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memantine and Depressive Disorder

memantine has been researched along with Depressive Disorder in 15 studies

Depressive Disorder: An affective disorder manifested by either a dysphoric mood or loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities. The mood disturbance is prominent and relatively persistent.

Research Excerpts

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"A 6-week course of treatment with memantine as adjunct to sertraline showed a favourable safety and efficacy profile in patients with major depressive disorder."9.24Effect of memantine combination therapy on symptoms in patients with moderate-to-severe depressive disorder: randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. ( Akhondzadeh, S; Amidfar, M; Arbabi, M; Khiabany, M; Kohi, A; Mohammadinejad, P; Roohi Azizi, M; Salardini, E; Zarrindast, MR; Zeinoddini, A, 2017)
"Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AceI) and memantine might prove useful in bipolar disorder (BD) given their neuroprotective and pro-cognitive effects, as highlighted by several case reports."8.93Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and memantine in bipolar disorder: A systematic review and best evidence synthesis of the efficacy and safety for multiple disease dimensions. ( Correll, CU; Lu, RB; Luchini, C; Solmi, M; Stubbs, B; Veronese, N; Zaninotto, L, 2016)
"Our study supports the hypothesis that drugs with antagonistic properties on the NMDA receptor, such as memantine, might be efficient in treatment of major depression."7.88Effectiveness of memantine on depression-like behavior, memory deficits and brain mRNA levels of BDNF and TrkB in rats subjected to repeated unpredictable stress. ( Amidfar, M; Kim, YK; Wiborg, O, 2018)
"A 6-week course of treatment with memantine as adjunct to sertraline showed a favourable safety and efficacy profile in patients with major depressive disorder."5.24Effect of memantine combination therapy on symptoms in patients with moderate-to-severe depressive disorder: randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. ( Akhondzadeh, S; Amidfar, M; Arbabi, M; Khiabany, M; Kohi, A; Mohammadinejad, P; Roohi Azizi, M; Salardini, E; Zarrindast, MR; Zeinoddini, A, 2017)
"Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AceI) and memantine might prove useful in bipolar disorder (BD) given their neuroprotective and pro-cognitive effects, as highlighted by several case reports."4.93Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and memantine in bipolar disorder: A systematic review and best evidence synthesis of the efficacy and safety for multiple disease dimensions. ( Correll, CU; Lu, RB; Luchini, C; Solmi, M; Stubbs, B; Veronese, N; Zaninotto, L, 2016)
"Our study supports the hypothesis that drugs with antagonistic properties on the NMDA receptor, such as memantine, might be efficient in treatment of major depression."3.88Effectiveness of memantine on depression-like behavior, memory deficits and brain mRNA levels of BDNF and TrkB in rats subjected to repeated unpredictable stress. ( Amidfar, M; Kim, YK; Wiborg, O, 2018)
"Memantine was not associated with superior affective or functional outcome compared with placebo in medically rehabilitating older adults with depressive and apathy symptoms."2.77Memantine for late-life depression and apathy after a disabling medical event: a 12-week, double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study. ( Begley, AE; Butters, MA; Lenze, EJ; Newcomer, JW; Skidmore, ER; Whyte, EM, 2012)
" These changes (except for those in NE and Bax) were reversed with chronic administration of MEM."1.48Memantine ameliorates depressive-like behaviors by regulating hippocampal cell proliferation and neuroprotection in olfactory bulbectomized mice. ( Arai, Y; Isono, J; Kadota, S; Nakagawasai, O; Nemoto, W; Odaira, T; Sakuma, W; Tadano, T; Takahashi, K; Tan-No, K, 2018)
"In the amnestic mild cognitive impairment subsample (n = 22), the conversion rate was 4."1.43Combined treatment with memantine/es-citalopram for older depressed patients with cognitive impairment: a pilot study. ( D'Antonio, K; Devanand, DP; Harper, OL; Marder, K; Pelton, GH; Roose, SP, 2016)
"Memantine (20 mg/kg) was administrated i."1.37Possible antidepressant effects and mechanisms of memantine in behaviors and synaptic plasticity of a depression rat model. ( Quan, MN; Wang, YY; Yang, Z; Zhang, N; Zhang, T, 2011)
" Interesting enough, acute administration, but not chronic administration of memantine at higher dose (20 mg/kg) increased BDNF protein levels in the rat hippocampus (p < 0."1.36Neurochemical and behavioural effects of acute and chronic memantine administration in rats: Further support for NMDA as a new pharmacological target for the treatment of depression? ( Fries, GR; Kapczinski, F; Kirsch, TR; Quevedo, J; Réus, GZ; Roesler, R; Stringari, RB, 2010)

