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Study NCT ID:
NCT00201474
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2016-08-04
First Post:
2005-09-16
Brief Title:
Acute Affective Organic Disorders
Sponsor:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Organization:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Study Overview
Official Title:
Signs of Organic Brain Dysfunction in Psychiatric Patients With Fluctuating Psychiatric Symptoms Including Brief Depressions Compared to Patients With a Major Depressive Episode
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2016-08
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The purpose of the study is to investigate whether patients with brief depressive periods together with other fluctuating psychiatric symptoms have this condition due to epilepsy or an other organic brain disorder
Detailed Description:
A limited number of patients admitted to psychiatric acute wards or Psychiatric Intensive Care Units are admitted with a fluctuating array of psychiatric symptoms including brief depressive episodes These patients do not fit into the present diagnostic systems due to short duration of affective symptoms and the fluctuating arrays of other symptoms Case histories indicate that these patients have psychiatric conditions due to epilepsy or organic brain dysfunctions
In the study acutely admitted patients filling criteria for two recent DSM-4 axis 1 diagnoses one is a brief depressive period during the last two weeks are compared to age- and sex-matched patients acutely admitted with a major depressive disorder The patients are rated with a number of rating scales at admittance day 5 after two weeks and three months EEG and QEEG are taken three times the first week MRI drug screening and blood screening of medication-concentrations are taken
In the study acutely admitted patients filling criteria for two recent DSM-4 axis 1 diagnoses one is a brief depressive period during the last two weeks are compared to age- and sex-matched patients acutely admitted with a major depressive disorder The patients are rated with a number of rating scales at admittance day 5 after two weeks and three months EEG and QEEG are taken three times the first week MRI drug screening and blood screening of medication-concentrations are taken
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None