CEBRA2: Spectroscopic Imaging at 4T: A Drug Challenge Study

Sponsor
Mclean Hospital (Other)
Overall Status
Terminated
CT.gov ID
NCT01577706
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

An advanced technique for rapid magnetic resonance proton spectroscopic imaging (1H-MRSI) will be employed in a drug challenge study in healthy volunteers to spatially map and measure acute changes in the brain chemicals GABA, glutamate and glutamine after administration of a drug. Three condition will be tested in a double-blind fashion, i)depressant, ii)stimulant, iii)placebo. It is hypothesized that unique and reproducible spatial and directional metabolic response patterns will be observed, unique to each condition within the brain.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
N/A

Detailed Description

Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H MRS) is a powerful tool for assessing neurochemistry non-invasively in vivo. However, the primary shortcoming in most studies is the lack of spatial coverage afforded by the typical single-voxel design. Limits on participant tolerance and financial resources restrict single-voxel studies to an examination of one or two carefully chosen voxels per scan, thus inadequately addressing the question of focal vs. global pathophysiology. A secondary shortcoming is that most studies report on either GABA or glutamate-glutamine (Glu-Gln) due to the technically demanding spectral-editing techniques that must be implemented in order to resolve and quantify those metabolites with any accuracy.

1H MRS imaging (MRSI) can partially overcome these limitations by providing a global picture of brain chemistry rather than just the focal snapshot afforded by the single-voxel design. However, the scan time necessary for collecting enough data for adequate spatial resolution and signal-to-noise, particularly if also using specialized spectral-editing techniques, is still too lengthy. We recently developed a method that combines Spectroscopic Imaging with the MEGAPRESS-based difference-editing acquisition for optimal GABA detection as well as for optimal detection of Glu and Gln. This MEGACSI sequence will permit us to obtain the maximum amount of neurochemical information in a clinically sound scan time, while using the current state-of-the-art MRS editing methods for optimal detection of GABA, Glu, and Gln.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
7 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Crossover Assignment
Masking:
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose:
Basic Science
Official Title:
Spectroscopic Imaging of GABA and Glutamate/Glutamine in Healthy Volunteers at 4T: A Double Blind, Crossover Drug Challenge Study
Actual Study Start Date :
Jun 1, 2013
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2013
Actual Study Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2013

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: Alprazolam (A)

Alprazolam (Xanax), gel-capsule, 1mg, single-dose, 1-day

Drug: Alprazolam
Alprazolam, gel-capsule, 1mg, single-dose, 1-day
Other Names:
  • Xanax
  • Active Comparator: Dextroamphetamine (D)

    Dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine), gel-capsule, 20mg, single-dose, 1-day

    Drug: Dextroamphetamine
    Dextroamphetamine, gel-capsule, 20mg, single-dose, 1-day
    Other Names:
  • Dexedrine
  • Placebo Comparator: Placebo (P)

    Placebo gel-capsule, single-dose, 1-day

    Other: Placebo
    Placebo, gel-capsule, single-dose, 1-day

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Left Thalamus: Percent Change in GABA Levels After an Acute Drug Challenge [from 45 minutes post-dose to 102 minutes post-dose in 19-minute intervals (4 time points at t1: 45, t2: 64, t3: 83, t4: 102 minutes post-dose)]

      The primary goal of this study is to assess the efficacy of an advanced spectroscopic imaging protocol in detecting changes in the levels of brain GABA in response to an acute drug challenge. GABA levels are expressed as a ratio to total creatinine: GABA/Cr percent change = 100*(later timepoint - earlier timepoint) / earlier timepoint

    2. Left Basal-Ganglia: Percent Change in GABA Levels After an Acute Drug Challenge [from 45 minutes post-dose to 102 minutes post-dose in 19-minute intervals (4 time points at t1: 45, t2: 64, t3: 83, t4: 102 minutes post-dose)]

      The primary goal of this study is to assess the efficacy of an advanced spectroscopic imaging protocol in detecting changes in the levels of brain GABA in response to an acute drug challenge. GABA levels are expressed as a ratio to total creatinine: GABA/Cr percent change = 100*(later timepoint - earlier timepoint) / earlier timepoint

