fMRI Investigation of Depression in Patients With Epilepsy

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00532376

Enrollment

250

Registered

2007-09-20

Start date

2005-09-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2009-02-10

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Conditions

Depression, Epilepsy

Keywords

epilepsy, depression, fMRI, emotion

Brief summary

Depression is very common in epilepsy. Depression is the strongest predictor of poor quality of life in patients with epilepsy. The biological basis for depression in epilepsy remains poorly understood. This study uses functional MRI (fMRI) to examine brain response to emotional and non-emotional stimuli in healthy control subjects and in patients with epilepsy who are either depressed or not depressed. Results from this study will contribute to a better understanding of depression in epilepsy, which may eventually inform development of better treatment modalities..

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Countries

United States

Outcome results