Status:

RECRUITING

Aberrant Synaptic Plasticity in Cocaine Use Disorder: A 11C-UCB-J PET Study

Lead Sponsor:

Yale University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Cocaine Use Disorder

Healthy Controls

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-60 years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to measure synaptic density in the brain comparing individuals with cocaine use disorder to healthy controls.

Detailed Description

Healthy controls (HC) will be studied as outpatients and undergo one MRI and one 11C-UCB-J PET scan, along with neurocognitive tasks. Individuals with Cocaine Use Disorder (CUD) will complete the stud...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 21-60 years
  • Physically healthy by medical history, physical, neurological, ECG and laboratory examinations
  • For females, a negative serum pregnancy test
  • For CUD: DSM-5 criteria for Cocaine Use Disorder and positive urine toxicology showing recent use
  • For HC: Negative urine toxicology

Exclusion

  • DSM-5 criteria for other substance use disorders (e.g., alcohol, opiates, sedative hypnotics), except for nicotine
  • A primary DSM-5 Axis I major psychiatric disorder (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, etc.) as determined by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID-5)
  • A history of significant and/or uncontrolled medical or neurological illness
  • Current use of psychotropic and/or potentially psychoactive prescription medications
  • Medical contraindications to MRI procedure

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 20 2021

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04721418

Start Date

July 20 2021

End Date

June 1 2026

Last Update

September 11 2025

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Connecticut Mental Health Center

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