Effect of Metabolic State on Anxiety in Human Subjects
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In this study, we would like to explore the hypothesis that changes in metabolic state, induced by altering hormone levels and patterns of neural activity, affect the experience of anxiety in humans. We will also investigate if there is a link between high anxiety and higher caloric intake. Our aim is to characterize whether changes in current metabolic state systematically influence anxiety induced by a well established behavioral task known as the threat of shock. The neural regions activated by this behavioral task in healthy subjects have been well characterized. We have a priori regions of interest that include the insula, anterior cingulate cortex, hypothalamus, amygdala, and prefrontal cortex. As our primary outcome, we will assess neural activation with whole-brain functional magnetic resonance imaging to determine whether brain regions are differentially engaged when subjects experience anxiety across different metabolic states. We will correlate these changes with psychophysiological measures of anxiety and metabolic state.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01322243
- Recruitment status
- Terminated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 10 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 20 Years to 40 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Feb 28, 2011
- Primary completion
- Jan 31, 2013
- Completion
- Jan 31, 2013
- Last update posted
- May 19, 2013
2011 – 2013
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rockefeller University | New York | New York | 10065 | — |
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