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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02237677
Other study ID # 12-02787
Secondary ID
Status Terminated
Phase N/A
First received September 9, 2014
Last updated August 15, 2016
Start date June 2012
Est. completion date March 2016

Study information

Verified date August 2016
Source New York University School of Medicine
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Institutional Review Board
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of the proposed translational study is to test a model, based upon basic science studies, exploring multisystem impairments in PTSD including endocannabinoid (eCB) and glucocorticoids in the modulation of fear memories by examining the cannabinoid type 1 (CB1) receptor in a PTSD fear circuit as well as glucocorticoid function. The investigators propose that impaired eCB signaling in PTSD resulting in the maladaptive neurobehavioral response to the stressor is associated with an upregulation of the CB1 receptors and insufficient glucocorticoid signaling.


Description:

The eCB - anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) - and their attending cannabinoid (CB) receptors which are found in high densities in a fear circuitry involving the amygdala, hippocampus, the anterior cingulate cortex and prefrontal cortex serve important functions in the regulation of stress-coping behaviors. Besides eCB regulation there is strong evidence from ongoing research of the investigators group and others suggesting an important role for glucocorticoid signaling as an endpoint of the biochemical sequelae initiated by stressful or aversive stimuli. One of the long-term research goals of our lab is to understand such functions and determine their relevance to the pathogenesis of PTSD and to provide a more integrative view on neurobiological mechanisms that are involved in the regulation of the neuroadaptive response to stress. The objective of the proposed translational study is to test a model, based upon basic science studies, exploring multisystem impairments in PTSD including eCB and glucocorticoids in the modulation of fear memories by examining the CB1 receptor in a PTSD fear circuit as well as glucocorticoid function. The investigators propose that impaired eCB signaling in PTSD resulting in the maladaptive neurobehavioral response to the stressor is associated with an upregulation of the CB1 receptors and insufficient glucocorticoid signaling.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Terminated
Enrollment 36
Est. completion date March 2016
Est. primary completion date March 2016
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years to 55 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria for Patients with PTSD:

1. age 18-55 years old

2. currently diagnosed with PTSD and symptomatic with a Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) score > 50.

Inclusion Criteria for healthy subjects:

1. age 18-55 years old

2. no personal or first-degree family history of any Axis I diagnosis.

Exclusion criteria for Patients with PTSD:

1. any primary Axis I disorder other than PTSD (e.g. psychosis);

2. medical or neurological illnesses likely to affect physiology or anatomy, i.e. uncontrolled hypertension, cardiovascular disorders;

3. a history of drug (including benzodiazepines (BZD)) dependence (DSM IV criteria) within 1 year of the study and lasting longer than 2 years, except for alcohol dependence

4. current pregnancy (as documented by pregnancy testing at screening or on the day of PET imaging study)

5. current breast feeding

6. nicotine dependence

7. suicidal ideation or behavior

8. general MRI exclusion criteria, i.e. pacemakers, metals in the body

9. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (due to possible neuropsychiatric effects);

10. use of opioid medications within 2 weeks of the PET study

11. having an abnormality in the 12-lead ECG that, in the opinion of the investigator, increases the risks associated with participation in the study

12. seriously claustrophobic

13. blood donation within 8 weeks prior to the study.

Exclusion criteria for healthy subjects:

1. any history or current primary Axis I disorder

2. medical or neurological illnesses likely to affect physiology or anatomy, i.e. uncontrolled hypertension, cardiovascular disorders

3. a history of drug (including benzodiazepines [BZD]) dependence (DSM IV criteria) within 1 year of the study and lasting longer than 2 years, except for alcohol dependence

4. current pregnancy (as documented by pregnancy testing at screening or on the day of PET imaging study)

5. current breast feeding

6. nicotine dependence

7. suicidal ideation or behavior

8. general MRI exclusion criteria, i.e. pacemakers, metals in the body

9. HIV (due to possible neuropsychiatric effects)

10. use of opioid medications within 2 weeks of the PET study

11. having an abnormality in the 12-lead ECG that, in the opinion of the investigator, increases the risks associated with participation in the study

12. seriously claustrophobic

13. blood donation within 8 weeks prior to the study.

Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging
Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging

Locations

Country Name City State
United States NYU School of Medicine New York New York

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
New York University School of Medicine Yale University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Volume of distribution (VT) of cerebral CB1 receptor expression in PTSD and controls within a fear circuit of brain regions that regulate stress-related behaviors using the CB1 radioligand carbon - 11 (11C) [11C]OMAR and PET. To examine group differences in cerebral CB1 receptor expression in PTSD and controls within a fear circuit of cortical and subcortical brain regions that regulate stress-related behaviors using the CB1 radioligand [11C]OMAR and PET.
Hypothesis: PTSD patients will show greater [11C]OMAR VT (i.e. CB1 binding) values than both control groups, trauma-exposed and non-trauma exposed control subjects who will not be different.
Two months No
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