Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography of the Normal Human Brain
Completed
Conditions studied: Normal Human Subjects
In brief
The objective of the study is to acquire a database of Single Photon Emission Computed Tomographic (SPECT) studies of the brains of normal human subjects in resting and concentrating states. The database will provide a basis for subsequent investigation of meaningful brain differences between clinical and normal subject groups
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01203891
- Run by
- Amen Clinics, Inc.
- People needed
- 97
- Starts
- 2003-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2010-09-20
Who can join
Age: 10 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- The study seeks to recruit 100 normal human subjects between ages 10 and 90 for SPECT brain imaging. Subjects will initially be screened for psychiatric and other major illnesses with a screening questionnaire; they will also be given a standard DSM-4 computer-administered questionnaire (The DISC for children and teens and the SCID for adults). They will also meet individually with a psychiatrist or psychological assistant for a screening interview.
You may not qualify if…
- Suicidal thinking or behavior
- Any psychiatric diagnosis assignable under contemporary DSM nosology
- Unstable medical condition
- epilepsy, serious head injury, or other significant neurological disorder or use of central nervous system medication.
- Dementia, mental retardation, or coma
- Substance abuse or alcoholism
- Unreliability or inability to adhere to the requirements of the study
- Inability to personally tolerate the requirements of the study
- Significant exposure to occupational, diagnostic, or therapeutic radiation within the prior year
- Pregnancy or breast-feeding
- A first-degree relative meeting any of criteria 1 through 6.
Where it is running
- Amen Clinics, Inc. — Newport Beach, California, United States
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