We need research to understand how depression and related illnesses develop and progress, how and why depression can affect different people in different ways, how to help people feel better, and how to keep symptoms from returning. Without the involvement of individual participants, however, research and medicine would not advance – we need people to make progress. In fact, all of the treatments that modern healthcare offers, including medications, devices, and procedures, are available because people have agreed to participate in research studies.

Lists IRP clinical trials on depression recruiting adults.