Clinical trial registry record

Brain Imaging Biomarkers of Pathological Brain Aging in Late-life Depression

A registered study indexed because it matched monitored longevity research terms. Registry status: Unknown. Registration does not establish safety or effectiveness.

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What this is
A clinical study registration, not a result or recommendation.
Why it may matter
The registry currently reports Unknown.
Evidence
Registered phase not reported study.
Main limitation
Registration does not prove that the intervention works, is safe, or is available to you.
What changed
Registry metadata was last updated June 25, 2024.
Where to verify
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Registry ID
NCT03849417
Last registry update
June 25, 2024
Status
Unknown
Phase
Phase not reported
Sponsor
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Enrollment
128
Countries
Belgium
Match confidence
80%
Source feed
ClinicalTrials.gov
Automated source synopsis

A registered study indexed because it matched monitored longevity research terms. Registry status: Unknown. Registration does not establish safety or effectiveness.

Evidence snapshot

What the source actually supports

Evidence stage
Phase not reported
Study design
OBSERVATIONAL
Evidence population
Human clinical study registration
Participants
128
Population
ALL · 60 Years
Duration
2019-06-19 to 2024-12-01
Intervention
ECT
Comparator
Not reported
Outcomes measured
Relationship between synaptic density and hippocampal volume in LLD — 1 day; Relationship between tau and hippocampal volume in LLD — 1 day; Relationship between tau and white matter (wm) pathology in LLD — 1 day; Effect of tau on medial temporal neural responses to emotional stimuli and functional connectivity in LLD — 1 day; Relationship between medial temporal pathology and stress — 1 week; Relationship between hippocampal volume increase following ECT and changes in synaptic density and tau — 8 weeks; Amyloid changes following ECT — 8 weeks
Reported result
No reusable finding-level result is available in this record.

Main limitationThis is a study registration. No reusable structured result is available here, so it cannot show whether the intervention worked or was safe.

Safety and approvalEligibility, adverse-event details, and clinical decisions must be checked in the official registry and with qualified clinicians. Trial registration is not regulatory approval and does not establish that an intervention is available.

Source supportStructured registry protocol metadata; no finding-level conclusion is generated.

Trial stage · Phase not reportedA trial phase describes development stage; it does not establish a positive result.
Phase 1Phase 2Phase 3Phase 4

Registration and recruitment status do not establish safety, efficacy, or regulatory approval.

Why this record appears here · 80% topic match

The title, summary, or source keywords matched one or more topics followed by immortal.life. A higher percentage means a stronger topic match; it does not rate safety, effectiveness, or study quality.

  • Cognitive ageing · 80%Title contains controlled term: brain aging. Title supplies longevity context: aging. Study type is explicitly identified as OBSERVATIONAL.

Automated source check 100% · update recency 65%. These figures help sort records; they are not medical ratings.

cognitive aging
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