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Definitive Selection of Neuroimaging Biomarkers for the Diagnosis and Treatment to Common Mental Disorders

Definitive Selection of Neuroimaging Biomarkers for the Diagnosis and Treatment to Common Mental Disorders

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04218981
Enrollment
200
Registered
2020-01-06
Start date
2020-01-15
Completion date
2023-12-31
Last updated
2024-08-21

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Conditions

Common Mental Disorder

Keywords

schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, neuroimaging, major depressive disorder

Brief summary

To explore the whole-brain anatomical and functional abnormalities in drug-naive patients with schizophrenia ,drug-naive patients with BD, drug-naive patients with MDD and healthy controls by using a combination of cross-sectional and longitudinal study designs, including a longitudinal study with 8 weeks of drugs treatment. And explore whether there are shared imaging biomarkers between these three common mental disorders.

Detailed description

Previous studies suggest that there are brain anatomical and functional abnormalities in patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder(BD), major depressive disorder(MDD), and the pathogenesis of these three mental disorders may exist overlaps. However, it remains unclear whether these abnormalities can be used for the diagnosis and prediction of treatment effects in mental disorders. It is also unclear whether there are shared imaging biomarkers between these three common mental disorders. In a word, there still lacks reliable neuroimaging biomarkers in mental disorders. Based on the previous studies, this study aims to examine the whole-brain anatomical and functional abnormalities in drug-naive patients with schizophrenia ,drug-naive patients with BD, drug-naive patients with MDD and healthy controls by using a combination of cross-sectional and longitudinal study designs, including a longitudinal study with 8 weeks of drugs treatment( schizophrenia patients are treated with one antipsychotic drug(olanzapine, risperidone; amisulpride); patients with bipolar disorder are treated with one mood stabilizer(lithium;valproate);patients with major depressive disorder are treated with paroxetine). First, neuroimaging biomarkers are definitively selected in patients with different mental disorders for the purpose of diagnosis by using a cross-sectional design. After that, a longitudinal study is conducted in patients after 8 weeks of drugs treatment to validate that the selected neuroimaging biomarkers can be used to predict treatment response of medication. The definitively selected neuroimaging biomarkers are expected to be useful for the diagnosis and prediction of treatment effects in these three mental disorders; and therefore to be helpful for understanding the pathophysiology of mental disorders.

Interventions

Choose one of these antipsychotics (olanzapine, risperidone; amisulpride) for schizophrenia group

Choose lithium or valproate for bipolar disorder group

DRUGParoxetine

Patients with major depressive disorder are treated with paroxetine

Sponsors

Central South University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia,bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder according to the Structural Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) * Never received any treatment before. * For healthy controls: their first-degree relative had no history of psychiatric disorders.

Exclusion criteria

* The

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data acquisition for all participants8 weekA 3.0 T Siemens scanner (Germany) was applied to obtain the MRI images in the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University.The MRI data will be obtained before and after treatment at different follow up point.All participants were told to lie on the scanner with their eyes closed. They wore soundproof headphones and asked to remain still. The parameters were as follows: repetition time of 2710 ms, echo time of 3.78 ms, flip angle of 7°, inversion time of 1000 ms, slice thickness of 1 mm, field of view of 256 mm × 256 mm, matrix of 256 × 256, no gap, and 188 slices.
Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)8 weekThe PANSS total scores ,subscale scores were used to evaluate the severity of psychotic symptoms at baseline and eight weeks for schizophrenia.The total score of the PANSS was more than 60.The higher scores mean a worse outcome.
Hamilton Depression Scale-17 (HAMD-17)8 weekHAMD-17 total scores were used to evaluate the severity of depressive symptoms at baseline and eight weeks for major depressive disorder. The total score of the HAMD-17 was more than 17.The higher scores mean a worse outcome.
Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS)8 weekYMRS total scores were used to evaluate the severity of manic symptoms for bipolar disorder before and after treatment at different follow up point.The higher scores mean a worse outcome.
Brief Cognitive Assessment Tool for schizophrenia(B-CATS)8 weekThe investigators will use the B-CATS scale to assess cognitive function before and after treatment at different follow up point.The higher scores mean a better outcome.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Social Disability Screening Schedule(SDSS)8 weekThe investigators will use the SDSS scale to assess social function before and after treatment at different follow up point.The higher scores mean a worse outcome.

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

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