Lorazepam Effects on Neuroimaging Measures
Summary
This within-subject, double blind, randomized controlled study will investigate the effects of a widely used benzodiazepine (BZD), lorazepam, on various neuroimaging measures. The investigators will be assessing the relationship of lorazepam to resting state functional connectivity and other neuroimaging measures. Specifically, the investigators will be using a pre-identified metric, the striatal connectivity index (SCI), (Sarpal et al. 2015, 2016), a prognostic biomarker of treatment response assessing the connectivity between regions of the striatum and the cortex. The investigators hypothesize that lorazepam administration will be associated with greater SCI values compared with placebo administration; consistent with previous work suggesting short-acting benzodiazepines increase functional connectivity across brain networks.
Timeline
- Start
- 2022-01
- Primary completion
- 2022-12
- Completion
- 2022-12
Outcome
Outcome not reported
Stopped: “No longer interested in conducing study”
Publications
- Results Sarpal DK, Argyelan M, Robinson DG, Szeszko PR, Karlsgodt KH, John M, Weissman N, Gallego JA, Kane JM, Lencz T, Malhotra AK. Baseline Striatal Functional Connectivity as a Predictor of Response to Antipsychotic Drug Treatment. Am J Psychiatry. 2016 Jan;173(1):69-77. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2015.14121571. Epub 2015 Aug 28.
- Results Sarpal DK, Robinson DG, Lencz T, Argyelan M, Ikuta T, Karlsgodt K, Gallego JA, Kane JM, Szeszko PR, Malhotra AK. Antipsychotic treatment and functional connectivity of the striatum in first-episode schizophrenia. JAMA Psychiatry. 2015 Jan;72(1):5-13. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.1734.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lorazepam | Small molecule | 1 mg | Oral |
Indications
No indication recorded.