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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02507219
Study of Ibuprofen Effects on Brain Function
Placebo-controlled, Dose-response Study of Ibuprofen Effects on Brain Function
Study Overview
Detailed Description
Occasional OTC nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) use is prevalent in the United States (25% aspirin, 9% ibuprofen, and 2% naproxen). An estimated 36 million Americans use over-the-counter (OTC) analgesics daily, however, considering the widespread use of analgesic agents, the overall incidence of serious drug-drug interactions involving these agents has been relatively low. Neuroinflammatory mechanisms have been implicated in depression, and NSAIDs have been found effective in animal models of depression both in monotherapy and when used to augment antidepressant drugs. However, results with NSAIDs have been mixed in human observational studies, with both better and worse depression outcomes reported. In animal studies, mice injected with BCG showed an increase in the total immobility time during the forced swim test (FST) and the tail suspension test (TST) and an increase in cerebral PGE2 and NO levels. Ibuprofen decreased the total immobility time during FST and TST and decreased cerebral PGE2 and NO levels, which was comparable to fluoxetine's effect. This would suggest that ibuprofen might have an antidepressant effect through inhibition of PGE2 and NO production.
Some studies have demonstrated the success of augmentation of antidepressant therapy with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) in decreasing depressive symptoms. However, little is known about the benefit of NSAID therapy on depressive symptoms. In a recent meta-analysis, using multivariable regression analysis a detectable effect in lowering PHQ-9 score in the ibuprofen or naproxen group (-0.31) and Celebrex group (-0.61) (p= .0390) was observed. However, in a study with cognitively normal volunteers age 70 and older with a family history of Alzheimer-like dementia who were randomly assigned to receive celecoxib 200 mg twice daily, naproxen sodium 220 mg twice daily, or placebo the investigators found no treatment effect on geriatric depression scores over time in the subgroup of participants with significant depressive symptoms at baseline. Moreover, there is some concern that anti-inflammatory drugs inhibit the antidepressant effects of SSRIs. In the only published fMRI study, ten healthy subjects underwent a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, cross-over phFMRI study with somatosensory painful stimulation of the right median nerve. These authors reported a task-related increase of BOLD signal between drug and placebo in the primary somatosensory area and the middle frontal gyrus that was not related to changes in subjective pain scores. Thus there is some evidence that ibuprofen influences the BOLD response in specific pain-related brain areas. Taken together, there is mixed evidence for the effect of ibuprofen on mood and no data on its effect on the emotion circuitry.
Hypotheses:
- The activation pattern in the amygdala during risk-taking decision-making will be attenuated by ibuprofen in a dose dependent manner.
- The activation pattern in the amygdala during anticipatory emotional arousal will be attenuated by ibuprofen in a dose dependent manner.
- The activation pattern in the amygdala during emotional face processing will be attenuated by ibuprofen in a dose dependent manner.
- The behavioral response during tasks assessing emotional and cognitive processes including positive and negative valence and reward based learning will be modulated by ibuprofen in a dose dependent manner.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 2
- Phase 3
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Oklahoma
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, 74136
- Laureate Institute for Brain Research
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male, or female
- Between the ages of 18-50.
- In good general health
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects who report a history of any mental health disorder such as dysthymia, simple phobia, major depression, obsessive compulsive disorder or panic disorder as a primary diagnosis currently or within 6 months prior to the screening visit.
- Subjects with a history of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or a bipolar disorder.
- Subjects who report DSM-V criteria for substance use disorder (alcohol or drugs) currently or within 6 months prior to screening
- Subjects who have a positive urine illicit drug screen.
- Subjects that regularly (more than 15 days for past 30 days) use NSAIDS and have not used NSAIDS in the previous 5 days.
- Subjects with a history of clinically significant hepatic cardiac, renal, neurologic, cerebrovascular, metabolic or pulmonary disease, gastric disease.
- Subjects who have taken psychotropic drugs or antidepressants (including monoamine oxidase inhibitors, MAOI's) within the last year
- Subjects with a history of seizure disorders (except for febrile seizures in childhood).
- Subjects who, in the investigator's judgment pose a current, serious suicidal or homicidal risk or have made a suicide attempt within the past 6 months.
- Women who have a positive serum HCG pregnancy test at screen visit or who are lactating or planning to become pregnant within the next 18 weeks following the screen visit.
- Women who are currently menstruating.
- The subject suffers from claustrophobia, or phobia for injections or blood.
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging related exclusion criteria: cardiac pacemaker, metal fragments in eyes/skin/body (shrapnel), subjects who have ever been a metal worker/welder; history of eye surgery/eyes washed out because of metal, aortic/aneurysm clips, prosthesis, by-pass surgery/coronary artery clips, hearing aid, heart valve replacement, subjects who are in the first trimester of pregnancy, subjects with an I.U.D. (birth control device), a shunt (ventricular or spinal), electrodes, metal plates/pins/screws/wires, or neuro/bio-stimulators (TENS unit).
