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Schizophrenia and MUscarinic Receptor Functioning

Recruiting
Conditions
PsychosisCognition
Registration Number
NL-OMON28658
Lead Sponsor
Academic Medical Center (AMC)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with first-episode psychosis as defined by the standardised criteria of the CASH

-Medication free

Exclusion Criteria

-Use of antipsychotics and anticholinergics

-Contraindications for MRI

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
-M1 receptor binding: ROI’s will be the hippocampus, striatum, anterior cingulate cortex and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
-BOLD signal activation during cognitive tasks (PAL, visual learning and memory) and ERT (social cognition) under colinergic challenge and in placebo. (ROI’s DLPFC and the hippocampus). <br /><br>-Neuropsychological tests: CANTAB battery for schizophrenia.<br /><br>-DTI <br /><br>-RSfMRI<br /><br>-MRS <br /><br>-genetics<br />
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