POSTPSYDIS: Post Stroke Psychological Distress
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Neuro-psychological, cognitive and biochemical assessment matched with MR-Imaging in acute and chronic poststroke conditions.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
The study design relates to affective symptomatology, particularly poststroke depression and posttraumatic stress symptoms as well as to cognitive decline due to stress-related hypercortisolemia in the early phase after stroke. Extended MRI studies including a functional connectivity (fc-MRI) paradigm have been incorporated to study on subacute midbrain neurodegeneration as a possible morphological correlate of functional and clinical findings.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Non-striatal lesion group acute ischemic Stroke in MCA territory of 10-100 cm³ with sparing of striatocapsular structures |
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Striatal lesion group acute ischemic stroke in MCA/AchA territory with involvement of at least 125 mm³ of striatocapsular structures |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- occurence of depression (GDS, SKID) [90 days]
Geriatric Depression Scale, Structured Clinical interview for DSM-IV
Secondary Outcome Measures
- change in salivia cortisol [90days]
measurement of salivia cortisol levels
- change in serumcholine [90days]
measurement of serumcholine
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Stroke in MCA/AchA territory of striato-capsular (at least 125mm³) or non-striatal (10-100cm³) involvement
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MR-imaging can be conducted 24-48 hours of onset
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preserved communication skills
Exclusion Criteria:
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Patients with psychiatric conditions or medication in the last 4 weeks
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severe medical conditions
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limited prognosis
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Dep. of Neurology | Berlin | Germany | 12200 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
- German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Investigators
- Study Director: Matthias Endres, MD, Center for Stroke Research Berlin
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- POSTPSYDIS
- 4-026-08