Research

Studies (15)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's3 (20.00)29.6817
2010's12 (80.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Light, GA1
Zhang, W1
Joshi, YB1
Bhakta, S1
Talledo, JA1
Swerdlow, NR1
Amidfar, M3
Kim, YK2
Wiborg, O1
Takahashi, K1
Nakagawasai, O1
Nemoto, W1
Kadota, S1
Isono, J1
Odaira, T1
Sakuma, W1
Arai, Y1
Tadano, T1
Tan-No, K1
Borre, YE1
Panagaki, T1
Koelink, PJ1
Morgan, ME1
Hendriksen, H1
Garssen, J1
Kraneveld, AD1
Olivier, B1
Oosting, RS1
Pelton, GH1
Harper, OL1
Roose, SP1
Marder, K1
D'Antonio, K1
Devanand, DP1
Veronese, N1
Solmi, M1
Luchini, C1
Lu, RB1
Stubbs, B1
Zaninotto, L1
Correll, CU1
Khiabany, M1
Kohi, A1
Salardini, E1
Arbabi, M2
Roohi Azizi, M1
Zarrindast, MR1
Mohammadinejad, P1
Zeinoddini, A1
Akhondzadeh, S1
Réus, GZ2
Quevedo, J2
Ballard, C1
Corbett, A1
Chitramohan, R1
Aarsland, D1
Stringari, RB1
Kirsch, TR1
Fries, GR1
Kapczinski, F1
Roesler, R1
Supprian, T1
Höhl, W1
Quan, MN1
Zhang, N1
Wang, YY1
Zhang, T1
Yang, Z1
Lenze, EJ1
Skidmore, ER1
Begley, AE1
Newcomer, JW1
Butters, MA1
Whyte, EM1
Caltagirone, C1
Bianchetti, A1
Di Luca, M1
Mecocci, P1
Padovani, A1
Pirfo, E1
Scapicchio, P1
Senin, U1
Trabucchi, M1
Musicco, M1

Clinical Trials (2)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
Effects of Combined Memantine (Namenda) Plus Escitalopram (Lexapro) Treatment in Elderly Depressed Patients With Cognitive Impairment[NCT01876823]Phase 2/Phase 360 participants (Actual)Interventional2006-04-30Completed
Memantine for Enhancement of Rehabilitation Efficacy and Prevention of Major Depressive Disorder in Older Adults[NCT00183729]Phase 435 participants (Actual)Interventional2005-08-31Completed
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Trial Outcomes

Change in 24-item HAMD

Change in 24-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD) scores from baseline to Week 48: HAMD measures depression severity based on a series of 24 items items. The range of HAMD total score is 0-74; 0 indicates no depressive symptoms and a maximum HAMD score is a 74, where the greater the score indicates more significant psychopathology. In this study, moderate to severe depression is considered a HAMD-24 greater than 14. (NCT01876823)
Timeframe: Baseline, Week 48

Interventionscores on a scale (Mean)
Es-citalopram and Memantine Treatment-15.2

Change in Selective Reminding Test - Delayed Recall (SRT-DR)

Change in Selective Reminding Test-Delayed Recall scores from baseline to Week 48: SRT Delay is administered 15 minutes after the immediate recall portion. Patients are asked to remember as many of the words as they can from the 6 trials. Maximum raw score is a 12 for free recall. If a patient is unable to recall a word, they are given a chance to recognize it among three incorrect word choices. Maximum raw score for recognition is 12. The greater the score on the delayed recall portion, the better the patient does on the assessment. (NCT01876823)
Timeframe: Baseline, Week 48

Interventionunits on a scale (Mean)
Es-citalopram and Memantine Treatment1.2

Change in Selective Reminding Test - Total Immediate Recall (SRT-IR)

Change in Selective Reminding Test-Total Immediate Recall (SRT-IR) scores from baseline to Week 48: Measures word recall (maximum 12 words per trial, across 6 trials). Maximum total recall score across 6 trials is 72; minimum recall is 0 across 6 trials. The higher the raw score, the better the patient did at recalling the target words. The unit of measure is the raw score, or the sum of the number of words recalled across all 6 trials. (NCT01876823)
Timeframe: baseline, 48 weeks

Interventionunits on a scale (Mean)
Es-citalopram and Memantine Treatment7.5

Change in Trails A

Change in Trails A scores from baseline to Week 48: Measures attention and executive function. It asks patients to connect numbers from 1-25 in numerical order as fast as they can. Patients are timed; the longer it takes for the patient to connect the numbers, the worse their score. Unit of measure is in seconds. The amount of errors that the patient makes during trails is also recorded. (NCT01876823)
Timeframe: Baseline, Week 48

