Massive NIMH study seeks 16,000 volunteers to unlock secrets of mood and anxiety
NCT ID NCT00024635
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study at the National Institute of Mental Health screens up to 16,000 people with mood or anxiety disorders, as well as healthy volunteers, to see if they can join other research studies. Participants undergo evaluations like psychiatric interviews, brain scans, and lab tests to collect natural history data. The goal is to better understand these conditions and improve future treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 16,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2001
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Individuals being evaluated for mood and anxiety disorders and healthy volunteers
- Ages
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3 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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* INCLUSION CRITERIA: * Subjects ages 3 to 99 may enroll in the protocol. * Subjects must be competent to comprehend the purpose of the screening process and to provide written informed consent and be willing to participate in NIMH IRB approved research protocols. Minors will be asked to assent and their parents will sign the consent form. EXCLUSION CRITERIA: -Current alcohol or substance use or dependence (excluding nicotine) within the past 3 months of sufficient magnitude to require independent, concurrent treatment intervention (e.g. Antabuse or opiate treatment, but not including self-help groups).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
RECRUITINGBethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States
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