Beta-CIT SPECT Imaging of Dopamine and Serotonin Transporters in Neuropsychiatric Patients
This study aims to observe and understand the levels of dopamine and serotonin transporters in neuropsychiatric patients using Beta-CIT SPECT imaging.
Data Collection
Anxiety Disorders+16
+ Basal Ganglia Diseases
+ Brain Diseases
Summary
Study start date: May 1, 1998
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.Abnormalities in the re-uptake of dopamine and serotonin have been described in various neuropsychiatric disorders and substance abuse. [I-123] Beta-CIT is a recently developed radioligand for SPECT imaging of dopamine and serotonin transporters. [I-123]Beta-CIT SPECT has been used at the SPECT-Lab of the Clinical Brain Disorders Branch in over fifty subjects without adverse events. Due to the trace concentrations used, a pharmacological effect of Beta-CIT is unlikely and has not been observed. The purpose of this study is to use Beta-CIT and SPECT to study the expression of dopamine and serotonin transporters in vivo in normal controls and various patient populations to address hypothesized abnormalities of the transporters in different disorders and to understand the effects of genetic variations in the genes of these transporters on their in vivo expression.
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.112 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.Healthy volunteers allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Criteria
INCLUSION CRITERIA: No Axis I or Axis II diagnoses. EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR ALL SUBJECTS: If the pregnancy test is positive or if the woman has reason to believe she might be pregnant, she will be excluded from this study. Women who are breastfeeding will be excluded from this study to avoid unwarranted risk to their children. Subjects with a prior reaction to iodine, iodine compounds, or shellfish will be excluded from this study. Subjects with a history of thyroid disease or dysfunction will be excluded from this study. Subjects with a history of recent substance abuse will be excluded from this study. Subjects with metal objects in their bodies as specified in our MRI protocol (91-M-0124) will be excluded from this study. If a structural abnormality of the brain is detected on MRI, subjects will be excluded from the study. EXCLUSION CRITERIA FOR NORMAL CONTROLS: Subjects with an Axis I or Axis II disorder will be excluded. Subjects with concomitant medical or neurological disorders which require ongoing medication, or which may affect the central nervous system will be excluded.
Study Centers
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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Bethesda, United StatesOpen National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in Google Maps