Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) for Assessment of Depression
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N/AInterventional Study
Major Depressive Disorder
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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At a Glance
Age
18 and older
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Diagnostic
Participants needed
90 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco · Other
Who this trial is looking for
This trial is looking for adults with Major Depressive Disorder and healthy volunteers without depression. Participants will undergo NIRS testing during up to five visits to help assess depression severity.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
Rules you outSchizophreniaAlzheimer's diseaseOther dementiasTraumatic brain injuryStrokeTumorArteriovenous malformation
You may be able to join if
I am at least 18 years old.
I have signed informed consent.
I have been diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder.
I am receiving treatment for depression at SFVAMC.
I am a healthy volunteer without depression.
You may not be able to join if
I cannot sign informed consent.
I have depression.
I have anxiety or other mental health disorders.
I have a major neurocognitive disorder.
I have a neurologic disorder with anatomic lesions.
I have a psychotic disorder.
I am not receiving treatment for depression at SFVAMC.
Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria.
The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can
confirm whether you qualify.
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Develop a NIRSIT testing protocol that can be administered in the diagnostic setting and reliably distinguishes the symptoms and severity of depression, with the help of repeated measure (up to five visits per subject) comparison of patients being treated for Major Depressive Disorder with control, non-depressed subjects.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* All subjects who sign informed consent.
* Controls: Volunteers over 18 years of age who are not depressed.
* Patients over 18 years of age with a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder, receiving clinical therapy at SFVAMC.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Subjects who cannot sign info…
Inclusion Criteria:
* All subjects who sign informed consent.
* Controls: Volunteers over 18 years of age who are not depressed.
* Patients over 18 years of age with a diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder, receiving clinical therapy at SFVAMC.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Subjects who cannot sign informed consent.
* Exclusion criteria for control subjects: 1.Depression 2.Anxiety, psychotic, substance abuse, mood and personality disorders 3.Major neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and other dementias 4.Neurologic disorders with anatomic lesions including traumatic brain injury, stroke, tumor and arteriovenous malformation
* Exclusion criteria for depressed patients: 1.Psychotic disorders like schizophrenia 2.Major neurocognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and other dementias 3.Neurologic disorders with anatomic lesions including traumatic brain injury, stroke, tumor and arteriovenous malformation 4.Not receiving clinical therapy for depression at SFVAMC'
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