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| Title |
The B-VITAGE trial: A randomized trial of homocysteine lowering treatment of depression in later life
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Trials, January 2010
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-11-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Andrew H Ford, Leon Flicker, Kieran McCaul, Frank van Bockxmeer, Sarah Hegarty, Varsha Hirani, Stephen Fenner, Osvaldo P Almeida |
| Abstract |
Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide and depressive symptoms are common in later life. Observational evidence suggests that depression is more prevalent among people with high plasma homocysteine (tHcy), but the results of randomized trials to date have been unable to show that lowering tHcy through the supplementation of vitamins B6, B12 and folate benefits depressive symptoms. We designed the B-VITAGE trial to determine whether adjunctive treatment with vitamins B6, B12 and folate increases the efficacy of standard antidepressant treatment. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 50% |
| Scientists | 1 | 25% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 119 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 117 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 18% |
| Researcher | 20 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 11% |
| Other | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 23 | 19% |
| Unknown | 16 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 55 | 46% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 10% |
| Psychology | 11 | 9% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 7 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 12 | 10% |
| Unknown | 16 | 13% |