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Brain Tissue Collection for Neuropathological Studies

NCT00001260 · Status: TERMINATED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 2161

Last updated 2019-12-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to collect and study the brain tissue of deceased individuals to learn more about the nervous system and mental disorders. Information gained from donated tissue may lead to better treatments and potential cures for nervous system and mental disorders.

This study will ask relatives of deceased individuals to donate the brains of their deceased relatives to allow further study of neurological and psychiatric disorders. We do not accept prospective donations.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Jose A Apud, M.D. · National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1990-05-29
Completion
2017-06-16

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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