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Frontal Hypoperfusion Effects on Antidepressant Outcomes in Late-Life Depression

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01896934

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Official title

Frontal Hypoperfusion Effects on Antidepressant Outcomes in Late-Life Depression (R21)

Brief summary

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The long-term goal of this line of research is to determine if decreased vascular reactivity and frontal hypoperfusion is associated with poor response antidepressants. Such perfusion deficits could contribute to antidepressant nonresponse as they would hinder improvements in dorsal system metabolism seen with antidepressant treatment. The objective of the current proposal is to determine if decreased vascular reactivity and frontal hypoperfusion in depressed elders predicts and persists with antidepressant nonremission. The investigators will pursue the primary aim testing the hypothesis that decreased reactivity and hypoperfusion, specifically in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, predict antidepressant nonremission. The investigators will enroll 40 depressed elders who will complete clinical, cognitive, and MRI assessments before and after a 12-week open-label antidepressant trial of sertraline.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT01896934
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Lead sponsor
Vanderbilt University
Other
Enrollment
31 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
60 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Jun 30, 2013
Primary completion
May 31, 2016
Completion
May 31, 2016
Last update posted
Jul 20, 2017

2013 – 2016

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Vanderbilt University Nashville Tennessee 37212

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