Electroencephalography (EEG) Biomarkers of Response in Depression

Matching capsules containing venlafaxine 37.5 mg. WERE prepared by the UCLA Pharmacy for the initial phase of the study. After a one-week placebo lead-in, subjects WERE randomly assigned to receive one capsule of either venlafaxine or placebo, with the dosage increase every two days until subjects received four capsules daily (subjects achieved a dose of 150 mg. of venlafaxine after 10 days). The first dose was administered in the morning, with subsequent capsules added on a b.i.d. schedule.

Matching capsules containing placebo 37.5 mg. WERE prepared by the UCLA Pharmacy for the initial phase of the study. After a one-week placebo lead-in, subjects WERE randomly assigned to receive one capsule of either venlafaxine or placebo, with the dosage increase every two days until subjects received four capsules daily (subjects achieved a dose of 150 mg. of venlafaxine after 10 days). The first dose was administered in the morning, with subsequent capsules added on a b.i.d. schedule.