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A Novel Blood Test as a Biomarker in Mental Health
Led by Fraser Health · Updated on 2026-03-05
500
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
127 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
F
Fraser Health
Lead Sponsor
R
Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This longitudinal, observational study aims to assess whether the characteristics of a novel blood peripheral biomarker can serve as indicators for depression and schizophrenia in patients at the Royal Columbian Hospital Psychiatric Clinics. The study will evaluate whether changes in these biomarker characteristics can help distinguish between depressed patients who do or do not respond to treatment and between individuals experiencing a single psychotic episode and those at risk of progressing to schizophrenia. To achieve this, blood samples and standardized mental health assessments will be collected across three study visits from up to 500 participants, grouped into two study arms based on their diagnosis: Depression (DEP) or Psychosis/Schizophrenia (PSY).
CONDITIONS
Official Title
A Novel Blood Test as a Biomarker in Mental Health
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 19 years or older
- Ability to provide informed consent
- Suspected, new onset, or established depression
- First episode of psychosis or suspected/established schizophrenia
- Ability to complete standardized mental health questionnaires during study visits as judged by the Investigator
You will not qualify if you...
- Inability to provide informed consent
- Currently enrolled in another research study involving drugs or devices that may affect mental health treatment outcomes
- Currently declared on extended leave under British Columbia's Mental Health Act
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Royal Columbian Hospital
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, V3L 3M2
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Jessica Wittmann
CONTACT
M
Marlena Ornowska
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
2
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