Status:

COMPLETED

Neuronal Correlates of Altered States of Consciousness

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

25-65 years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

The aim of the present study is to assess the neuronal correlates of alterations in waking consciousness pharmacologically induced by a 5-hydroxytryptamine (HT)2A receptor agonist in healthy subjects ...

Detailed Description

Functional neuroimaging may be useful in the diagnosis and characterization of early schizophrenia. However, little is known about how the subjectively experienced alterations in consciousness and per...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age between 25 and 65 years
  • Understanding of the German language
  • Understanding the procedures and the risks associated with the study
  • Participants must be willing to adhere to the protocol and sign the consent form
  • Participants must be willing to refrain from taking illicit psychoactive substances during the study.
  • Participants must be willing to drink only alcohol-free liquids and no xanthine-containing liquids (such as coffee, black or green tea, red bull, chocolate) after midnight of the evening before the study session, as well as during the study day.
  • Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test at the beginning of the study and before each study session.

Exclusion

  • Chronic or acute medical condition
  • Current or previous major psychiatric disorder
  • Psychotic disorder in first-degree relatives
  • Illicit substance use (except tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-containing products) more than 10 times or any time within the previous month.
  • Pregnant or nursing women.
  • Participation in another clinical trial (currently or within the last 30 days)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02308969

Start Date

December 1 2014

End Date

September 1 2015

Last Update

September 25 2015

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University Hospital

Basel, Switzerland