Status:

UNKNOWN

Selegiline and Reward Processing

Lead Sponsor:

University of Oxford

Conditions:

Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-40 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

There has been growing interest in the relationship between reward processing and clinical symptoms of depression such as anhedonia (loss of interest and response to pleasurable activities). The aim ...

Detailed Description

There has been growing interest in the relationship between reward processing and clinical symptoms of depression such as anhedonia (loss of interest and response to pleasurable activities). Studies i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18-40 years of age
  • Able to give informed consent for study participation
  • Sufficient fluency in English to understand and complete the neuropsychological tasks

Exclusion

  • Current usage of other regular medication (including the contraceptive pill, the Depo-Provera injection or the progesterone implant, and hormone replacement therapy)
  • Any past or current Axis 1 DSM-IV psychiatric disorder
  • Significant medical condition
  • Pulse \< 60 beats per minute at baseline screening
  • Current or past gastro-intestinal disorder or irritable bowel syndrome
  • Current pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Known lactate deficiency or any other problem absorbing lactose, galactose or glucose
  • Current or past history of drug or alcohol dependency
  • Participation in a psychological or medical study involving the use of medication within the last 3 months
  • Previous participation in a study using the same, or similar, emotional processing tasks
  • Smoker \> 5 cigarettes per day
  • Typically drinks \> 6 caffeinated drinks per day

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 18 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 10 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

54 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04130087

Start Date

September 18 2019

End Date

September 10 2020

Last Update

October 17 2019

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University of Oxford

Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, OX3 7JZ