Clinical Trial of Melatonin in Winter Depression

Lewy, Alfred J.

Abstract

This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of oral melatonin administration in patients with winter depression. Our group has recently found that a physiological dose of melatonin can cause circadian phase shifts in sighted humans. We have found that patients with winter depression frequently have delayed circadian rhythms; melatonin administration at the correct time may be able to benefit winter depression by providing a corrective (therapeutic) phase advanced.

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
• Type: General Clinical Research Centers Program (M01)
• Project #: 2M01RR000334-29
• Application #: 3742325
• Support Year: 29
• Fiscal Year: 1995

Institution

• Name: Oregon Health and Science University
• DUNS #: 009584210
• City: Portland
• State: OR
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 97239

Publications

Brenowitz, Willa D; Keene, C Dirk; Hawes, Stephen E et al. (2017) Alzheimer's disease neuropathologic change, Lewy body disease, and vascular brain injury in clinic- and community-based samples. Neurobiol Aging 53:83-92

Brenowitz, Willa D; Hubbard, Rebecca A; Keene, C Dirk et al. (2017) Mixed neuropathologies and estimated rates of clinical progression in a large autopsy sample. Alzheimers Dement 13:654-662

Bergstrom, Colin P; Ruffell, Brian; Ho, Christine M T et al. (2017) Docetaxel and mitoxantrone before radical prostatectomy in men with high-risk prostate cancer: 10-year follow-up and immune correlates. Anticancer Drugs 28:120-126

Narayanan, Kumar; Uy-Evanado, Audrey; Teodorescu, Carmen et al. (2016) Mitral valve prolapse and sudden cardiac arrest in the community. Heart Rhythm 13:498-503

Abner, Erin L; Nelson, Peter T; Kryscio, Richard J et al. (2016) Diabetes is associated with cerebrovascular but not Alzheimer's disease neuropathology. Alzheimers Dement 12:882-9

Sylwester, Andrew; Nambiar, Kate Z; Caserta, Stefano et al. (2016) A new perspective of the structural complexity of HCMV-specific T-cell responses. Mech Ageing Dev 158:14-22

Elliot, Diane; Garg, Bharti; Kuehl, Kerry et al. (2015) Why Are Women Law Enforcement Officers More Burned-Out and What Might Help Them? Occup Med Health Aff 3:

Samuels, Mary H (2014) Psychiatric and cognitive manifestations of hypothyroidism. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 21:377-83

Redig, Jennifer K; Fouad, Gameil T; Babcock, Darcie et al. (2014) Allelic Interaction between CRELD1 and VEGFA in the Pathogenesis of Cardiac Atrioventricular Septal Defects. AIMS Genet 1:1-19

Lee, David S H; Markwardt, Sheila; Goeres, Leah et al. (2014) Statins and physical activity in older men: the osteoporotic fractures in men study. JAMA Intern Med 174:1263-70