NCT02310360
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Measuring Food-induced Striatal and Extra-striatal Dopamine Release Using (18F)Fallypride Positron Emission Tomography
ConditionsAppetite Regulation
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Appetite Regulation
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
- Enrollment
- 12
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- DA release in both striatal and extra-striatal brain regions
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a combination of taste probes and food-related cues can induce dopamine release in striatal and extra-striatal brain regions in healthy subjects.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •20 ≤ BMI ≤ 25
- •Right handed
- •Stable body weight for at least 3 consecutive months at start of study and no history of behavioral, therapeutic or surgical treatment aiming at or leading to weight loss/gain
- •Subject understands the study procedures and agrees to participate in the study by giving written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- •Medical (current or history):
- •Abdominal/thoracic surgery except appendectomy
- •Gastrointestinal, endocrine (especially diabetes), or neurological diseases
- •Cardiovascular, respiratory, renal or urinary diseases
- •Hypertension
- •Food or drug allergies
- •Head trauma with loss of consciousness
- •Psychiatric disorders (current or history):
- •Eating disorders
- •Psychotic disorders
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
DA release in both striatal and extra-striatal brain regions
Time Frame: 1 year
A \[18F\]Fallypride PET protocol and the linearized simplified reference region model (LSSRM) kinetic model will be used to detect DA release.
Study Sites (1)
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