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This study aims to assess differences in monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) distribution in the brain between seasonal affective disorder patients and healthy controls using positron emission tomography. In addition the investigators aim to demonstrate the impact of light therapy on MAO-A distribution

In addition, a pilot study and a sub-study in healthy controls were performed


Clinical Trial Description

This study aims to assess differences in monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) distribution in the brain between seasonal affective disorder patients and healthy controls using positron emission tomography. In addition, the investigators aim to demonstrate the impact of light therapy on MAO-A distribution by investigating patients and controls in the winter before bright light therapy, in the winter after bright-light therapy, and in the summer. Bright light therapy will be placebo controlled, randomized, and double blinded. ;


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NCT number NCT02582398
Study type Interventional
Source Medical University of Vienna
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date November 2013
Completion date April 3, 2017

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