    3. Left Temporal: Percent Change in GABA Levels After an Acute Drug Challenge [from 45 minutes post-dose to 102 minutes post-dose in 19-minute intervals (4 time points at t1: 45, t2: 64, t3: 83, t4: 102 minutes post-dose)]

      The primary goal of this study is to assess the efficacy of an advanced spectroscopic imaging protocol in detecting changes in the levels of brain GABA in response to an acute drug challenge. GABA levels are expressed as a ratio to total creatinine: GABA/Cr percent change = 100*(later timepoint - earlier timepoint) / earlier timepoint

    4. Parieto-Occipital: Percent Change in GABA Levels After an Acute Drug Challenge [from 45 minutes post-dose to 102 minutes post-dose in 19-minute intervals (4 time points at t1: 45, t2: 64, t3: 83, t4: 102 minutes post-dose)]

      The primary goal of this study is to assess the efficacy of an advanced spectroscopic imaging protocol in detecting changes in the levels of brain GABA in response to an acute drug challenge. GABA levels are expressed as a ratio to total creatinine: GABA/Cr percent change = 100*(later timepoint - earlier timepoint) / earlier timepoint

    5. Right Thalamus: Percent Change in GABA Levels After an Acute Drug Challenge [from 45 minutes post-dose to 102 minutes post-dose in 19-minute intervals (4 time points at t1: 45, t2: 64, t3: 83, t4: 102 minutes post-dose)]

      The primary goal of this study is to assess the efficacy of an advanced spectroscopic imaging protocol in detecting changes in the levels of brain GABA in response to an acute drug challenge. GABA levels are expressed as a ratio to total creatinine: GABA/Cr percent change = 100*(later timepoint - earlier timepoint) / earlier timepoint

    6. Right Basal-Ganglia: Percent Change in GABA Levels After an Acute Drug Challenge [from 45 minutes post-dose to 102 minutes post-dose in 19-minute intervals (4 time points at t1: 45, t2: 64, t3: 83, t4: 102 minutes post-dose)]

      The primary goal of this study is to assess the efficacy of an advanced spectroscopic imaging protocol in detecting changes in the levels of brain GABA in response to an acute drug challenge. GABA levels are expressed as a ratio to total creatinine: GABA/Cr percent change = 100*(later timepoint - earlier timepoint) / earlier timepoint

    7. Right Temporal: Percent Change in GABA Levels After an Acute Drug Challenge [from 45 minutes post-dose to 102 minutes post-dose in 19-minute intervals (4 time points at t1: 45, t2: 64, t3: 83, t4: 102 minutes post-dose)]

      The primary goal of this study is to assess the efficacy of an advanced spectroscopic imaging protocol in detecting changes in the levels of brain GABA in response to an acute drug challenge. GABA levels are expressed as a ratio to total creatinine: GABA/Cr percent change = 100*(later timepoint - earlier timepoint) / earlier timepoint

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    21 Years to 45 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    Male
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    Yes
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • Participants will be male volunteers between the ages of 21-45

    • Non-smoking participants are preferred, but will admit those who smoke less than 5 cigarettes per day

    • Participants must be able to read screening materials including consent form and give informed consent

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Participants cannot meet DSM-IV criteria for lifetime and/or current mood, anxiety, psychotic, and alcohol/drug use disorders as identified by the SCID

    • Participants cannot be taking any prescription medication (except oral contraceptives, certain short-term anti-fungal agents, and some topical creams for dermal conditions) or nutritional supplements

    • Participants cannot be taking any psychotropic medications

    • Participants cannot have a history of major head trauma resulting in cognitive impairment, seizure, or other neurological disorders.

    • Participants cannot have any conditions that are contraindicated for MRI

    • Participants cannot have a family history of alcoholism

    • Participants cannot have any abnormal blood chemistries/urinalysis results or any other medical condition that may affect drug disposition (e.g., Hepatitis C)

    • Participants cannot have current or past cardiac problems, and they also cannot have a family history of sudden death or ventricular arrhythmia

    • Participants who, in the investigators' judgment, will not likely be able to comply with the study protocol.