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Basic Science
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
- Masking: Triple
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Subjects will receive one dose of placebo (sugar pill) at one of the three testing sessions .
Placebo capsules will be produced in the same manner as the ibuprofen by a local compounding pharmacy in Tulsa, OK.
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On the day of sessions 2-4, subjects will receive either placebo, 200 mg of ibuprofen or 600 mg of ibuprofen after signing the consent form for this study in a randomized, double-blind, counter balanced order.
Each study session will occur 1-2 weeks following the previous session.
Ibuprofen will be capsuled, and identical placebo capsules will be produced.
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Ibuprofen, 200mg
Subjects will receive one oral dose of 200mg at one of the three testing sessions.
Ibuprofen capsules will be produced by a local compounding pharmacy in Tulsa, OK.
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On the day of sessions 2-4, subjects will receive either placebo, 200 mg of ibuprofen or 600 mg of ibuprofen after signing the consent form for this study in a randomized, double-blind, counter balanced order.
Each study session will occur 1-2 weeks following the previous session.
Ibuprofen will be capsuled, and identical placebo capsules will be produced.
Other Names:
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Active Comparator: Ibuprofen, 600mg
Subjects will receive one oral dose of 600mg at one of the three testing sessions.
Ibuprofen capsules will be produced by a local compounding pharmacy in Tulsa, OK.
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On the day of sessions 2-4, subjects will receive either placebo, 200 mg of ibuprofen or 600 mg of ibuprofen after signing the consent form for this study in a randomized, double-blind, counter balanced order.
Each study session will occur 1-2 weeks following the previous session.
Ibuprofen will be capsuled, and identical placebo capsules will be produced.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Dose-dependent Differences in the BOLD Response to fMRI Tasks in the Amygdala
Time Frame: 3-6 weeks
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Change in amygdala activation following administration of placebo, 200mg of ibuprofen or 600mg of ibuprofen
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3-6 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
Collaborators
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Iyengar RL, Gandhi S, Aneja A, Thorpe K, Razzouk L, Greenberg J, Mosovich S, Farkouh ME. NSAIDs are associated with lower depression scores in patients with osteoarthritis. Am J Med. 2013 Nov;126(11):1017.e11-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2013.02.037. Epub 2013 Aug 29.
- Delaney JA, Biggs ML, Kronmal RA, Psaty BM. Demographic, medical, and behavioral characteristics associated with over the counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use in a population-based cohort: results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2011 Jan;20(1):83-9. doi: 10.1002/pds.2065. Epub 2010 Nov 11.
- Hersh EV, Pinto A, Moore PA. Adverse drug interactions involving common prescription and over-the-counter analgesic agents. Clin Ther. 2007;29 Suppl:2477-97. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2007.12.003.
- Andrade C. Antidepressant augmentation with anti-inflammatory agents. J Clin Psychiatry. 2014 Sep;75(9):975-7. doi: 10.4088/JCP.14f09432.
- Saleh LA, Hamza M, El Gayar NH, Abd El-Samad AA, Nasr EA, Masoud SI. Ibuprofen suppresses depressive like behavior induced by BCG inoculation in mice: role of nitric oxide and prostaglandin. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2014 Oct;125:29-39. doi: 10.1016/j.pbb.2014.07.013. Epub 2014 Aug 4.
- Fields C, Drye L, Vaidya V, Lyketsos C; ADAPT Research Group. Celecoxib or naproxen treatment does not benefit depressive symptoms in persons age 70 and older: findings from a randomized controlled trial. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2012 Jun;20(6):505-13. doi: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e318227f4da.
- Warner-Schmidt JL, Vanover KE, Chen EY, Marshall JJ, Greengard P. Antidepressant effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are attenuated by antiinflammatory drugs in mice and humans. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 May 31;108(22):9262-7. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1104836108. Epub 2011 Apr 25. Erratum In: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Jul 5;108(27):11297.
- Delli Pizzi S, Mantini D, Ferretti A, Caulo M, Salerio I, Romani GL, Del Gratta C, Tartaro A. Pharmacological functional MRI assessment of the effect of ibuprofen-arginine in painful conditions. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol. 2010 Jul-Sep;23(3):927-35. doi: 10.1177/039463201002300329.
- Le TT, Kuplicki R, Yeh HW, Aupperle RL, Khalsa SS, Simmons WK, Paulus MP. Effect of Ibuprofen on BrainAGE: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Response Exploratory Study. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2018 Oct;3(10):836-843. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2018.05.002. Epub 2018 Jun 23.
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Mental Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Depressive Disorder
- Depressive Disorder, Major
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Peripheral Nervous System Agents
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Analgesics
- Sensory System Agents
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
- Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
- Ibuprofen
Other Study ID Numbers
- 2015-007-00
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
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