Status:
COMPLETED
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography of the Normal Human Brain
Lead Sponsor:
Amen Clinics, Inc.
Conditions:
Normal Human Subjects
Eligibility:
All Genders
10-90 years
Brief Summary
The objective of the study is to acquire a database of Single Photon Emission Computed Tomographic (SPECT) studies of the brains of normal human subjects in resting and concentrating states. The datab...
Detailed Description
See brief summary.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The study seeks to recruit 100 normal human subjects between ages 10 and 90 for SPECT brain imaging. Subjects will initially be screened for psychiatric and other major illnesses with a screening questionnaire; they will also be given a standard DSM-4 computer-administered questionnaire (The DISC for children and teens and the SCID for adults). They will also meet individually with a psychiatrist or psychological assistant for a screening interview.
Exclusion
- Suicidal thinking or behavior
- Any psychiatric diagnosis assignable under contemporary DSM nosology
- Unstable medical condition
- epilepsy, serious head injury, or other significant neurological disorder or use of central nervous system medication.
- Dementia, mental retardation, or coma
- Substance abuse or alcoholism
- Unreliability or inability to adhere to the requirements of the study
- Inability to personally tolerate the requirements of the study
- Significant exposure to occupational, diagnostic, or therapeutic radiation within the prior year
- Pregnancy or breast-feeding
- A first-degree relative meeting any of criteria 1 through 6.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2003
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
97 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01203891
Start Date
January 1 2003
End Date
May 1 2010
Last Update
September 20 2010
Active Locations (1)
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Amen Clinics, Inc.
Newport Beach, California, United States, 92660