Genetics of UnipolarDepression study

General Information

Status

Completed: Recruitment, data collection, and data quality management completed

Description

Cross-sectional case-control study to identify genes associated with the susceptibility to unipolar depression in Caucasian individuals.

Paper

Key Pub: Lucae, S., et al. (2006). "P2RX7, a gene coding for a purinergic ligand gated ion channel, is associated with major depressive disorder." Hum Mol Genet 15(16): 2438-2445 (study protocol not published).

Survey Results

Is it an interventional or non-interventional study?

Non-interventional

Specification of study type

Case-control
Cross-sectional

Is it a mono- or multicentric study?

Multicentric

Number of sites

Is it a single or multi country study?

Single

Which country?

Germany

Who are participants?

General population
Patients with specific diseases

Which diseases? (ICD-11 classification)

Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders (06)

Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders (ICD-11 classification)

Mood disorders

Recruitment setting

General population
Hospital
Outpatient

Target sample size

2000

Obtained sample size

2061

Start of recruitment

2002

End of recruitment

2004

Minimum age of participants

Maximum age of participants

Data sources for the study

Biological samples
Imaging data
Questionnaire
Omics technology

Is it planned to share the data?

No, there is no plan to make data available

Are further follow-ups planned?

Is there consent to re-contact participants?

Is the implementation of further study components possible?