Massive study aims to unlock secrets of depression, bipolar, and psychosis
NCT ID NCT00762866
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is collecting DNA, brain scans, and other biological samples from 2,000 people with major depression, bipolar disorder, or psychotic disorders, as well as healthy volunteers. The goal is to better understand the physical and genetic factors behind these conditions, which could help tailor treatments to individual needs. Participants will undergo a detailed clinical assessment, two blood draws, an MRI scan, and provide urine and saliva samples over two visits.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2008
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Outpatient Mental Health Clinic, Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital, Research Volunteers
- Ages
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16 to 65 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Between the ages of 16 and 65 2. Able and willing to provide informed consent 3. Able to read and speak English sufficiently to provide consent and answer questions 4. Diagnosis of one of the following: * Unipolar Major Depressive Disorder of any subtype * Bipolar I, Bipolar II Disorder, or Bipolar Disorder NOS * Axis I Psychotic Disorder, which can include the diagnoses of Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Major Depression or Mania with Psychotic Features, Schizophreniform Disorder, Brief Psychotic Episode, or Psychotic Disorder NOS * Normal volunteer controls, individuals with no personal history of any Axis I disorder. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Reported pregnancy or breastfeeding 2. Dementia or delirium 3. Any medical condition that would interfere with participation in the study. This would include, but not be limited to: * uncontrolled diabetes, hypothyroidism, Cushing's disease, or other significant endocrine condition (treated endocrine condition is allowed) * demyelinating disease * HIV infection * active hepatitis * CNS infection * clinically significant and unstable cardiovascular disease * any cancer involving the CNS (including metastatic disease) 4. Exclusion criteria for normal control subjects include any history of mental illness or psychotropic drug abuse. 5. Participants will be excluded from the imaging portion of the study if they have any condition deemed to interfere with PET or MRI scanning, such as but not restricted to extreme obesity, metal fragments in eyes, metal implants in the head, or cochlear implant. These participants may still take part in the portion of the study involving the clinical assessment and providing biological samples.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37212, United States
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