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Mapping serotonergic function using pharmacologic Magnetic Resonance Imaging (phMRI) in healthy subjects and users of ecstasy

Mapping serotonergic function using pharmacologic Magnetic Resonance Imaging (phMRI) in healthy subjects and users of ecstasy - MDMA-MRI

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON33100
Enrollment
20
Registered
2009-05-18
Start date
2009-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Drugsgebruik brain damage Neurotoxicity

Interventions

Non-invasive 3.0 Tesla MR imaging of cerebral hemodynamics following an intravenous bolus injection of citalopram (7,5 mg). For the PWI studies in addition two intravenous bolus injections of a cont
Gadovist) will be administered. For the SPECT studies a registrated and well-validated radioligand ([123I]*-CIT) will be administered intravenously.

Sponsors

Academisch Medisch Centrum
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Male -Between 18 and 30 years of age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Serious general medical condition or one that could interfere in the interpretation of results -use of (5-HT) medication within the last 2 weeks -excessive consumption of alcohol (>21 units/ week), caffeine (greater than eight cups of coffee per day) or cigarettes (greater than ten cigarettes per day). -Contraindications for MRI (e.g. osteosynthetic material, pacemaker, artificial cardiac valves), claustrophobia -Contraindications for contrast agent: renal disease (serum creatinine * 110 mmol/L).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
BOLD: % change in BOLD SI from baseline (ROI) PWI: % change in ratio from baseline (ROI: rCBV/white matter rCBV) ASL: % change in CBF from baseline (ROI CBF/100 mg tissue) SPECT: SERT ratio (striatal ROI binding/binding in cerebellum) Visual analogue rating scale (VAS)

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)