    • Participants cannot have any clinically significant findings in the structural anatomic brain scans (per the MRI report read by a board-certified radiologist).

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 McLean Imaging Center, McLean Hospital Belmont Massachusetts United States 02478-9106

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Mclean Hospital

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: John E Jensen, Ph.D., Mclean Hospital

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    John Eric Nestler Jensen, Associate Biophysicist, Director-High Field Imaging and Spectroscopy Program, Mclean Hospital
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT01577706
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 2012P000197
    First Posted:
    Apr 16, 2012
    Last Update Posted:
    Apr 4, 2017
    Last Verified:
    Mar 1, 2017
    Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
    Undecided
    Plan to Share IPD:
    Undecided
    Keywords provided by John Eric Nestler Jensen, Associate Biophysicist, Director-High Field Imaging and Spectroscopy Program, Mclean Hospital
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:

    Study Results

    Participant Flow

    Recruitment Details
    Pre-assignment Detail
    Arm/Group Title Dextroamphetamine, Alprazolam, Placebo Sequence Alprazolam, Dextroamphetamine, Placebo Sequence Placebo, Dextroamphetamine, Alprazolam Sequence
    Arm/Group Description Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Alprazolam: Alprazolam, gel-capsule, 1mg, single-dose, 1-day Dextroamphetamine: Dextroamphetamine, gel-capsule, 20mg, single-dose, 1-day Placebo: single-dose, 1-day Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Alprazolam: Alprazolam, gel-capsule, 1mg, single-dose, 1-day Dextroamphetamine: Dextroamphetamine, gel-capsule, 20mg, single-dose, 1-day Placebo: single-dose, 1-day Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Alprazolam: Alprazolam, gel-capsule, 1mg, single-dose, 1-day Dextroamphetamine: Dextroamphetamine, gel-capsule, 20mg, single-dose, 1-day Placebo: single-dose, 1-day
    Period Title: First Intervention (1 Day)
    STARTED 3 1 3
    COMPLETED 3 1 3
    NOT COMPLETED 0 0 0
    Period Title: First Intervention (1 Day)
    STARTED 3 1 3
    COMPLETED 3 1 3
    NOT COMPLETED 0 0 0
    Period Title: First Intervention (1 Day)
    STARTED 3 1 3
    COMPLETED 3 1 3
    NOT COMPLETED 0 0 0
    Period Title: First Intervention (1 Day)
    STARTED 3 1 3
    COMPLETED 3 1 3
    NOT COMPLETED 0 0 0
    Period Title: First Intervention (1 Day)
    STARTED 3 1 3
    COMPLETED 3 1 3
    NOT COMPLETED 0 0 0

    Baseline Characteristics

    Arm/Group Title All Study Participants
    Arm/Group Description Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Alprazolam: Alprazolam, gel-capsule, 1mg, single-dose, 1-day Dextroamphetamine: Dextroamphetamine, gel-capsule, 20mg, single-dose, 1-day
    Overall Participants 7
    Age (Count of Participants)
    <=18 years
    0
    0%
    Between 18 and 65 years
    7
    100%
    >=65 years
    0
    0%
    Age (years) [Mean (Standard Deviation) ]
    Mean (Standard Deviation) [years]
    28.9
    (7.6)
    Sex: Female, Male (Count of Participants)
    Female
    0
    0%
    Male
    7
    100%
    Region of Enrollment (participants) [Number]
    United States
    7
    100%

    Outcome Measures

    1. Primary Outcome
    Title Left Thalamus: Percent Change in GABA Levels After an Acute Drug Challenge
    Description The primary goal of this study is to assess the efficacy of an advanced spectroscopic imaging protocol in detecting changes in the levels of brain GABA in response to an acute drug challenge. GABA levels are expressed as a ratio to total creatinine: GABA/Cr percent change = 100*(later timepoint - earlier timepoint) / earlier timepoint
    Time Frame from 45 minutes post-dose to 102 minutes post-dose in 19-minute intervals (4 time points at t1: 45, t2: 64, t3: 83, t4: 102 minutes post-dose)

