IRCT2017041720258N37.

Study name	Evaluation of fluoxetine and standard treatment efficacy on change to side effect of stroke of ischaemic strokes in both hemispheres in anterior circulation
Methods	Study type: interventional (clinical trial) Estimated enrolment: 60 participants Allocation: randomised Intervention model: parallel assignment Masking: unclear Primary purpose: treatment
Participants	Islamic Republic of Iran Inclusion criteria Age 40 to 70 years No previous history ischaemic stroke Diagnosis of stroke confirmed by imaging Within 2 to 7 days of stroke onset Exclusion criteria Not available during study period History of side effect of fluoxetine and other antipsychotic drugs Pregnant or breast feeding Depression in the previous month and treatment with antipsychotic drugs Use of any MAOI in the last 5 months Aiming to recruit 60 participants
Interventions	Experimental: 20 milligram fluoxetine and ‎standard treatment (antiplatelets, anticoagulant and statin) Comparator: placebo and ‎standard treatment (antiplatelets, anticoagulant and statin)
Outcomes	Primary outcome collected at 1 and 2 months Change to side effect of stroke (NIHSS questionnaire)
Starting date	11 October 2017. Trials register states it's complete but no results are available (email to author on 4 May 2021, no reply)
Contact information	Fariba Farokhi, Arak University of Medical Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran) f.farokhi@arakmu.ac.ir
Notes	www.irct.ir/trial/17976