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First received: April 27, 2023

Clinical Trial: Inflammation and Depression in People With HIV

Study Status: Completed

Recruit Status: RECRUITING

Condition: HIV

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: The Role of Inflammation in Central Nervous System (CNS) Mechanisms of Anhedonia and Psychomotor Slowing in Depressed People With HIV

Brief Summary: The purpose of this 10-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled study is to determine whether inflammation impacts reward and motor neural circuitry to contribute to depressive symptoms like anhedonia and psychomotor slowing in people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and depression.Sixty male and female patients with HIV who have depression, anhedonia and high inflammation and are stable on effective treatment for their HIV will be randomized to receive either the anti-inflammatory drug baricitinib or a…

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