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- Clinical Trial NCT00430690
Acoustic Startle Reduction In Cocaine Dependence
Chronic cocaine administration leads to changes in brain function that persist long after the acute withdrawal phase. The acoustic startle response (ASR) is a well characterized reflexive response to a sudden acoustic stimulus. The ASR is mediated by a simple 3-synapse subcortical circuit; it is modulated in part by brain areas and neurotransmitters associated with cocaine administration. Our initial study and subsequent replication reveals a profound diminution of the ASR in cocaine-dependent subjects after a brief period of abstinence. Our preliminary findings indicate that first degree relatives of cocaine-dependent subjects also have reduced startle compared to healthy controls. The findings of low ASR in rats and humans during cocaine washout and low ASR in family members suggests there may be both a trait and state component of the startle reductions we have reported.
The central objectives of this proposal are to dissect this finding with regard to its development and persistence in early and later phases of cocaine abstinence in humans; to ascertain whether startle reduction and its potential normalization during later abstinence is a predictor of clinical course in human subjects with cocaine dependence; and to examine whether startle reduction is, at least in part, a vulnerability trait for the development of cocaine dependence. This latter Aim will be carried out in humans by testing siblings of cocaine-dependent subjects.
Cocaine dependence is an enormous public health problem. The significance of this work lies in the potential for the ASR reduction to serve as a reliable, easily repeatable biological measure of cocaine-induced brain changes that may enhance outcome prediction so that tailored treatments may be directed at those patients most vulnerable to relapse, given the restriction of resources for available for substance abuse treatment.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Georgia
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Decatur, Georgia, United States, 30033
- Atlanta Veterans Adminstration Medical Center
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
Cocaine dependent subjects:
- males or females,
- age 18-80,
- with a DSM-IV diagnosis of cocaine dependence,
- a usage history characterized by a minimum of 1 year of at least $50 per day or weekly binges of at least $200 of cocaine use.
Exclusion Criteria:
- current clinically significant medical illness (including HIV, because of possible confound of neurological involvement),
- current or past neurological illness, and no history of head trauma with loss of consciousness ≥ 5 minutes because of the possible confound of neurological damage to startle-modulating brain areas,
- other Axis I psychiatric disorder currently or in the previous three months with the exception of substance induced disorders as determined by SCID,
- history of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, or bipolar disorder,
- known hearing impairments (intact hearing will be insured by brief audiology screening),
- dependence on other drugs or alcohol within the previous 6 months, as confirmed by ASI.
Healthy controls:
- males or females,
- age 18-80.
Exclusion criteria:
- history of any Axis I psychiatric illness or history of treatment as determined by SCID Axis I,
- substance dependence or abuse history by ASI and SCID,
- no current clinically significant medical illness (including HIV),
- current or past neurological illness, or history of head trauma with loss of consciousness ≥ 5 minutes because of the possible confound of neurological damage to startle-modulating brain areas,
- known hearing impairments (intact hearing will be insured by brief audiology screening),
- Axis I disorder, including substance dependence, in first degree family member.
Family members of cocaine subjects:
- males or females,
- age 18-80,
- family member of cocaine-dependent subject enrolled in study.
Exclusion criteria:
- history of any Axis I psychiatric illness or history of treatment as determined by SCID Axis I,
- substance dependence history by ASI and SCID, or substance abuse within the prior 5 years,
- no current clinically significant medical illness (including HIV),
- current or past neurological illness, or history of head trauma with loss of consciousness,
- known hearing impairments
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Observational Models: Cohort
- Time Perspectives: Prospective
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
Intervention / Treatment |
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2
Healthy controls
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acoustic startle testing: listening to sounds through headphones while the eyeblink component of the acoustic startle reflex is recorded with small surface electrodes
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1
Cocaine dependent subjects
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acoustic startle testing: listening to sounds through headphones while the eyeblink component of the acoustic startle reflex is recorded with small surface electrodes
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3
Siblings of cocaine dependent subjects
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acoustic startle testing: listening to sounds through headphones while the eyeblink component of the acoustic startle reflex is recorded with small surface electrodes
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
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Acoustic startle magnitude
Time Frame: at baseline
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Magnitude of acoustic startle response as measured by electromyography of eyeblink.
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at baseline
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Erica Duncan, MD, Emory University / Atlanta VA
Study record dates
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- IRB00002489
- R01DA018294-01A2 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
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