssri
Item
patients having shown minimal or no response to a standard course of antidepressant treatment with an ssri. a standard course will be defined as the following medications taken for > 4 weeks: fluoxetine > 20 mg/day, sertraline > 50 mg/day, paroxetine > 20 mg/day, fluvoxamine > 50 mg/day, citalopram > 20 mg/day, venlafaxine > 150 mg/day.
boolean
C0438286 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0360105 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
hypothyroidism
Item
clinical or laboratory evidence of hypothyroidism.
boolean
C0020676 (UMLS CUI [1])
electroconvulsive therapy
Item
patients who have had electroconvulsive therapy (ect) within the 6 months preceding baseline.
boolean
C0013806 (UMLS CUI [1])
intolerance to cytomel
Item
history of intolerance to cytomel
boolean
C0020517 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0010826 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
cardiac pathology or diabetes
Item
history of cardiac pathology or diabetes
boolean
C0018799 (UMLS CUI [1])
C0011849 (UMLS CUI [2])