The Effect of Imipramine on Early Information Processing - Full Text View

Sponsor:	Birte Glenthoj
Collaborators:	University of Copenhagen Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen The Danish Medical Research Council Lundbeck Foundation
Information provided by (Responsible Party):	Birte Glenthoj, University of Copenhagen
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00206999

Purpose

We wanted to compare the relation of two different psychophysiological paradigms (PrePulse Inhibition of the startle response = PPI and P50 suppression) to each other. Additionally, we wanted to test the effect of the combined serotonin- and noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitor, imipramine, on these measures. The primary hypothesis was that PPI and P50 gating would not correlate with each other at baseline. The secondary hypothesis was that increased noradrenergic and serotonergic activity would disrupt PPI as well as P50 gating.

Condition	Intervention
Healthy Volunteers	Drug: imipramine

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Pharmacodynamics Study Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Official Title:	Early Information Processing in Healthy Controls: Studies on the Relation Between Two Different Paradigms (PPI and P50ERP) and Effects of Pharmacological Interventions

Resource links provided by NLM:

Drug Information available for: Imipramine Imipramine hydrochloride

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Copenhagen:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Sensory gating [ Time Frame: Once, 1 hour after administration of capsule ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

PPI of the startle reflex [ Time Frame: once, one hour after administration ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
P50 suppression [ Time Frame: once, one hour after administration ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:	20
Study Start Date:	September 2004
Study Completion Date:	January 2006
Primary Completion Date:	January 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1	Drug: imipramine Either 50 mg of imipramine or placebo will be administered to healthy male volunteers Other Name: imipramine

Detailed Description:

Schizophrenic patients exhibit impairments in filtering of sensory information, as can be assessed by use of prepulse inhibition (PPI) of the acoustic startle response and P50 suppression paradigms. In the treatment of negative symptoms or depressive syndromes during the course of schizophrenia antidepressants are often combined with antipsychotic medication. However, antidepressants increase monoaminergic activity, of which in turn it has been suggested to decrease sensory gating, although these presumptions are mostly based on results from animal studies. Currently, little is known about monoaminergic modulation of sensory filtering in humans, and the few reports that can be found in literature show discrepancies with animal studies. The current study was designed to study the effects of increased monoaminergic activity on sensory filtering and habituation of healthy volunteers. In a double-blind, placebo controlled cross-over design, twenty healthy male volunteers will receive either placebo or a dose of 50 mg of imipramine (a dual acting antidepressant), after which they will be tested in a P50 suppression-, a PPI-, and a habituation of the startle reflex paradigm.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 35 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Male subjects
Good Physical and Mental Health meeting criteria "never mentally ill", which will be evaluated with a medical history checklist, ECG
Non smokers

Exclusion Criteria:

Current use of any medication
Any subject who has received any investigational medication within 30 days prior to the start of this study
History of neurologic illness
History of psychiatric illness in first-degree relatives, evaluated with DSM-IV criteria
History of alcohol and drug abuse. Positive urine screening for amphetamine, cocaine, cannabis, or ecstasy.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00206999

Locations

Denmark
Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, University of Copenhagen, Psychiatric Center Glostrup
Glostrup, Denmark, DK-2600

Sponsors and Collaborators

Birte Glenthoj

University of Copenhagen

Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen

The Danish Medical Research Council

Lundbeck Foundation

Investigators

Study Director:

Birte Glenthoj, MD, DMSc.

Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, University of Copenhagen, Psychaitric Center Glostrup, Ndr. Ringvej, DK-2600 Glostrup, Denmark

More Information

Additional Information:

Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research (CNSR) This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Birte Glenthoj, Professor, University of Copenhagen
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00206999 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	363052-2, KF 01-305/99, KF 11-061/03, KF 11-068/03, KF 11-096/04
Study First Received:	September 11, 2005
Last Updated:	September 19, 2011
Health Authority:	Denmark: National Board of Health

Keywords provided by University of Copenhagen:

Psychophysiology
PPI
P50 suppression
Imipramine

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Imipramine
Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic
Antidepressive Agents
Psychotropic Drugs
Central Nervous System Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions

Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors
Adrenergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors
Physiological Effects of Drugs

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 12, 2012