A Study To Compare Emotional Changes In Subjects With Social Anxiety Disorder
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
To compare by neuroimaging techniques the way Social Anxiety patients respond to public speaking before and after a drug administration
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 1 |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Active Comparator: arm 1 Paroxetine treatment during 8 weeks |
Drug: Paroxetine treatment during 8 weeks
treatment drug
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Placebo Comparator: arm 2 Placebo treatment during 8 weeks |
Drug: Placebo treatment during 8 weeks
comparator
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- fMRI BOLD response in the amygdala and insula elicited by the Matching Emotional Face paradigm at baseline and after 8 weeks of treatment. State-anxiety inventory (STAI-S) after the Public Speaking challenge (only patients). [baseline and after 8 weeks]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- fMRI BOLD response in selected neuroanatomical ROI elicited by the by Resting State and by other exploratory paradigms at baseline (all subjects) and after 8 weeks of treatment with paroxetine compared to placebo (only patients). [baseline and after 8 weeks]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion criteria:
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Outpatient with Social Anxiety Disorder
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The subject is healthy
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Willing to restrict alcohol intake
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Capable of giving informed consent
Exclusion criteria:
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Subjects with depression or any other psychiatric condition
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Subjects positive for HIV or hepatitis
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Subjects taking drugs or other medication
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Pregnant or becoming pregnant during the study
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Subjects who have donated blood
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Subjects who are left-handed
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Subjects with claustrophobia
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Subjects with an electronic device or ferromagnetic metal foreign body
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | GSK Investigational Site | Barcelona | Spain | E-08003 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- GlaxoSmithKline
Investigators
- Study Director: GSK Clinical Trials, GlaxoSmithKline
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Additional Information:
Publications
None provided.- TMT106386