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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| 18105 | Other Grant/Funding Number | 2010 NARSAD Young Investigator Award |
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Schizophrenia is a common disorder with a lifetime prevalence of about 1%.Genetic studies strongly suggest a genetic component to the inheritance of schizophrenia. Structural neuroimaging studies have provided consistent evidence for brain abnormalities in schizophrenia. The timing of brain abnormalities in schizophrenia has not been determined yet.
The investigators hypothesize that brain structural changes can be detected in neonatal life. The investigators hypothesize that offspring of schizophrenic patients will have higher rates of brain structural changes in the neonatal period. The investigators propose to study early development of fetuses in offspring of patients with schizophrenia. The study is a multi-center prospective trial.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| healthy parents | Active Comparator |
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| schizophrenic parents | Active Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| imaging follow up: MRI scan | Device | .1 Psychiatric interview. 2. Questionnaires 3. Blood samples for triple test: alfa feto protein, HCG, E3 4. A thorough fetal ultrasound examination including anatomic screening on 23-24 weeks of pregnancy. 5. A detailed trans-vaginal neurosonographic multi-planer examination, on 32-34 weeks of pregnancy 6. Fetal MRI scan on 32-34 weeks of pregnancy, 7. Newborn brain transfontanelar ultrasonography ,within 2 months postpartum 8. Newborn medical examination within 2 months postpartum. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Brain morphological changes between groups | Both MRI scans and US scans will be compared between the groups, assessing brain morphological and volumetric differences . | 2 years |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Nivi Rotenberg, M.D | Contact | 972-50-7744593 | nivirot@gmail.com | |
| Miki Bloch, M.D. | Contact | mikib@tlvmc.gov.il |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Nivi Rotenberg, M.D. | International Diabetes Federation | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Abarbanel Mental Health Centre | Bat Yam | Israel |
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| ID | Term |
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| D012559 | Schizophrenia |
| ID | Term |
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| D019967 | Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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| D014463 | Ultrasonography |
| ID | Term |
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| D003952 | Diagnostic Imaging |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
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| imaging follow up: Ultrasonographic examination | Device |
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| Beer Yaacov Mental health Centre | Beer Yaakov | Israel |
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| Shalvata mental health centre | Hod HaSharon | Israel |
| Edith Wolfson Medical Centre | Holon | Israel |
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| Geha mental health centre | Petah Tikva | Israel |
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| Brill outpatient clinic | Tel Aviv | Israel |
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| Sourasky Medical Centre | Tel Aviv | Israel |
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| Chaim Sheba medical centre | Tel Litwinsky | Israel |
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