Brain Tissue Collection for Neuropathological Studies

Stopped early

Conditions studied: Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Schizophrenia, Tourette's Syndrome, Brain Diseases

In brief

The purpose of this study is to collect and study the brain tissue of deceased individuals to learn more about the nervous system and mental disorders. Information gained from donated tissue may lead to better treatments and potential cures for nervous system and mental disorders. This study will ask relatives of deceased individuals to donate the brains of their deceased relatives to allow further study of neurological and psychiatric disorders. We do not accept prospective donations.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00001260

Run by

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

People needed

2161

Starts

1990-05-29

Expected to finish

2017-06-16

Last updated by the study team

2019-12-09

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may not qualify if…

• No living subjects are enrolled in this protocol. Tissue is obtained after death, with the permission of next of kin, or from existing institutions with appropriate samples via an MTA or other applicable agreement.
• Brain tissue is excluded from collection if there is a previously known history of strokes, lesions, or other major neuropathological abnormalities prior to the consenting process.

Where it is running

• Office of the Chief Medical Examiner — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike — Bethesda, Maryland, United States
• Office of the Chief Medical Examiner — Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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