Study of Brain Response to Emotional Pictures Using a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) While on Escitalopram
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out what parts of the brain have increased or decreased
activity when people are depressed and how antidepressant medicine changes this activity in
depressed patients. The genetic samples collected are to look at variation in a gene
(serotonin transporter gene), which affects the functioning of the chemical serotonin in the
brain
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Indiana University School of Medicine
Collaborator:
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression