# Escitalopram and Depression in Elderly Alzheimer's Patients

> **NCT00488670** · PHASE3 · TERMINATED · sponsor: **University of British Columbia** · enrollment: 50 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Depressive Disorder

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Escitalopram

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00488670
- **Lead sponsor:** University of British Columbia
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2010-12
- **Primary completion:** 2011-06
- **Final completion:** 2011-06
- **Target enrollment:** 50 (ESTIMATED)
- **Why stopped:** Dr. Rabheru left VCH last year and the study was cancelled according to his research coordinator.
- **Last updated:** 2011-06-06


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00488670

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00488670, "Escitalopram and Depression in Elderly Alzheimer's Patients". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00488670. Licensed CC0.

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