Scientists track brain changes in older adults with depression

NCT ID NCT02434393

Summary

This study aims to understand why older adults with depression often experience memory and thinking problems. Researchers will follow 120 participants with depression over 30 months, using brain scans, blood tests, and memory assessments. The goal is to learn how depression might be linked to brain changes and cognitive decline, but this is an observational study and does not test any treatments.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • University of California, San Francisco

    RECRUITING

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

    Contact

    Contact

  • University of Pittsburgh

    COMPLETED

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

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