This is unpublished
ASCEND: A Trial of Sertraline vs. CBT for End-Stage Renal Disease Patients with Depression
Completed Studies
CKD
Dialysis
Pinned
Principal Investigator
Rajnish Mehrotra
Funding Agency
PCORI
Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute: CER-1310*07253
Status
Completed
Investigator
What is the Ascend Study?
The ASCEND study looks at ways to help hemodialysis patients who have depression, either through cognitive-behavioral therapy during their dialysis sessions or via drug therapy with sertraline.
Publications
"Rationale and design of A Trial of Sertraline vs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for End-stage Renal Disease Patients with Depression (ASCEND)"
[clinicaltrials.gov - Registration number: NCT02358343]
"Comparative Efficacy of Therapies for Treatment of Depression for Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Randomized Clinical Trial"