Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinical Trial
Official title:
Nicotinic Modulation of the Default Network of Resting Brain Function
Verified date | August 2019 |
Source | University of Maryland, Baltimore |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
Many disorders where attentional problems are a hallmark, such as Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia, display abnormal regulation of the so-called default network of resting brain function that maintains internally directed thought when the mind is free to wander. There is indication that nicotine may improve attention by aiding the deactivation of the default network, and this mechanism may be of therapeutic benefit for the above disease states. The current project aims at providing a proof of concept by demonstrating that nicotinic drugs modulate default network function. The nicotinic agonist nicotine is hypothesized to improve attention by facilitating the down-regulation of default network activity, and the nicotinic antagonist mecamylamine is hypothesized to impair attention by impeding the down-regulation of default network activity during attentional task performance.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 21 |
Est. completion date | September 2013 |
Est. primary completion date | September 2013 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | All |
Age group | 21 Years to 50 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Age 21 through 50. - Did not consume cigarettes, cigarillos, cigars, or other tobacco or nicotine-containing products more than 20 times in lifetime, and did not use any nicotine-containing product at all within the last two years. - Normal or corrected to normal vision (at least 20/80). Exclusion Criteria: - Presence of metal objects in the body, implanted electronic devices, or any other counter indication for MRI. - Claustrophobia. - Major psychiatric disorders including mood, anxiety or psychotic disorders. - Cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease, such as history of myocardial infarction, heart failure, angina, stroke, severe arrhythmias, or EKG abnormalities. - Kidney or liver disease. - Hypertension (resting systolic BP above 140 or diastolic above 85 mm Hg). - Hypotension (resting systolic BP below 95 or diastolic below 60). - Use of any prescription or over-the-counter drug other than supplements and birth control. - History of or current neurological illnesses, such as stroke, seizures, dementia or organic brain syndrome. - Learning disability, attention deficit disorder, or any other condition that impedes memory and attention. - Glaucoma, organic pyloric stenosis, uremia or renal insufficiency. - Prostatic hypertrophy, bladder neck obstruction or urethral stricture. - Left-handed or ambidextrous. - Pregnant as determined by urine test, or breast-feeding. - History or current diagnosis of drug or alcohol abuse or dependence. - IQ < 85 as estimated by the WASI vocabulary subtest. |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | Maryland Psychiatric Research Center | Baltimore | Maryland |
United States | National Institute on Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program | Baltimore | Maryland |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of Maryland, Baltimore | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) |
United States,
Hahn B, Ross TJ, Yang Y, Kim I, Huestis MA, Stein EA. Nicotine enhances visuospatial attention by deactivating areas of the resting brain default network. J Neurosci. 2007 Mar 28;27(13):3477-89. — View Citation
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Reaction Time | average reaction time on cognitive task performed in the MR scanner | 1 day | |
Primary | Signal Detection Performance | Signal detection on cognitive tasks performed in the MR scanner. For the attention task, this represents the percentage of trials in which the participant responded when a signal was presented. In the working memory task (N-back task), this represents the percentage of all target sequences to which the participant responded. | 1 day | |
Primary | Default Network Activity | Cognitive task-induced default network deactivation, measured by functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. The default network was probed by five pre-defined ROIs per hemisphere. Task-induced deactivation was averaged across all ROIs. | 1 day | |
Secondary | Subjective State | End-of-session subjective state is measured by the Profile of Mood States (POMS). We utilize "Total Mood Disturbance" (TMD) as a summary measure, derived by adding the total scores on the five negative mood scales (tension, depression, anger, fatigue, confusion) and subtracting the score on the one positive mood scale (vigor). The theoretical range of the TMD scale is -32 to 228, with negative values indicating less mood disturbance, i.e., a more positive emotional state. | 1 day | |
Secondary | Systolic Blood Pressure | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Bi-hourly: prior to patch application, 2 hours, 4 hours, and 6 hours after, and after the MRI scan (~8 hours after patch application) | |
Secondary | Diastolic Blood Pressure | Diastolic blood pressure in mmHg. | Bi-hourly: prior to patch application, 2 hours, 4 hours, and 6 hours after, and after the MRI scan (~8 hours after patch application). |
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