Nicotinic Modulation of Schizophrenia-like Information Processing Deficits in Healthy Subjects

NCT ID: NCT00690170

Last Updated: 2012-05-09

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-12-31

Study Completion Date

2009-09-30

Brief Summary

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This study examines the interactive effects of ketamine and nicotine.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Healthy Subjects

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Ketamine and Nicotine

* 0.23 mg/kg of ketamine bolus IV (in the arm) over one minute followed by maintenance infusion at 0.58mg/kg/hour x 30 minutes, followed by 0.29 mg/kg/hour x 64 minutes.
* 13.5 µg/kg of nicotine IV (in the arm) given over 10 min (1.35 µg/min/kg), followed by a constant infusion of 31.02 µg/kg given over 85 min (0.365 µg/min/kg)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Ketamine and Nicotine

Intervention Type DRUG

0.23 mg/kg of ketamine bolus IV (in the arm) over one minute followed by maintenance infusion at 0.58mg/kg/hour x 30 minutes, followed by 0.29 mg/kg/hour x 64 minutes.

13.5 µg/kg of nicotineIV (in the arm) given over 10 min (1.35 µg/min/kg), followed by a constant infusion of 31.02 µg/kg given over 85 min (0.365 µg/min/kg)

Placebo Comparator

-Placebo administration: Normal saline (sodium chloride 0.9%)over 95 minutes

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Normal saline (sodium chloride 0.9%)administered via IV (in the arm) over 95 minutes

Ketamine and Placebo

Ketamine administration: 0.23 mg/kg bolus over one minute followed by maintenance infusion at 0.58mg/kg/hour x 30 minutes, followed by 0.29 mg/kg/hour x 64 minutes

Placebo administration: Normal saline (sodium chloride 0.9%)over 94 minutes

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Ketamine

Intervention Type DRUG

Ketamine: 0.23 mg/kg bolus over one minute followed by maintenance infusion at 0.58mg/kg/hour x 30 minutes, followed by 0.29 mg/kg/hour x 64 minutes

Nicotine and Placebo

Nicotine: 13.5 µg/kg given over 10 min (1.35 µg/min/kg)IV (in the arm), followed by a constant infusion of 31.02 µg/kg given over 85 min (0.365 µg/min/kg) Placebo: Normal saline (sodium chloride 0.9%)IV (in the arm)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Nicotine

Intervention Type DRUG

Nicotine: 13.5 µg/kg given over 10 min (1.35 µg/min/kg),IV (in the arm) followed by a constant infusion of 31.02 µg/kg given over 85 min (0.365 µg/min/kg) Placebo: Normal saline (sodium chloride 0.9%)IV (in the arm)

Interventions

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Ketamine

Ketamine: 0.23 mg/kg bolus over one minute followed by maintenance infusion at 0.58mg/kg/hour x 30 minutes, followed by 0.29 mg/kg/hour x 64 minutes

Intervention Type DRUG

Nicotine

Nicotine: 13.5 µg/kg given over 10 min (1.35 µg/min/kg),IV (in the arm) followed by a constant infusion of 31.02 µg/kg given over 85 min (0.365 µg/min/kg) Placebo: Normal saline (sodium chloride 0.9%)IV (in the arm)

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Normal saline (sodium chloride 0.9%)administered via IV (in the arm) over 95 minutes

Intervention Type DRUG

Ketamine and Nicotine

0.23 mg/kg of ketamine bolus IV (in the arm) over one minute followed by maintenance infusion at 0.58mg/kg/hour x 30 minutes, followed by 0.29 mg/kg/hour x 64 minutes.

13.5 µg/kg of nicotineIV (in the arm) given over 10 min (1.35 µg/min/kg), followed by a constant infusion of 31.02 µg/kg given over 85 min (0.365 µg/min/kg)

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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K Special K

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18-50 years old
* Smokers
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Yale University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Deepak C. D'Souza

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Deepak C D'Souza, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry

Locations

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Veterans Administration Hospital

West Haven, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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D'Souza DC, Ahn K, Bhakta S, Elander J, Singh N, Nadim H, Jatlow P, Suckow RF, Pittman B, Ranganathan M. Nicotine fails to attenuate ketamine-induced cognitive deficits and negative and positive symptoms in humans: implications for schizophrenia. Biol Psychiatry. 2012 Nov 1;72(9):785-94. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.05.009. Epub 2012 Jun 19.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22717030 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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18014

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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