FMRI of Stress and Addictive Disorders

November 28, 2016 updated by: Rajita Sinha, Yale University

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Stress and Addictive Disorders

The purpose of this study is to explore whether frontal brain activation in response to stress varies as a function of the presence or extent of early trauma and whether or not this effect is greater in women compared to men. To examine the effect of stress on thinking and remembering. To examine the separate and interactive effects of stress, addiction, withdrawal, and genetics; and to examine fMRI brain activation associated with stressful, reward-related-cue and neutral/relaxing audiotaped scripts,visual images and emotional video clips in addicted individuals and in healthy controls.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

108

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Connecticut
      • New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06519
        • Yale Stress Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

13 years to 50 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Cocaine dependent individuals, opioid dependent individuals, alcohol dependent individuals, healthy controls, adolescent subjects, pathological gamblers

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Between ages 13-50 years old (adolescents 13-17 years old)
  • Able to read and write.
  • COCAINE DEPENDENT SUBJECTS: meet DSM-IV criteria for cocaine dependence; report current cocaine use of at least once a week or more; confirmation of cocaine use via positive urine toxicology screen during initial assessments and upon admission to the CNRU.
  • OPIOID DEPENDENT SUBJECTS: meet DSM-IV criteria for opiate dependence and are participating in substance abuse treatment including pharmacotherapy for opioid dependence.
  • ALCOHOL DEPENDENT SUBJECTS: meet DSM-IV criteria for alcohol dependence and are currently abstinent from alcohol as documented by substance abuse treatment participation.
  • HEALTHY CONTROLS: negative urine toxicology screens during intake appointments indicating no history of current or past dependence on alcohol or illicit drug use.
  • Healthy adolescent boys and girls, with no medical or psychiatric conditions;
  • WOMEN: have a regular menstrual cycle.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • CONTROLS: lifetime or current history of any substance abuse/dependence (excluding nicotine).
  • Regular use of any psychoactive drugs including anxiolytics and antidepressants.
  • Any significant current medical condition such as neurological, cardiovascular, endocrine, renal, liver, thyroid pathology; subjects on medications for any medical condition will be excluded.
  • Any subjects with foreign ferromagnetic metal objects in their body or other MR contraindications will be excluded including subjects who work as welders.
  • Women on oral contraceptives, peri- and post-menopausal women, and pregnant or lactating women (as alterations in stress response are associated with these states).
  • IQ below 75

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Healthy controls
Adolescents
Cocaine dependent
Opioid dependent
Alcohol dependent
Pathological gamblers

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Neural responses to change will be measured.
Time Frame: Baseline
Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Yale University

Collaborators

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 18, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 18, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

March 20, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 30, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 28, 2016

Last Verified

November 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0405026787
  • 2P50DA016556-08 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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