Gabapentin for Bipolar and Cannabis Use Disorders
This study is looking at how Gabapentin, an FDA-approved medication, affects people who have both Bipolar Disorder and Cannabis Use Disorder. You would be assigned to take either Gabapentin or a placebo (an inactive pill) for 17 days. Researchers will use Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans to measure changes in brain chemicals, specifically GABA, which is thought to be involved in these conditions. The study is looking for 68 participants, aged 18 to 65, who have been diagnosed with Bipolar I or II Disorder or Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Type, and moderate to severe cannabis use disorder. The study's main goal is to see if Gabapentin can help restore balance in brain chemicals.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study, meaning participants receive a specific treatment. You would be randomly assigned to receive either Gabapentin or a placebo, and the study plans to enroll 68 participants.
- What's involved
- You would have 5 study visits over 17 days, including two MRI brain scans. You would also complete questionnaires and clinical interviews.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- The primary endpoint measures changes from baseline to the end of treatment, which is approximately 17 days.
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Gabapentin for Restoring GABA/Glutamate Homeostasis in Co-occurring Bipolar and Cannabis Use Disorders
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- James J Prisciandaro, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Medical University of South Carolina
Who to contact
This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov
What this trial measures
- Change in prefrontal GABA concentrations through Proton Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopyBaseline to end of treatment, approximately 17 days
Concentrations of GABA, normalized to water and corrected for CSF%, in dorsal anterior cingulate measured via Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.