Study of Genetic Differences in People With Depression

Completed

Conditions studied: Depressive Disorder, Major

In brief

The purpose of this study is to identify genes involved in depression. Specifically, the investigators will analyze some genes that may be related to whether or not a person responds to antidepressant medication. This project is part of basic scientific research to increase understanding of the role of genetic influences in psychological and mental processes involved in the response to treatment for depression.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00229463

Run by

University of California, Los Angeles

People needed

200

Starts

2002-01-01

Expected to finish

2011-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-11-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• History of Unipolar Major Depression
• Control subjects must be healthy normal adults

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects with mood symptoms that are not severe enough to qualify for MDD
• Subjects with any active medical illness that may be related to ongoing mood disorder
• Normal subjects must be free from: a psychiatric diagnosis, substance abuse, a history of seizure disorder, and any serious medical illness

Where it is running

• UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior — Los Angeles, California, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.