Alan F. Schatzberg
Genetics of Symptomatology and Treatment Response in Psychotic Major Depression
Contact Information
Stanford University School of Medicine 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA 94305Brief
We hope to learn more about the biology of psychiatric illness with the hope of improving the diagnosis and treatment of such psychiatric conditions as major depression.
Recruiting Status:
RecruitingStanford Recruiting Status:
RecruitingCondition(s):
Intervention(s):
Phase:
N/AEligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:
Any Age to Any AgeGenders Eligible for Study:
Male and FemaleHealth of Volunteers:
People with the conditions listed in this trial can not participate as controls.Key Inclusion Criteria:
(1) You are currently experiencing symptoms that are consistent with an episode of major depression without symptoms of psychosis (such as hallucinations, delusions or disorder of thought process), or
(2) You are currently experiencing symptoms that are consistent with an episode of major depression with symptoms of psychosis (such as hallucinations, delusions or disorder of thought process), or
(3) You have been diagnosed with either schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, or
(4) You are a volunteer without a history of psychiatric illness (a healthy control subject).
Key Exclusion Criteria:
Additional Study Details
Official Title:
Association of BDNF, COMT, MDRI, CRH, CRF, and GC Receptor Genetic Polymorphisms with Symptomatology and Treatment Response in Psychotic Major DepressionAnticipated start date:
10/28/2003Lead Sponsor:
Stanford UniversityInvestigator(s):
- Anna Lembke
- Alan Schatzberg
- Greer Murphy
Study Type:
ObservationalPurpose:
NOTNEEDEDDuration:
Cross-sectionalSelection:
Case ControlTiming:
Retrospective/ProspectiveTotal Number to be Enrolled:
500Total Number to be Enrolled at Stanford:
500More Information
Locations & Contacts
Stanford Locations & Contacts:
Stanford University School of Medicine 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA 94305Non-Stanford Locations:
The Stanford website does not have any locations outside of Stanford listed for this trial. You may want to check clinicaltrials.gov for posible additional locations.
This listing was last updated:
6/3/2008PLEASE NOTE:
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