18F-DOPA PET to Elucidate the Antidepressant Mechanism of Lurasidone in Bipolar Disorder

NCT03902613 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1

Last updated 2023-11-13

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Summary

The goal of this project is to understand what causes bipolar disorder and how medications treat bipolar depression. Particularly, the project focuses on the importance of dopamine signaling in the process. Participants will have two different brain scans (MRI and PET scan). They will also have treatment for your depression with an FDA approved medication, lurasidone (Latuda). The study is funded by the Columbia University Irving Institute to improve the treatment of bipolar disorder.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Lurasidone

Participant will have an open label trial of lurasidone for eight weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Martin Lan, MD PhD · Columbia University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-02-07
Primary Completion
2019-08-01
Completion
2019-08-01
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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