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    [Not Specified]
    Arm/Group Title Placebo Alprazolam Dextroamphetamine
    Arm/Group Description Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Placebo: single-dose, 1-day Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Alprazolam: Alprazolam, gel-capsule, 1mg, single-dose, 1-day Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Dextroamphetamine: Dextroamphetamine, gel-capsule, 20mg, single-dose, 1-day
    Measure Participants 7 7 7
    t1 to t2: 45min-64min
    -6.80
    23.57
    -12.51
    t1 to t3: 45min-83min
    -2.63
    39.29
    8.26
    t1 to t4: 45min-102min
    10.01
    23.30
    13.63
    t2 to t3: 64min-83min
    4.47
    12.72
    17.75
    t3 to t4: 83min-102min
    -6.32
    -2.10
    5.45
    t2 to t4: 64min-102min
    15.44
    10.79
    24.16
    2. Primary Outcome
    Title Left Basal-Ganglia: Percent Change in GABA Levels After an Acute Drug Challenge
    Description The primary goal of this study is to assess the efficacy of an advanced spectroscopic imaging protocol in detecting changes in the levels of brain GABA in response to an acute drug challenge. GABA levels are expressed as a ratio to total creatinine: GABA/Cr percent change = 100*(later timepoint - earlier timepoint) / earlier timepoint
    Time Frame from 45 minutes post-dose to 102 minutes post-dose in 19-minute intervals (4 time points at t1: 45, t2: 64, t3: 83, t4: 102 minutes post-dose)

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    [Not Specified]
    Arm/Group Title Placebo Alprazolam Dextroamphetamine
    Arm/Group Description Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Placebo: single-dose, 1-day Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Alprazolam: Alprazolam, gel-capsule, 1mg, single-dose, 1-day Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Dextroamphetamine: Dextroamphetamine, gel-capsule, 20mg, single-dose, 1-day
    Measure Participants 7 7 7
    t1 to t2: 45min-64min
    -2.91
    43.17
    5.28
    t1 to t3: 45min-83min
    2.11
    43.09
    17.06
    t1 to t4: 45min-102min
    15.59
    44.26
    14.68
    t2 to t3: 64min-83min
    -0.58
    6.57
    13.40
    t3 to t4: 83min-102min
    2.66
    3.53
    20.19
    t2 to t4: 64min-102min
    5.10
    -4.57
    22.34
    3. Primary Outcome
    Title Left Temporal: Percent Change in GABA Levels After an Acute Drug Challenge
    Description The primary goal of this study is to assess the efficacy of an advanced spectroscopic imaging protocol in detecting changes in the levels of brain GABA in response to an acute drug challenge. GABA levels are expressed as a ratio to total creatinine: GABA/Cr percent change = 100*(later timepoint - earlier timepoint) / earlier timepoint
    Time Frame from 45 minutes post-dose to 102 minutes post-dose in 19-minute intervals (4 time points at t1: 45, t2: 64, t3: 83, t4: 102 minutes post-dose)

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    One participant is missing GABA level at t4 while on Placebo, and one participant is missing GABA level at t2 while on Alprazolam.
    Arm/Group Title Placebo Alprazolam Dextroamphetamine
    Arm/Group Description Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Placebo: single-dose, 1-day Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Alprazolam: Alprazolam, gel-capsule, 1mg, single-dose, 1-day Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Dextroamphetamine: Dextroamphetamine, gel-capsule, 20mg, single-dose, 1-day
    Measure Participants 7 7 7
    t1 to t2: 45min-64min
    -10.24
    4.38
    6.36
    t1 to t3: 45min-83min
    -13.82
    13.44
    1.34
    t1 to t4: 45min-102min
    -8.77
    58.49
    18.24
    t2 to t3: 64min-83min
    -10.55
    14.55
    -6.70
    t3 to t4: 83min-102min
    3.83
    32.81
    7.53
    t2 to t4: 64min-102min
    -2.03
    19.68
    -20.20
    4. Primary Outcome
    Title Parieto-Occipital: Percent Change in GABA Levels After an Acute Drug Challenge
    Description The primary goal of this study is to assess the efficacy of an advanced spectroscopic imaging protocol in detecting changes in the levels of brain GABA in response to an acute drug challenge. GABA levels are expressed as a ratio to total creatinine: GABA/Cr percent change = 100*(later timepoint - earlier timepoint) / earlier timepoint
    Time Frame from 45 minutes post-dose to 102 minutes post-dose in 19-minute intervals (4 time points at t1: 45, t2: 64, t3: 83, t4: 102 minutes post-dose)

