Overview

Dopamine and Insulin in Psychosis

Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Trial end date:
2029-01-01
Target enrollment:
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Summary
Patients with schizophrenia have a high risk of developing metabolic disorders and current evidence points to an overlap in mechanisms underlying psychiatric symptoms and metabolic disturbances. The main goal of this study is to investigate effects of brain insulin on dopamine signaling and energy metabolism in patients with schizophrenia experiencing their first psychotic episode (FEP). To this end, patients with schizophrenia and healthy volunteers will undergo two \[11C\]-(+)-PHNO positron emission (PET) scans to measure the changes in dopamine receptor availability after nasally applied insulin, as well as single proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) to assess the impact of intranasal insulin on levels of glucose and glutamate in the hippocampus.
Phase:
NA
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Medical University of Vienna