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Depressive Symptoms: early-phase trial registry

28 of 61 indexed Depressive Symptoms trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.

Corpus placement: #232 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.

61 US clinical trials · 28 currently recruiting · #232 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count

Depressive Symptoms: 61 US clinical trials tracked, 28 recruiting.

Depressive Symptoms is the subject of 61 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 28 of them currently open to new participants. 1 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 5 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Johns Hopkins University, running 3 of these trials.

Enrollment posture brief

Registry condition depressive-symptoms

OPEN 28 | RECR 46% | LATE 1 | EARLY 5 | RANK #232 | SPON 3

Nearest open-share peer: Breastfeeding (46% recruiting · 37 trials)

Cholangiocarcinoma59%Cognitive Decline58.1%Depressive Symptoms (this)46%Malignant Neoplasm34.4%HIV/AIDS24.2%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Depressive Symptoms

Depressive Symptoms lists 28 open slots (46% of 61 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →

Key findings

What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Depressive Symptoms on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.

  1. Depressive Symptoms is recruiting above its size-band peers.

    28 of 61 indexed trials (45.9%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.

  2. Sponsorship of Depressive Symptoms trials is spread across many organizations.

    Johns Hopkins University accounts for 3 of 61 trials (4.9%). 49 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.

  3. Typical Depressive Symptoms enrolment sits around 96 participants.

    Median target enrolment is 96 among the 61 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 31 of those (50.8%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.

  4. Depressive Symptoms research is mostly interventional.

    59 interventional and 2 observational studies make up this index (96.7% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.

Phase 11Phase 24Phase 41

Open and recent trials

61 total, page 1 of 2

RECRUITING NA 6,516 participants

My Wellbeing Guide: a Novel Tool for Managing Stress and Improving Quality of Life

Northwestern University

NCT05369429

RECRUITING NA 326 participants

A Remotely Delivered Tai Chi/Qigong Intervention for Older People Living With HIV

Florida International University

NCT06586619

RECRUITING NA 300 participants

Cancer Pain Management Using a Web-based Intervention

University of Texas at Austin

NCT06085313

RECRUITING NA 300 participants

Our Voices Matter: Intervention for Depression in Youth

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

NCT07216326

RECRUITING NA 279 participants

IMPACT (IMproving Proactive Approaches for Cancer Survivors' Mental Health Treatment)

Medical University of South Carolina

NCT06582784

RECRUITING NA 198 participants

rTMS for Military TBI-related Depression

Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

NCT05426967

RECRUITING NA 188 participants

Family Spirit Strengths

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

NCT05836090

RECRUITING NA 180 participants

Benefits of Outdoor Walks in Reducing Depressive Symptoms

University of Washington

NCT06989801

RECRUITING NA 150 participants

A New Clinical Model for the Engagement of Latinx Youth With Suicidal Behavior

Bradley Hospital

NCT06882798

RECRUITING NA 150 participants

RXWell to Decrease Post-Operative Opioid Use in Total Knee or Hip Arthroplasty

University of Pittsburgh

NCT05658796

RECRUITING 150 participants

Reward Processing and Depressive Subtypes: Identifying Neural Biotypes

San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center

NCT06080646

RECRUITING NA 140 participants

Strengthening Health and Insight in New Educators

University of Alabama, Tuscaloo

NCT06745934

RECRUITING NA 120 participants

Caregiver Stress and Sleep Study

University of Pittsburgh

NCT05219955

RECRUITING NA 120 participants

Survivorship Care for Women Living With Ovarian Cancer: (POSTCARE-O)

Baylor College of Medicine

NCT05752448

RECRUITING NA 110 participants

Video-feedback Intervention to Promote Racial-Ethnic Socialization Competency (VIP-RACE)

Penn State University

NCT07055906

RECRUITING NA 90 participants

Building Resilience for Surgical Recovery

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

NCT06174701

RECRUITING NA 85 participants

Expressive Writing on Minority Stressors Among Sexual Minority Veterans

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT05897021

RECRUITING NA 80 participants

Michigan Men's Diabetes Project III(MenDIII): Mind and Motion

University of Michigan

NCT06574035

RECRUITING Phase 2 80 participants

Cannabidiol for Reduction of Brain Neuroinflammation

Massachusetts General Hospital

NCT05066308

RECRUITING NA 76 participants

Mood and Thought Process Study

Butler Hospital

NCT05585775

RECRUITING Phase 4 60 participants

Acute and Long-Term Antidepressant Treatment Success in Adolescents With Anxiety (AtLAS-A)

University of Cincinnati

NCT04245436

RECRUITING NA 60 participants

Mind-Body Skills Group for Graduate Students

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

NCT05447689

RECRUITING NA 60 participants

BTL-699-2 and HPM-6000UF Devices for the Improvement of Depressive Symptoms and Sexual Function Among Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women

