Effect of fenfluramine on mood: a double-blind placebo-controlled trial.

Depressed patients (n = 10), schizophrenics (n = 6), and normal control subjects was (n = 9) were administered fenfluramine hydrochloride (FF) (60 mg/os) or placebo in the context of a randomized, double-blind crossover trial. No effect of FF on mood or activation was detected over a 6-hr period. A previous report claiming acute antidepressant effects of FF in depressed subjects was not confirmed.

RCT Entities:   Population Interventions Outcomes