Overview

Effect of Nitrous Oxide on Aggression.

Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2025-08-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The goal of this experimental medicine clinical trial is to test the hypothesis that nitrous oxide inhalation will result in a change in neurocircuit function in healthy controls and in individuals with impulsive aggressive tendencies. The main question aims to answer are: Does Nitrous Oxide normalize brain circuit function in impulsively aggressive individuals 24 hours after inhalation. Participants will undergo a 60 minute inhalation session with 50% Nitrous Oxide (or room air at another session) and then undergo an fMRI scan 24 hours later. Researchers will compare healthy controls and impulsively aggressive individuals to see if Nitrous Oxide can normalize the function of cortico-limbic circuits in the latter group.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Ohio State University
Collaborator:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Treatments:
Nitrous Oxide