CB1 Receptor PET Imaging Reveals Gender Differences in PTSD

Stopped early

Conditions studied: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

In brief

The objective of the proposed translational study is to test a model, based upon basic science studies, exploring multisystem impairments in PTSD including endocannabinoid (eCB) and glucocorticoids in the modulation of fear memories by examining the cannabinoid type 1 (CB1) receptor in a PTSD fear circuit as well as glucocorticoid function. The investigators propose that impaired eCB signaling in PTSD resulting in the maladaptive neurobehavioral response to the stressor is associated with an upregulation of the CB1 receptors and insufficient glucocorticoid signaling.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT02237677
Run by
NYU Langone Health
People needed
36
Starts
2012-06-01
Expected to finish
2016-03-01
Last updated by the study team
2016-08-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

Where it is running

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