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    [Not Specified]
    Arm/Group Title Placebo Alprazolam Dextroamphetamine
    Arm/Group Description Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Placebo: single-dose, 1-day Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Alprazolam: Alprazolam, gel-capsule, 1mg, single-dose, 1-day Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Dextroamphetamine: Dextroamphetamine, gel-capsule, 20mg, single-dose, 1-day
    Measure Participants 7 7 7
    t1 to t2: 45min-64min
    6.09
    -0.51
    39.69
    t1 to t3: 45min-83min
    -1.60
    1.90
    -10.29
    t1 to t4: 45min-102min
    24.54
    21.95
    22.35
    t2 to t3: 64min-83min
    2.15
    4.64
    -17.33
    t3 to t4: 83min-102min
    21.76
    10.78
    36.38
    t2 to t4: 64min-102min
    33.46
    18.83
    7.97
    5. Primary Outcome
    Title Right Thalamus: Percent Change in GABA Levels After an Acute Drug Challenge
    Description The primary goal of this study is to assess the efficacy of an advanced spectroscopic imaging protocol in detecting changes in the levels of brain GABA in response to an acute drug challenge. GABA levels are expressed as a ratio to total creatinine: GABA/Cr percent change = 100*(later timepoint - earlier timepoint) / earlier timepoint
    Time Frame from 45 minutes post-dose to 102 minutes post-dose in 19-minute intervals (4 time points at t1: 45, t2: 64, t3: 83, t4: 102 minutes post-dose)

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    One participant ismissing GABA level at t4 while on Dextroamphetamine
    Arm/Group Title Placebo Alprazolam Dextroamphetamine
    Arm/Group Description Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Placebo: single-dose, 1-day Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Alprazolam: Alprazolam, gel-capsule, 1mg, single-dose, 1-day Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Dextroamphetamine: Dextroamphetamine, gel-capsule, 20mg, single-dose, 1-day
    Measure Participants 7 7 7
    t1 to t2: 45min-64min
    6.55
    2.72
    -3.61
    t1 to t3: 45min-83min
    7.26
    19.20
    14.63
    t1 to t4: 45min-102min
    8.39
    4.54
    30.23
    t2 to t3: 64min-83min
    -7.13
    16.51
    14.95
    t3 to t4: 83min-102min
    2.87
    -1.78
    1.60
    t2 to t4: 64min-102min
    12.69
    12.12
    15.51
    6. Primary Outcome
    Title Right Basal-Ganglia: Percent Change in GABA Levels After an Acute Drug Challenge
    Description The primary goal of this study is to assess the efficacy of an advanced spectroscopic imaging protocol in detecting changes in the levels of brain GABA in response to an acute drug challenge. GABA levels are expressed as a ratio to total creatinine: GABA/Cr percent change = 100*(later timepoint - earlier timepoint) / earlier timepoint
    Time Frame from 45 minutes post-dose to 102 minutes post-dose in 19-minute intervals (4 time points at t1: 45, t2: 64, t3: 83, t4: 102 minutes post-dose)

