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Brain Abnormalities in Late-Onset Major Depression

NCT00260468 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2009-10-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of this project is to examine the state of the brain in people over 50 years old suffering from late-onset depression by means of an extensive clinical assessment programme, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), neuropsychological testing, neurological examination, eye examination as well as blood and saliva samples. The results are to be compared with results from a control group matched for gender and age.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Clinical examination program

Psychiatric/clinical interview MRI scan Blood samples Saliva samples Eye examination

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Danish Medical Research Council

    collaborator OTHER

  • Bayer

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • University of Aarhus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Raben Rosenberg, Professor, MD, DrMedSc · Aarhus University Hospital

  • Videbech Poul, Professor, MD, DrMedSc · Aarhus University Hospital

  • Leif Østergaard, Professor, MD, DrMedSc, PhD · Center for Functionally Integrative Neuroscience (CFIN), Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-11-30
Completion
2008-12-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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