Status:

COMPLETED

Brain Markers of Depression Vulnerability: the Case of Prefrontal Haemodynamic Response

Lead Sponsor:

Dr Georg Kranz

Conditions:

Depression

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-35 years

Brief Summary

Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) offers a cheap and reliable tool to investigate prefrontal brain activation in the healthy and diseased human brain. As such, fNIRS bears great potential ...

Detailed Description

Healthy participants with a high risk of MDD (HCr), healthy participants with a low risk of MDD (HCnr) and rMDD participants will be included in this study. Prefrontal haemodynamic response will be m...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Mini-mental state examination (MMSE) \> 24

Exclusion

  • Current diagnosis of psychiatric disorders, such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, or autism
  • current or past diagnosis of neurological disorders, such as head injuries, strokes, encephalitis, epilepsy, Parkinson's, or Alzheimer's

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2021

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 29 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05427578

Start Date

August 1 2021

End Date

November 29 2024

Last Update

December 11 2025

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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong, Hong Kong