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Cerebral Neuroinflammation During Major Depressive Episode

Cerebral Neuroinflammation During Major Depressive Episode: Multicentric Comparative Study.

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03314155
Acronym
InflaDep
Enrollment
60
Registered
2017-10-19
Start date
2018-12-07
Completion date
2024-01-31
Last updated
2023-03-30

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

Conditions

Depressive Disorder

Keywords

Depressive disorder, Treatment Resistant Depression, [18 F ] DPA- 714, PET, MRI, Inflammation

Brief summary

the investigators make the following assumptions: 1) neuroinflammation in MDD can be measured by the \[18 F \] DPA- 714 ; 2) it is accompanied by anatomical and functional changes in the frontal subcortical loops, strongly involved in MDD ; 3) neuroinflammation in patients might be a biomarker related to resistance to treatment in patients with MDD. If this assumptions are validated, then this study will enable a better understanding of the neuroinflammatory processes. This breakthrough could have a long term therapeutic impact, helping to target more specifically antidepressant drugs with anti-inflammatory action and / or drugs targeting neuroinflammation.

Detailed description

The most widespread pathophysiological hypothesis in major depressive disorder (MDD), is the hypothesis of monoamine deficit. The most used antidepressants in everyday clinical practice act by inhibiting the reuptake of monoamines. However, meta-analyzes evaluating the efficacy of antidepressants suggest that they are ineffective in 30 to 40% of patients. Inflammatory mechanisms might be related to the deficiency of monoamines, compromising the effectiveness of conventional antidepressants. Newly developed specific radiotracers allow the use of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging techniques to evaluate neuroinflammation. It has recently demonstrated the relevance of the \[18F\] DPA- 714 as a biomarker of neuroinflammation in humans in several neurological diseases.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTCerebral neuroinflammation evaluation

Pet scan following an injection of the radiotracer (\[18F\]DPA-714), to evaluate the neuroinflammation. MRI to evaluate functional and structural integrities. Blood test to analyze various inflammation marker (IL-6, Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) alpha, CRPus, and TSPO). And psychological scales to assess the depressive symptoms.

Sponsors

Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
CollaboratorOTHER_GOV
University Hospital, Toulouse
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Masking description

Images' analysis will be done by an INSERM engineer without the knowledge of the group to which the subjects belong.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
25 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Inclusion criteria for all groups: * Written agreement for participation * Able to understand instructions and information data * Inclusion criteria for the experimental group: * Responding to MDD criteria (DSM-5) * MADRS score\> 20 * Antidepressant medication considered ineffective and before the introduction of a new treatment according to the recommendations (unchanged dosage for at least a week and plasma levels within the therapeutic range) * Inclusion criteria for the pathological control group : * Having met MDD criteria (DSM-5) * In remission for 8 weeks according to the DSM-5 * MADRS score \<10 * Treated with antidepressants (unchanged dosage for at least week) * Inclusion criteria for the control group : * Without any neurological or psychiatric previous disorder * CRPus \< 5mg/L *

Exclusion criteria

for all groups: * Patients without public insurance regime. * Specific contraindication to the use of MRI (metallic material) or PET (specific allergy related to the ligand). * Pregnant and breastfeeding women * Persons deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision * People hospitalized without consent, or subject to legal protection * Persons unable to consent * Patients with a neurodegenerative disease, bipolar disease, chronic psychotic disorder, addictive disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress disorder (PCL-S\> ou =45), known system pathology * Patients with a history of stroke * Patients with an acute infectious disease * Patients with chronic inflammatory pathology. * Patients treated with anti-inflammatory and/or immunosuppressive, and/or antipsychotics, and/or diazepam *

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
distribution pattern of neuroinflammation in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) dataDay 7Assessed between patients with MDD (experimental group), patients who have had a MDD and being in remission for at least 8 weeks, still treated with antidepressants, matched in age and gender with the experimental group (pathological control group) and control subjects, matched in gender and age with both patients' groups (control group).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
distribution pattern of neuroinflammation in PET data across all groupsDay 7Across all groups (i.e. experimental group, pathological control group and control group).
patients with depressive symptoms and neuroinflammation (i.e. PET data).Day 7Depressive symptoms are assessed by the Montgomery and Asberg Depression Scale (MADRS) and the Columbia-Suicide severity rating scale (CSSRS). Correlation across all groups (experimental group, pathological control group and control group).
patients with neuroinflammation (i.e. PET analysis) and MRI parameters for functional and structural integrities.Day 7Correlation across all groups (experimental group, pathological control group and control group).
patients with neuroinflammation (i.e. PET analysis) and biological markers of neuroinflammation (i.e. cytokines).Day 7Correlation across all groups (experimental group, pathological control group and control group).

Countries

France

Contacts

Primary ContactAntoine Yrondi, MD PhD
yrondi.a@chu-toulouse.fr5 34 55 75 37

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 23, 2026