Interventionseconds (Mean)
Es-citalopram and Memantine Treatment1.9

Change in Trails B

Change from baseline to Week 48 on Trails B: Measures attention and executive function. It asks patients to connect numbers and letters in numerical to alphabetical order from (1-13 and A-L) as fast as they can. Patients are timed; the longer it takes for the patient to connect the numbers and letters, the worse their score. Unit of measure is in seconds. The amount of errors that the patient makes during trails is also recorded. (NCT01876823)
Timeframe: Baseline, Week 48

Interventionseconds (Mean)
Es-citalopram and Memantine Treatment-36.3

Change in Wechsler Memory Scale-III (WMS-III)

Change in Wechsler Memory Scale-III scores from baseline to Week 48: The WMS-III Visual Reproduction sub-test was used to measure visual working memory and delayed memory. Patients were shown pictures of four drawings and were asked to reproduce them from memory immediately after seeing them, and 25 minutes after seeing them. The four scores are summed and the greater the total raw score, the better the patient did on the assessment. The maximum raw score for this test is a 41 on both the immediate and delayed portions (the overall range is 0-82 points). The change score is calculated using the total scores of both the immediate and delayed portions. (NCT01876823)
Timeframe: Baseline, Week 48

Interventionunits on a scale (Mean)
Es-citalopram and Memantine Treatment9.9

Conversion to Dementia Using Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR)

The CDR is a numeric rating scale that is used to quantify the severity of one's cognitive function. The scale goes from 0=normal; 0.5=mild cognitive impairment; 1 to 3=mild to moderate/severe dementia. CDR was used a dichotomous outcome measure (no=0; yes=1). (NCT01876823)
Timeframe: Baseline, Week 48

Interventionparticipants (Number)
Es-citalopram and Memantine Treatment1

Change in Clinical Global Impression - Cognitive Change

The CGI Cognitive Change follows a seven-point likert scale. Compared to the patient's condition at baseline in the study [prior to medication initiation], the patient's condition is rated as: 1=very much improved since the initiation of treatment; 2=much improved; 3=minimally improved; 4=no change from baseline (the initiation of treatment); 5=minimally worse; 6= much worse; 7=very much worse since the initiation of treatment. Responses from the entire group were calculated. Mean at final visit and baseline is reported below. (NCT01876823)
Timeframe: Baseline, Week 48

Interventionunits on a scale (Mean)
CGI-Cognitive Change (Baseline)Clinical Global Impression-Cogntive Change (WK 48)
Es-citalopram and Memantine Treatment3.62.7

Change in Clinical Global Impression - Depression Change

The CGI Depression Change follows a seven-point likert scale. Compared to the patient's condition at baseline in the study [prior to medication initiation], the patient's condition is rated as: 1=very much improved since the initiation of treatment; 2=much improved; 3=minimally improved; 4=no change from baseline (the initiation of treatment); 5=minimally worse; 6= much worse; 7=very much worse since the initiation of treatment. Responses were calculated for the entire group. Mean at final visit has been reported below. Higher mean at baseline indicates a decrease in depression scores. (NCT01876823)
Timeframe: Baseline, Week 48

Interventionunits on a scale (Mean)
Cognitive Global Impression at BaselineCognitive Global Impression at Final Visit (WK 48)
Es-citalopram and Memantine Treatment4.12.1

Change in Treatment Emergent Side Effects (TESS)

"Somatic side effect rating scale which includes 26 common somatic side effects associated with previous medication clinical trials; rated by the study physician. Factors were dichotomized to yes or no responses on this scale, which equated to the symptom being either present or not present. Yes and no responses were given a value of 0 (no) or 1 (yes). Responses from the entire group were calculated and the mean at baseline and the last visit is reported below." (NCT01876823)
Timeframe: Baseline, Week 48

Interventionunits on a scale (Mean)
Treatment Emergent Side Effects (Baseline)Treatment Emergent Side Effects (WK 48)
Es-citalopram and Memantine Treatment6.63.2

Functional Recovery

Functional Independence Msure, 13-item motor subscale (scale ranges 13-91, higher scores = better function) (NCT00183729)
Timeframe: week 0, week 12

Interventionunits on a scale (Least Squares Mean)
Memantine (1)73
Placebo (2)81

Incidence of Major Depressive Disorder

cumulative incidence over 12 weeks of follow-up (NCT00183729)
Timeframe: week 12

InterventionParticipants (Count of Participants)
Memantine (1)3
Placebo (2)1

Depressive Symptoms

Hamilton depression rating scale ; scale ranges 0 (no symptoms) to 52 (severe depression) (NCT00183729)
Timeframe: week 0, week 12

