Investigating neurotransmitters by high-sensitivity proton MRS

Investigating neurotransmitters by high-sensitivity proton MRS - Investigating neurotransmitters by high-sensitivity proton MRS

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000022286

Enrollment

Registered

2016-05-13

Start date

2016-05-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

brain diseases

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: right handed

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Persons who have brain diseases 2. Substance dependence 3. Persons who have serious complications or persons who had serious complications before which are not appropriate for this study based on the judgement of the researcher/doctor. 4. Persons who have a pacemaker or any metal in his body 5. Persons who have a tatoo 6. Persons who have serious claustrophobia 7. Pregnancy 8. Other persons who are determined by the researcher/doctor.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
A) Optimization of imaging parameters B) evaluation of the sensitivity for measuring neurotransmitters by SPECIAL and MEGA-PRESS	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Gender difference of brain metabolites 2. Regional distribution of brain metabolites 3. Association between brain and plasma metabolites	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYuhei Takado

National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research

takado.yuhei@qst.go.jp043-206-3425

Outcome results