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Striatal Effective Connectivity to Predict Treatment Response in Cocaine Misuse

16. marts 2018 opdateret af: Virginia Commonwealth University
This project proposes to investigate the role of brain connectivity in the mechanism of treatment response to dopaminergic medications in cocaine dependence.

Studieoversigt

Status

Afsluttet

Betingelser

Detaljeret beskrivelse

This project will use stochastic DCM, which is a recent DCM extension that takes into account hidden fluctuations in neuronal and vascular responses, and thus is especially suited for investigating effects of disease or drugs. In addition, this project will use nonlinear DCM, a DCM extension that can measure gating effects by striatum on cortico-cortical pathways. The overall aims of this project are: (1) To conduct functional magnetic resonance imaging-based DCM studies of working memory and impulsivity in order to determine the effective (directional) connectivity between PFC and striatum in treatment-seeking Cocaine Dependent (CD) subjects compared to non-drug using controls. We hypothesize that DLPFC causally affects ventral striatum in CDs, and that the strength of this connection is lower in CDs compared to controls. (2) To determine whether the pretreatment gating effect by the dorsal striatum, as a reflection of pretreatment hypodopaminergic state associated with chronic compulsive drug use, predicts the treatment response to dopaminergic pharmacotherapy in CDs. We hypothesize that lower pretreatment gating by the dorsal striatum on prefrontal-parietal effective connectivity predicts greater 8-week improvement from treatment of CDs with DA enhancing medications (combined with cognitive behavioral therapy [CBT]), but not from treatment with placebo (combined with CBT).

Undersøgelsestype

Interventionel

Tilmelding (Faktiske)

131

Fase

  • Fase 2

Kontakter og lokationer

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Studiesteder

    • Virginia
      • Richmond, Virginia, Forenede Stater, 23298
        • Virginia Commonwealth University

Deltagelseskriterier

Forskere leder efter personer, der passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kaldet berettigelseskriterier. Nogle eksempler på disse kriterier er en persons generelle helbredstilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.

Berettigelseskriterier

Aldre berettiget til at studere

18 år til 50 år (Voksen)

Tager imod sunde frivillige

Ja

Køn, der er berettiget til at studere

Alle

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male and female subjects
  • Age 18 to 50
  • Meet current DSM-IV criteria for cocaine dependence who are seeking treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Current DSM-IV diagnosis of any psychoactive substance dependence other than cocaine, marijuana, nicotine, or alcohol
  2. Have a DSM-IV axis I psychiatric disorder or neurological disease or disorder requiring ongoing treatment and/or making study participation unsafe
  3. Significant current suicidal or homicidal ideation
  4. Medical conditions contraindicating levodopa/carbidopa or pharmacotherapy (e.g., evidence of any movement disorder, clinically significant pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, liver or kidney disease, seizure disorder)
  5. Taking CNS active concomitant medications
  6. Taking medications known to have significant drug interactions with the study medication (e.g., CYP P-450-2D6 inhibitors, such as tamoxifen, iron salts, pyridoxine, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, phenothiazines, selegiline, anesthetics)
  7. Having conditions of probation or parole requiring reports of drug use to officers of the court
  8. Impending incarceration
  9. Pregnant or breast feeding for female patients
  10. Inability to read, write, or speak English
  11. Having plans to leave the immediate geographical area within 3 months
  12. Unwillingness or not competent to sign a written informed consent form
  13. Individuals who have pacemakers, metal or electromechanical implants or metallic foreign bodies
  14. Patients who are known to be HIV positive will not be included due to possible CNS effects of HIV.
  15. Alcohol withdrawal symptoms or history of significant previous alcohol withdrawal symptoms

Studieplan

Dette afsnit indeholder detaljer om studieplanen, herunder hvordan undersøgelsen er designet, og hvad undersøgelsen måler.

Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

  • Primært formål: Behandling
  • Tildeling: Randomiseret
  • Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
  • Maskning: Dobbelt

Våben og indgreb

Deltagergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Ingen indgriben: Healthy Control
Non drug using healthy controls
Placebo komparator: Placebo
Placebo BID for 7 weeks

Levodopa dose escalation (1 week): Days 1-2, one 50/12.5 mg tablet BID; Days 3-4, one 100/25 mg tablet BID; Days 5-6, one 200/50 mg tablet BID; Day 7, one 400/100 mg tablet BID.

Maintenance phase (7 weeks): One 400/100 mg Levodopa/Carbidopa tablet BID or placebo in conjunction with once weekly individual cognitive behavioral therapy plus contingency management for attendance.

Andre navne:
  • Sinemet
  • Parcopa
Eksperimentel: Medication
Levodopa/carbidopa 400/100 BID for 7 weeks

Levodopa dose escalation (1 week): Days 1-2, one 50/12.5 mg tablet BID; Days 3-4, one 100/25 mg tablet BID; Days 5-6, one 200/50 mg tablet BID; Day 7, one 400/100 mg tablet BID.

Maintenance phase (7 weeks): One 400/100 mg Levodopa/Carbidopa tablet BID or placebo in conjunction with once weekly individual cognitive behavioral therapy plus contingency management for attendance.

Andre navne:
  • Sinemet
  • Parcopa

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Cocaine Treatment Outcome
Tidsramme: Baseline to 12 weeks
Treatment effectiveness score based on number of positive urine drug screens
Baseline to 12 weeks

Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere

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Efterforskere

  • Ledende efterforsker: Liangsuo Ma, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University

Datoer for undersøgelser

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Studer store datoer

Studiestart

1. februar 2014

Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)

21. januar 2017

Studieafslutning (Faktiske)

21. januar 2017

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

4. marts 2014

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

5. marts 2014

Først opslået (Skøn)

6. marts 2014

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)

12. april 2018

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

16. marts 2018

Sidst verificeret

1. marts 2018

Mere information

Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse

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Kliniske forsøg med levodopa/carbidopa 400/100 BID

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