Status:
UNKNOWN
Simultaneous PET/MR Imaging of Human Brain Plasticity
Lead Sponsor:
Rupert Lanzenberger
Conditions:
Neuronal Plasticity
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-30 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: Neuronal plasticity is the brain's ability to continuously adapt to experiences and learning of new skills. Although this affects multiple characteristics of the brain such as structure, f...
Detailed Description
Methodological details: Each subject will undergo two PET/MR examinations. Imaging will include PET as well as acquisition of structural and functional MRI. Task-specific glucose metabolism will be qu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age range 21-30 years
- Right-handedness
- Willingness and competence to sign the informed consent form
Exclusion
- History of or current physical, neurological or psychiatric disorder
- History of or current substance abuse or medication including antipsychotic, antidepressant and antianxiety agents
- Pregnancy or current breastfeeding
- Contraindications for MRI-scanning (e.g., metal implants, steel grafts, etc), including dental implants causing signal artifacts
- For subjects participating in earlier studies using ionizing radiation, the total radiation exposure of 30mSv over the last 10 years must not be exceeded, as specified in the Austrian legislation on radiation protection
- Regular players of the video game Tetris (3 years before scanning).
- Failure to comply with the study protocol or to follow the instructions of the investigating team
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03485066
Start Date
May 1 2017
End Date
November 1 2020
Last Update
September 23 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria