Enabling Neuroscience Research Approaches for Brain, FeeLings and Emotions (ENABLE): an Innovative Platform for Clinical Trials in Mood Disorders

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (8) locations...
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder affect over 350 million people around the world. While several effective treatments exist, it is often difficult to match the right treatment to an individual person. Repeated efforts to find the right treatment contribute to poor functioning, low quality of life, and prolongs the time it takes to get well. Most areas of medicine are able to use 'biomarkers' or clinical tests, blood tests, or imaging to help diagnose and treat illness. The search for biomarkers in mood disorders is advancing, but one roadblock to progress is the lack of large, standardized studies of mood disorders that are needed to accurately identify biomarkers. The aim of the ENABLE platform is to provide the Canadian neuroscience community a standardized way of collecting biomarker data from individuals with a range of mood disorders symptoms. In addition, this 'master clinical trial platform' framework will provide a pool of participants who can be recruited into biomarker-based clinical trials.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 16
Healthy Volunteers: t
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⁃ Patients:

• 16 years of age or older.

• Meet criteria for bipolar or depressive disorders as defined by DSM-5.

• Fluency in English, sufficient to complete the interviews and self-report questionnaires.

⁃ Healthy Comparison (HC) Participants:

• 16 years of age or older.

• No history of psychiatric disorders (according to DSM-5) or significant unstable medical conditions.

• Fluency in English, sufficient to complete the interviews and self-report questionnaires.

Locations
Other Locations
Canada
University of Calgary
RECRUITING
Calgary
Nova Scotia Health Authority
RECRUITING
Halifax
McMaster University
RECRUITING
Hamilton
Queen's University
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Kingston
University of Ottawa
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Ottawa
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
RECRUITING
Toronto
University Health Network
RECRUITING
Toronto
University of British Columbia
RECRUITING
Vancouver
Contact Information
Primary
Saba Khoshroo
skhoshro@stjoes.ca
905-522-1155
Backup
Abbey Schlatman
aschlatm@stjoes.ca
905-522-1155
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-10-17
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-03-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 900
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: University of Ottawa, Queen's University, Simon Fraser University, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, McGill University, University of Michigan, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, Unity Health Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Nova Scotia Health Authority
Leads: St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov