Clinical Trial: Age-related changes in stress hormone regulation


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Age-related changes in stress hormone regulation

This study is currently recruiting patients.

Sponsored by:	Department of Veterans Affairs
Information provided by:	Department of Veterans Affairs

Purpose

Studies investigating physiological processes involved in aging-related deficits in regulation of stress hormone systems.

Condition	Phase
Physiological Processes Aging	Phase IV

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Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Screening, Cross-Sectional, Defined Population, Prospective Study

Official Title: Mechanism of Aging-Related Changes in (HPA) Hydrocortisone Corticotropin Feedback Function

Further Study Details:

Study start: December 2000; Expected completion: April 2004

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study: 21 Years and above, Genders Eligible for Study: Both

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Criteria

Exclusion criteria: history of major psychiatric disorders, neurologic disorder effecting cognitive function, unstable medical problems, medications including antidepressants, neuroleptics, anxiolytics, CNS stimulants, narcotic analgesics, anti-convulsants, drugs effecting HPA axis function, vision and hearing deficits, undergoing major life event within one month or loss of family member within 6 months.

Location and Contact Information

Washington
VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, 98108, United States; Recruiting

Charles N Wilkinson, PhD 206-277-1819 wilkinso@u.washington.edu
Charles W. Wilkinson, Principal Investigator

Study chairs or principal investigators

Richard Dorin
Elaine Peskind
Alan Schatzberg
Joseph Belanoff

More Information

Study ID Numbers: AGCG-009-99F
Record last reviewed: May 2001
Record first received: July 3, 2001
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00018369
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2004-11-16

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