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    One participant is missing GABA level at t4 while on Dextroamphetamine.
    Arm/Group Title Placebo Alprazolam Dextroamphetamine
    Arm/Group Description Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Placebo: single-dose, 1-day Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Alprazolam: Alprazolam, gel-capsule, 1mg, single-dose, 1-day Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Dextroamphetamine: Dextroamphetamine, gel-capsule, 20mg, single-dose, 1-day
    Measure Participants 7 7 7
    t1 to t2: 45min-64min
    18.63
    -9.44
    38.78
    t1 to t3: 45min-83min
    -3.97
    3.03
    67.41
    t1 to t4: 45min-102min
    -1.53
    33.58
    37.92
    t2 to t3: 64min-83min
    -9.88
    17.08
    21.02
    t3 to t4: 83min-102min
    11.46
    -0.82
    -5.96
    t2 to t4: 64min-102min
    10.15
    35.96
    14.20
    7. Primary Outcome
    Title Right Temporal: Percent Change in GABA Levels After an Acute Drug Challenge
    Description The primary goal of this study is to assess the efficacy of an advanced spectroscopic imaging protocol in detecting changes in the levels of brain GABA in response to an acute drug challenge. GABA levels are expressed as a ratio to total creatinine: GABA/Cr percent change = 100*(later timepoint - earlier timepoint) / earlier timepoint
    Time Frame from 45 minutes post-dose to 102 minutes post-dose in 19-minute intervals (4 time points at t1: 45, t2: 64, t3: 83, t4: 102 minutes post-dose)

    Outcome Measure Data

    Analysis Population Description
    One participant is missing GABA level at t4 while on Dextroamphetamine. Another participant is missing GABA levels both at t2 and t4 while on Dextroamphetamine. Another participant is missing GABA levels at both t2 and t4 while on Alprazolam.
    Arm/Group Title Placebo Alprazolam Dextroamphetamine
    Arm/Group Description Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Placebo: single-dose, 1-day Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Alprazolam: Alprazolam, gel-capsule, 1mg, single-dose, 1-day Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Dextroamphetamine: Dextroamphetamine, gel-capsule, 20mg, single-dose, 1-day
    Measure Participants 7 7 7
    t1 to t2: 45min-64min
    14.93
    -1.45
    2.09
    t1 to t3: 45min-83min
    21.26
    24.29
    -23.17
    t1 to t4: 45min-102min
    48.95
    31.06
    30.23
    t2 to t3: 64min-83min
    -13.91
    -4.86
    18.52
    t3 to t4: 83min-102min
    10.85
    23.34
    70.88
    t2 to t4: 64min-102min
    26.78
    19.53
    31.58

    Adverse Events

    Time Frame Adverse events were monitored throughout the entire clinical study which (including a no-cost extension) was of 1 year, 6 month duration, until the study closed to recruitment.
    Adverse Event Reporting Description
    Arm/Group Title Alprazolam Dextroamphetamine Placebo
    Arm/Group Description Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Alprazolam: Alprazolam, gel-capsule, 1mg, single-dose, 1-day Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Dextroamphetamine: Dextroamphetamine, gel-capsule, 20mg, single-dose, 1-day Healthy male volunteers receiving drug and undergoing 1H-MRSI scanning Placebo, single-dose, 1-day
    All Cause Mortality
    Alprazolam Dextroamphetamine Placebo
    Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
    Total / (NaN) / (NaN) / (NaN)
    Serious Adverse Events
    Alprazolam Dextroamphetamine Placebo
    Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
    Total 0/7 (0%) 0/7 (0%) 0/7 (0%)
    Other (Not Including Serious) Adverse Events
    Alprazolam Dextroamphetamine Placebo
    Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events Affected / at Risk (%) # Events
    Total 0/7 (0%) 0/7 (0%) 0/7 (0%)

    Limitations/Caveats

    [Not Specified]

    More Information

    Certain Agreements

    Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.

    There is NOT an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.

    Results Point of Contact

    Name/Title Dr. J. Eric Jensen
    Organization McLean Hospital
    Phone 617-855-3366
    Email ejensen@mclean.harvard.edu
    Responsible Party:
    John Eric Nestler Jensen, Associate Biophysicist, Director-High Field Imaging and Spectroscopy Program, Mclean Hospital
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT01577706
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 2012P000197
    First Posted:
    Apr 16, 2012
    Last Update Posted:
    Apr 4, 2017
    Last Verified:
    Mar 1, 2017