BTL Industries

NCT07413705

RECRUITING NA 60 participants

BTL-699-2 and HPM-6000UF Devices for the Improvement of Depressive Symptoms and Urinary Incontinence in Postpartum and Early Post-Childbirth Women

BTL Industries

NCT07413692

RECRUITING NA 60 participants

Mobile CBT for Middle Aged and Older Adults

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

NCT05754151

RECRUITING NA 45 participants

Improving Mood for Adolescents Through Teaming With End-Users in Routine Care (The iMATTER Project)

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

NCT07020572

RECRUITING NA 34 participants

VR-PMR for Post-Burn Symptoms

Johns Hopkins University

NCT07317271

RECRUITING Early Phase 1 20 participants

Psilocybin for Depression in People With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Early Alzheimer's Disease

Johns Hopkins University

NCT04123314

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING 1,000 participants

Northern Manhattan Study of Metabolism and Mind

Columbia University

NCT02470260

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 475 participants

Evaluating a Virtual Mentoring Program Plus Mental Health Videos for Teens

Appa Health

NCT06138730

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 456 participants

A Trial of a Positive Psychology Intervention for Older Adults (RESET)

University of Michigan

NCT05451589

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 145 participants

Treatment for Migraine and Mood

Amanda Shallcross

NCT05576467

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 113 participants

Digital Therapeutic for Depression After Head Injury in Current and Former US Military Personnel

Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

NCT05147506

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 80 participants

Neurotechnology Following Traumatic Brain Injury

Brain State Technologies

NCT03649958

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 61 participants

Virtual Reality in Hemodialysis to Improve Psychological Well-being

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

NCT05642364

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 30 participants

Pain Reduction Through Empowered Recovery (PRIME) Study

Johns Hopkins University

NCT05619510

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Phase 2 12 participants

Glutamatergic Modulation as a Treatment for Depressive Symptoms Among Patients With Post-acute Sequelae of COVID (PASC): A Pilot Trial

New York State Psychiatric Institute

NCT05690503

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 8 participants

Rare Group Problem Management Plus

Children's National Research Institute

NCT06548022

COMPLETED NA 655 participants

Brief Video Interventions for Depression

Ohio State University

NCT04643964

COMPLETED NA 449 participants

Evaluation of an Entrepreneurship Program for American-Indian Youth

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

NCT02157493

COMPLETED NA 361 participants

An IT Approach to Implementing Depression Treatment in Cardiac Patients (iHeart DepCare)

Columbia University

NCT03882411

COMPLETED NA 350 participants

Guided Feedback in an Online Game Impacts Decision Making

Bard College

NCT05925816

COMPLETED NA 195 participants

Insomnia Self-Management in Heart Failure

Yale University

NCT02660385

COMPLETED NA 168 participants

Building Resiliency and Increasing Community Hope

University of California, Los Angeles

NCT01698047

COMPLETED Phase 2 132 participants

Study to Evaluate TNX-601 ER Monotherapy Versus Placebo in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

Tonix Pharmaceuticals

NCT05686408

COMPLETED NA 130 participants

Preventing Depression in People With Epilepsy: an Extension of Project UPLIFT

Emory University

NCT01941706

COMPLETED NA 120 participants

College Student Stress: Transitions Over Time

University of Michigan

NCT06583096

COMPLETED NA 102 participants

A Self-directed Mobile Mindfulness Intervention to Address Distress and Burnout in Frontline Healthcare Workers

Duke University

NCT04816708

COMPLETED NA 96 participants

Effects of a Single-session Implicit Theories of Personality Intervention on Early Adolescent Psychopathology

Harvard University

NCT03132298

COMPLETED NA 82 participants

Adapting Project UPLIFT for Blacks in Georgia

Morehouse School of Medicine

NCT02909387

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 1
Phase 2 4
Phase 4 1

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Depressive Symptoms records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

EMSELLA (HPM-6000UF) Sham Treatment Device
2 trials
EXOMIND (BTL-699-2) Sham Treatment Device
2 trials
EMSELLA (HPM-6000UF) ActiveTreatment Device
2 trials
Project UPLIFT Behavioral
2 trials
Enhanced Usual Care Control Other
1 trials
Moderate Anxiety/depression: Low Intensity Stepped care Other
1 trials
Severe Anxiety/depression: High Intensity Stepped Care Other
1 trials
Dyadic (couples-based) positive psychology intervention Behavioral
1 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Depressive Symptoms trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

California 9 trials
New York 7 trials
Texas 6 trials
Ohio 5 trials
Michigan 5 trials
Maryland 5 trials
Illinois 5 trials
Pennsylvania 4 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

What to do with this Depressive Symptoms page

61 registered trials, 28 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.

Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.

Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Depressive Symptoms condition card totals 61 registered trials; most-linked intervention EMSELLA (HPM-6000UF) Sham Treatment; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.