MRDS psychosis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: -Patients with first-episode psychosis as defined by the standardised criteria of the CASH -Antipsychotic naïve -Duration of untreated psychosis no more than 1 year. -16 years and older
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -Use of antipsychotics or anticholinergics -Contraindications for MRI -Severe neurological, endocrine or psychiatric disorders -Pregnancy -Current use of recreational drugs; participants must be abstinent of recreational drugs such as cannabis at least 4 weaks prior to participation. -Tardive dyskinesia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -M1 receptor binding: ROI*s will be the hippocampus, striatum and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. -BOLD signal activation during cognitive tasks PAL (40) and ER -40 (62) under cholinergic challenge and in placebo. (ROI*s DLPFC, hippocampus, and striatum). -Neuropsychological tests: CANTAB battery for schizophrenia. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -DTI -RSfMRI -MRS placebo & biperideen -(Epi)genetics | — |
Countries
Netherlands