# Pilot Study: Combining Nutritional Supplements With Standard Antidepressant to Treat Depression.

> **NCT02223299** · NA · WITHDRAWN · sponsor: **John D. Dingell VA Medical Center**

## Conditions studied

- Depression

## Interventions

- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** L-tyrosine
- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** L-Tryptophan
- **DRUG:** deplin
- **OTHER:** Placebo A
- **OTHER:** Placebo B

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02223299
- **Lead sponsor:** John D. Dingell VA Medical Center
- **Sponsor class:** FED
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** WITHDRAWN
- **Start date:** 2015-11
- **Primary completion:** 2015-11
- **Final completion:** 2015-11
- **Target enrollment:** 0 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** The study was never approved by the IRB and the PI left the VA
- **Last updated:** 2020-02-21


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02223299

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02223299, "Pilot Study: Combining Nutritional Supplements With Standard Antidepressant to Treat Depression.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02223299. Licensed CC0.

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