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Brain Markers of Suicide Risk and Psychological Pain in Elderly Depressed Patients

Brain Markers of Suicide Risk and Psychological Pain in Elderly Depressed Patients

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03287986
Acronym
SPAD-IRM
Enrollment
60
Registered
2017-09-19
Start date
2017-08-18
Completion date
2019-12-13
Last updated
2020-03-09

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Depressive Disorder, Suicide, Attempted

Keywords

Elderly, MRI

Brief summary

The main objective of this study is to show MRI functional and structural differences between depressed elderly patients with a history of attempted suicide compared to depressed elderly patients with no history of attempted suicide and to elderly subjects with no personal history of depression or attempted suicide (healthy controls).

Interventions

OTHERMRI

Structural and functional sequences

Sponsors

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* The patient must have given their free and informed consent and signed the consent form * be a member or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * aged 60 years-old or more * must be right-handed * with a diagnosis of a current major depressive episode of moderate to severe severity according to diagnostic criteria. * with or without a personal history of attempted suicide during life * hospitalized or followed by a consultant in the department of Psychiatry of Nîmes University Hospital or in the Sophoras private clinic

Exclusion criteria

* The subject is participating in an interventional study, or is in a period of exclusion determined by a previous study * under safeguard of justice * refuses to sign the consent * It is impossible to give the subject informed information * Current psychotic symptoms. * Bipolar disorder. * The subject presents an acute somatic decompensation incompatible with the realization of this study. * The patient presents a mental confusion or a known Mini Mental State Examination score \<24. * Central neurological disease known in particular degenerative pathology, severe cranial trauma and severe cerebrovascular disease. * Schizophrenia and other known psychotic disorders. * Electroconvulsive therapy in the 12 months prior to study * Inability to perform neuropsychological tests because of a language problem, poor understanding, a major tremor, inability to sit still, a major sight problem that cannot be corrected, or other severe cognitive impairment * Contra-indication to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): ferromagnetic implant in the body, piercing, claustrophobia, inability to remain elongated for 45 minutes.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Brain functional activity during unfairnessDay 0Contrast in BOLD signal measured by 3T-Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) during the fair vs unfair trials of the Ultimatum Game

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Brain structural volumesDay 0T1 sequence measured by MRI in each participant
Brain structural connectivityDay 0Diffusion Tensor Imaging measured by MRI in each participant
Brain functional connectivityDay 0Resting state activity measured by MRI in each participant
Correlation of MRI measures with psychological pain measuresDay 0Psychological pain will be measured by the Visual Analog Scale (Olié et al. 2010) in each participant

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026