Brain aneurysm dilemma: does treatment ease anxiety or make it worse?

NCT ID NCT06123325

First seen Nov 19, 2025

Summary

This study looks at how knowing you have an unruptured brain aneurysm affects your mental health, and whether getting it treated or just monitoring it makes a difference. Researchers will follow 120 people with unruptured aneurysms, comparing those who have surgery or a less invasive procedure to those who simply get regular check-ups. The goal is to see which approach leads to less anxiety and depression.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Montefiore Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States

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What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to

If successful, this study could help doctors understand whether treating or simply watching an unruptured brain aneurysm is better for a patient's mental health.

What could go wrong

This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test a new therapy. Results may not apply to all patients with aneurysms.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety disorder brain aneurysm Depression mixed anxiety and depressive disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.