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Effect of Behavioral Intervention on Cannabinoid Receptors in BAD

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04168697

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Official title

The Effect of Behavioral Intervention on the Cannabinoid Receptor System in Patients With Bipolar Affective Disorder

Brief summary

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The objective of this study is to determine whether the practice of a non-drug related intervention technique (behavioral modification technique consisting of a combination of breathing exercises, cold exposure and meditation) has an effect on long-term cannabinoid receptor function in a control group as well as in a group of patients suffering from bipolar affective disorder (BAD). Specifically, the objective of this study is to test whether the applied behavioral modification technique is able to alter cannabinoid receptor density in brain areas that modulate mood and motivational drive (such as vmPFC, PAG, VTA, amygdala and OFC). The investigators believe that these studies will form the impetus for a better understanding and deployment of non-drug related treatment methods in patients with various depressive symptoms. In particular, it appears that the proposed behavioral modification technique might be a powerful, currently under-appreciated, method to positively modulate the brain's own cannabinoid system.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT04168697
Recruitment status
Not listed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
Wayne State University
Other
Enrollment
20 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Jan 31, 2020
Primary completion
Jul 31, 2020
Completion
Jan 31, 2021
Last update posted
Nov 19, 2019

2020 – 2021

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Children's Hospital of Michigan Detroit Michigan 48201

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