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Clinical Trials/NCT03271814
NCT03271814
Withdrawn
Phase 1

Brain Biomarker on Inflammation Response

University of Maryland, Baltimore0 sitesJanuary 1, 2025
ConditionsSchizophrenia

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Schizophrenia
Sponsor
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Primary Endpoint
IL-6
Status
Withdrawn
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

In a double-blinded, randomized, parallel controlled design, patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder will be exposed to a single dose of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (LPS-patient). Clinical symptoms, blood samples, and brain imaging will be assessed at baseline and after LPS. There will be two comparison groups. Comparison groups include an age- and sex-matched healthy control group also exposed to the same LPS (LPS-control), and an age- and sex-matched sample of patients with schizophrenia on placebo (Placebo-patient). As in Phase I studies, multiple interim analyses are expected so the current design may be modified, which will be communicated during annual reports (21CFR312.30).

Detailed Description

Schizophrenia spectrum disorders are a major public health burden due to functional and cognitive impairment, psychosis and other symptoms, and high comorbidity. Unfortunately, current therapies have limited effectiveness in treating some of the symptoms and most of the cognitive deficits. Alternative biological models of the disease are needed for developing new and more effective treatment. Neuroinflammation has increasingly been implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Patients with schizophrenia have signs of low-grade, chronic inflammation, including elevated blood levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and other immune markers. Administration of LPS is the standard immune challenge to investigate the body's immune response in a wide range of disorders. Our goal is to use LPS to investigate whether schizophrenia patients have abnormal immune response to LPS and whether the abnormality is associated with specific brain imaging biomarkers.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
January 1, 2025
End Date
December 15, 2025
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

L. Elliot Hong

Professor

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients must be on antipsychotic medication and clinically stable, defined as no hospitalization or major change in antipsychotic medication in the past 4 weeks
  • Patients must pass the ESC with score 10 or above
  • BMI 35 or less -

Exclusion Criteria

  • History of major medical illness including, but not limited to, history of heart attack, stroke, TIA (transient ischemic attack)
  • History of organic brain disorders that may affect neurophysiological measurements, including seizure disorder, brain tumor, head injury with evidence of significant cognitive deterioration
  • DSM diagnosis of substance use disorder within 6 months except nicotine and marijuana
  • Prior suicide attempt or frequent suicidal ideations, or current suicidal ideation assessed by the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
  • Women who have positive urine pregnancy tests; Women who plan to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding
  • Frequent (more than once) history of syncope (fainting) of unknown reason
  • Unable to undergo MRI scanning due to metallic devices or objects or claustrophobia
  • Presence of co-morbid inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis
  • Presence of acute or chronic infection; have received flu or similar vaccine in the past 4 weeks
  • Current regular use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or immune modifying drugs

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

IL-6

Time Frame: Hourly for 6 hours

Cytokine IL-6 at baseline and response to LPS challenge (to be reported in pg/ml or IU/ml)

Secondary Outcomes

  • Brain imaging structure and function via MRI(3 to 6 hours)

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