Status:

COMPLETED

PET Imaging of Brain 5-HT(1A) Receptors Using [(11)C](-)-RWAY

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Conditions:

Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This study will use positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure a serotonin receptor subtype in the brain called 5-HT(1A). This receptor is a target for drug the...

Detailed Description

The 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin, 5-HT) 5-HT(1A) receptors subtype is a target for drug therapy in the treatment of anxiety and depression. Radioligands currently in use with PET for studying human ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • All subjects must be healthy and aged 18-65 years.
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Current psychiatric illness, substance abuse or severe systemic disease based on history and physical exam.
  • Any existing physical exam and ECG within one year will be reviewed and if none already exists in the chart, these will be obtained and reviewed.
  • Laboratory tests with clinically significant abnormalities.
  • Prior participation in other research protocols or clinical care in the last year such that radiation exposure would exceed the annual limits.
  • Pregnancy and breast feeding.
  • Claustrophobia.
  • Presence of ferromagnetic metal in the body or heart pacemaker.
  • Positive HIV test.
  • A history of brain disease.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    December 5 2005

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    End Date :

    August 15 2007

    Estimated Enrollment :

    15 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00263523

    Start Date

    December 5 2005

    End Date

    August 15 2007

    Last Update

    July 2 2017

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    National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892