Functional MRI Study in Healthy Children Engaged in Aggressive Behaviors
Status: | Recruiting |
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Conditions: | Psychiatric |
Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
Healthy: | No |
Age Range: | 8 - 12 |
Updated: | 3/6/2019 |
Start Date: | August 10, 2018 |
End Date: | July 30, 2019 |
Contact: | Ronald Marcus, MD |
Email: | rmarcus@supernus.com |
Phone: | 301-838-2569 |
Functional Neuroimaging Study to Validate the Point Subtraction Aggression Paradigm (PSAP) Task in Typically Developing Children (TDC) Aged 8-12 Years
The purpose of this non-interventional study is to optimize the point subtraction aggression
paradigms (PSAP) task in typically developing children (TDC).
paradigms (PSAP) task in typically developing children (TDC).
The PSAP is a behavioral aggression test used to evaluate behavioral response related to
impulsive aggression. The task will be combined with functional MRI to establish a reliable
BOLD signal during testing in developing healthy subjects (8-12 years old) and, to determine
the feasibility to perform the task.
Additionally, the levels of neurotransmitters Glutamate and GABA will be measured using
magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS).
impulsive aggression. The task will be combined with functional MRI to establish a reliable
BOLD signal during testing in developing healthy subjects (8-12 years old) and, to determine
the feasibility to perform the task.
Additionally, the levels of neurotransmitters Glutamate and GABA will be measured using
magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS).
Inclusion Criteria:
Healthy male or female subjects, aged 8-12 years (inclusive) at the time of screening.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Current history of developmental, psychiatric, or neurologic disorder, including
seizures (except for uncomplicated brief febrile seizures), tumor, severe head
injury/traumatic brain injury, stroke, lesion, or disease.
2. Known or suspected intelligence quotient (IQ) <70, diagnosis of mental retardation or
cerebral palsy or speech/language disorder and history of implanted brain stimulator,
vagal nerve stimulator, ventriculoperitoneal shunt, cardiac pacemaker, orthodontic
braces, or implanted medication port.
3. Visual and hearing (≥25 dB) impairment.
4. Pre-existing medical or psychological conditions that preclude being in the MRI
scanner (e.g., claustrophobia, morbid obesity, or marked anxiety about the procedure).
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