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Effects of MDMA on Emotional and Social Memories

NCT03050541 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 84

Last updated 2018-06-29

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of MDMA on encoding and retrieval of emotional and social memories in healthy young adults. The study will explore the effects on memory retrieval when the drug is administered 1) before encoding, and 2) before retrieval.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

DRUG

MDMA

This is a between subjects, double-blind, placebo controlled design. We are administering oral MDMA to healthy volunteers to measure its effects on the encoding, consolidation, and retrieval stages of memory.

DRUG

Placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Chicago

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Harriet de Wit, PhD · University of Chicago

  • David Gallo, PhD · University of Chicago

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-12-31
Primary Completion
2016-09-30
Completion
2016-09-30

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