Brain Ion Homeostasis, Lithium and Bipolar Disorder

Stopped early

Conditions studied: Healthy, Bipolar Disorder

In brief

In this project, investigators intend to carry out the first simultaneous, in vivo, imaging study of lithium content and sodium ion homeostasis in the brain of Bipolar Disorder (BPD) patients under Lithium therapy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02727127

Run by

NYU Langone Health

People needed

26

Starts

2015-09-01

Expected to finish

2019-09-11

Last updated by the study team

2020-07-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Psychiatrically stable patients (diagnosed according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, DSM-IV, criteria)
• On steady state serum lithium levels (0.8-1.2mEq/L)

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects who have a history of head trauma
• Subjects who have a contraindication for an MRI exam, including a claustrophobia, surgical or vascular implants, pregnancy, pacemakers, neurostimulators, history of metal in the eyes, and orthodontia or extensive bridgework (with have a particular impact on gradient echo imaging).

Where it is running

• New York University School of Medicine — New York, New York, United States

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