Imaging of plasticity in circuits of the forebrain: biomarkers, pathophysiology, and genetic mechanisms
Recruiting
- Conditions
- F20Schizophrenia
- Registration Number
- DRKS00004255
- Lead Sponsor
- Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 190
Inclusion Criteria
Right-handedness, German natives
-Ability to understand and accept study protocol
-For patients: Diagnosis of schizophrenia (DSM-IV criteria)
-For Relatives: Validated diagnosis by medical staff
Exclusion Criteria
-MRI-exclusion criteria (metal parts in body, brain operations, permanent make-up)
-Migration background
-Psychiatric diagnosis in controls and relatives
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method a) Acquisition of data<br>b) Identifikation of biomarkers and their (genetic) modulation<br>c) Identifikation of defizits in those biomarkers in schizophrenic patients<br><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Development of new strategies to analyze data<br><br>