,
Interventionunits on a scale (Mean)
Week 0Week 12
Memantine (1)12.57
Placebo (2)13.45.2

Reviews

2 reviews available for memantine and Depressive Disorder

ArticleYear
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and memantine in bipolar disorder: A systematic review and best evidence synthesis of the efficacy and safety for multiple disease dimensions.
    Journal of affective disorders, 2016, Volume: 197

    Topics: Adult; Bipolar Disorder; Case-Control Studies; Cholinesterase Inhibitors; Clinical Trials as Topic;

2016
Management of agitation and aggression associated with Alzheimer's disease: controversies and possible solutions.
    Current opinion in psychiatry, 2009, Volume: 22, Issue:6

    Topics: Aged; Aggression; Alzheimer Disease; Anticonvulsants; Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; Anti

2009

Trials

3 trials available for memantine and Depressive Disorder

ArticleYear
Single-Dose Memantine Improves Cortical Oscillatory Response Dynamics in Patients with Schizophrenia.
    Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2017, Volume: 42, Issue:13

    Topics: Adult; Antipsychotic Agents; Auditory Perception; Chronic Disease; Cortical Synchronization; Cross-O

2017
Effect of memantine combination therapy on symptoms in patients with moderate-to-severe depressive disorder: randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
    Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics, 2017, Volume: 42, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Antidepressive Agents; Combined Modality Therapy; Depressive Disorder; Diagnostic and Statist

2017
Memantine for late-life depression and apathy after a disabling medical event: a 12-week, double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study.
    International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 2012, Volume: 27, Issue:9

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antidepressive Agents; Apathy; Depressive Disorder; Double-Blind Method; Ex

2012

Other Studies

10 other studies available for memantine and Depressive Disorder

ArticleYear
Effectiveness of memantine on depression-like behavior, memory deficits and brain mRNA levels of BDNF and TrkB in rats subjected to repeated unpredictable stress.
    Pharmacological reports : PR, 2018, Volume: 70, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Brain; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; Depression; Depressive Dis

2018
Memantine ameliorates depressive-like behaviors by regulating hippocampal cell proliferation and neuroprotection in olfactory bulbectomized mice.
    Neuropharmacology, 2018, 07-15, Volume: 137

    Topics: Animals; Apoptosis; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; Cell Proliferation; Cyclic AMP Response Eleme

2018
Neuroprotective and cognitive enhancing effects of a multi-targeted food intervention in an animal model of neurodegeneration and depression.
    Neuropharmacology, 2014, Volume: 79

    Topics: Animals; Atrophy; Cell Death; Cognition Disorders; Depressive Disorder; Disease Models, Animal; Hipp

2014
Combined treatment with memantine/es-citalopram for older depressed patients with cognitive impairment: a pilot study.
    International journal of geriatric psychiatry, 2016, Volume: 31, Issue:6

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antidepressive Agents; Citalopram; Cognitive Dysfunction; Depressive Disord

2016
Effect of co-administration of memantine and sertraline on the antidepressant-like activity and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels in the rat brain.
    Brain research bulletin, 2017, Volume: 128

    Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Brain; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; Depressive Disorder; Disea

2017
Neurochemical and behavioural effects of acute and chronic memantine administration in rats: Further support for NMDA as a new pharmacological target for the treatment of depression?
    Brain research bulletin, 2010, Apr-05, Volume: 81, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; Depressive Disorder; E

2010
[Treatment of dementia].
    MMW Fortschritte der Medizin, 2010, Nov-04, Volume: 152, Issue:44

    Topics: Aged; Alzheimer Disease; Antidepressive Agents; Central Nervous System Stimulants; Cholinesterase In

2010
Possible antidepressant effects and mechanisms of memantine in behaviors and synaptic plasticity of a depression rat model.
    Neuroscience, 2011, May-19, Volume: 182

    Topics: Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Behavior, Animal; Depressive Disorder; Disease Models, Animal; Excit

2011
Guidelines for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease from the Italian Association of Psychogeriatrics.
    Drugs & aging, 2005, Volume: 22 Suppl 1

    Topics: Aged; Alzheimer Disease; Cholinesterase Inhibitors; Clinical Trials as Topic; Depressive Disorder; E

2005
[Also consider non-cognitive disorders].
    Krankenpflege Journal, 2005, Volume: 43, Issue:7-10

    Topics: Aged; Alzheimer Disease; Brain; Cognition Disorders; Depressive Disorder; Excitatory Amino Acid Anta

2005