Triple-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial of Tocilizumab vs Placebo: Potential Use of an IL-6 Antagonist as an Adjuvant to Standard Treatment for Treatment-Resistant Major Depression in the Brazilian Public Health System (SUS)

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorHospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

About this trial

Clinical trial aimed at evaluating whether a single infusion of tocilizumab, a medication that blocks the action of an inflammatory molecule called interleukin-6 (IL-6), can reduce symptoms of treatment-resistant major depression compared to placebo in non-hospitalized patients.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Tocilizumab
  • Normal Saline (0.9% NaCl)

Treatment groups

32 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups