Neurobiological Basis of Response to Vayarin in Adults With ADHD: an fMRI Study of Brain Activation Pre and Post Treatment

Completed · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: ADHD

In brief

The objective of this research is to use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) with a neuropsychological task to test the prefrontal mechanism of action of the medical food Vayarin.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02473419

Run by

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

People needed

107

Starts

2015-05-01

Expected to finish

2017-03-02

Last updated by the study team

2017-03-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subjects eligible to enroll in the Vayarin clinical study according to screening visit will be asked to participate in the fMRI study.
• Must be willing and able to perform fMRI scanning
• Must maintain compliance to their trials' protocols

You may not qualify if…

• pre-existing medical or psychological condition that precludes scanning (e.g., claustrophobia, morbid obesity)
• implanted medical device (e.g., pacemaker)
• metal in the body that cannot be removed (e.g., braces)
• pregnancy
• concomitant use of anti-hypertensives or any other medications affecting the blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signal

Where it is running

• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — New York, New York, United States

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