Study of Brain Response to Emotional Pictures Using a fMRI While on Duloxetine

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out what parts of the brain have increased or decreased activity when people are depressed and how antidepressant medicine changes this activity in depressed patients. The genetic samples collected are to look at variation in a gene (serotonin transporter gene), which affects the functioning of the chemical serotonin in the brain

Timeline

Start

2007-09

Primary completion

2009-04

Completion

2009-04

Drugs

Indications