Somatosensory Processing in Depression

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Status and phase: Withdrawn; Phase 4

Conditions: Depression

Treatments: Procedure: simultaneous EEG/fMRI; Device: fMRI

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT00386893

2005-003752-35

ESC_03082005

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim of this study is to investigate neuronal differences (EEG/evoked potentials; functional MRI) between patients with major depression and healthy controls concerning brain activity after acute pain as well as changes of pain related brain activity during treatment with escitalopram.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Psychiatric in or outpatients with acute depressive episode
• Indication for pharmacological treatment

Exclusion criteria

• Acute suicidal tendency
• Neurological or severe somatic disorders
• Women during pregnancy or lactation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 1 patient group

Treatment as usual

Other group

Description:

simultaneous EEG/fMRI

Treatment:

Device: fMRI

Procedure: simultaneous EEG/fMRI