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The Effects of Mood on Cerebral Perfusion

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Cerebral Perfusion
Registration Number
NCT03302130
Lead Sponsor
University Ghent
Brief Summary

Measuring brain perfusion is biased by a inter- and intrasubject variability, caused by physiological and lifestyle factors. In this study, the investigators want to investigate the effects of a different mood state (neutral, positive and negative mood), induced using subjects own memories, on both global and regional cerebral perfusion, measured with arterial spin labeling.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
48
Inclusion Criteria
  • Healthy university students
  • between 18 and 30 years old
Exclusion Criteria
  • No informed consent
  • Not using hormonal contraception
  • MRI-contraindications
  • Claustrophobia
  • Pregnancy
  • Chronic diseases and chronic medication use

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Regional Cerebral perfusion (ml/100g/min) during positive mood induction2 minutes (ASL scan during mood state induction)

Effect of positive mood induction (using volunteer's own memories) on cerebral perfusion using arterial spin labeling MRI.

Regional Cerebral perfusion (ml/100g/min) during negative mood induction2 minutes (ASL scan during mood state induction)

Effect of negative mood induction (using volunteer's own memories) on cerebral perfusion using arterial spin labeling MRI.

Regional Cerebral perfusion (ml/100g/min) during neutral mood induction2 minutes (ASL scan during mood state induction)

Effect of neutral mood induction (using volunteer's own memories) on cerebral perfusion using arterial spin labeling MRI.

Regional Cerebral perfusion (ml/100g/min) after positive mood induction2 minutes (ASL scan after mood state induction)

Effect of positive mood (using volunteer's own memories) on cerebral perfusion using arterial spin labeling MRI.

Regional Cerebral perfusion (ml/100g/min) after negative mood induction2 minutes (ASL scan after mood state induction)

Effect of negative mood (using volunteer's own memories) on cerebral perfusion using arterial spin labeling MRI.

Regional Cerebral perfusion (ml/100g/min) after neutral mood induction2 minutes (ASL scan after mood state induction)

Effect of neutral mood (using volunteer's own memories) on cerebral perfusion using arterial spin labeling MRI.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

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