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CompletedNCT00611936Updated Jul 25, 2012

Effects of Atomoxetine Treatment in Humans

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Placebo and Atomoxetine in Stress, sponsored by Yale University. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 45 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-07-25.

Sponsored by Yale University · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 45 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

A total of 18 healthy volunteers will participate in this four-week, within-groups, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. The study has two phases separated by a 4 to 15-day washout period. Subjects will be randomly assigned to receive either 40 mg atomoxetine or placebo. For Phase I, subjects will be assigned to atomoxetine or placebo for 4 days. After receiving medication or placebo for three days, subjects will have a 6-hour laboratory session, where responses to physical and psychological stress of a 20 mg/70 kg (20 mg maximum) dose of d-amphetamine will be measured. Several physiological, hormonal, and subjective outcome measures will be obtained during the experimental sessions. Subjects will then have a 4-15 day washout period and will be crossed over to the alternative treatment for Phase II.

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Objective: This pilot study will examine the effects of a norepinephrine reuptake blocker, atomoxetine, on physiological and subjective responses to physical and psychological models of stress and oral amphetamine in healthy volunteers. The physical stress model will be the cold pressor test (CPT) and the psychological stress will be the paced auditory serial addition task (PASAT).

Our overall hypothesis is that atomoxetine treatment, compared to placebo, will attenuate the physiological and subjective responses to stress and d-amphetamine.

  1. Research Design: Double-blind, placebo-controlled, within-groups, outpatient study.
  1. Methodology: A total of 18 healthy volunteers will participate in this four-week, within-groups, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. The study has two phases separated by a 4 to 15-day washout period. Subjects will be randomly assigned to receive either 40 mg atomoxetine or placebo. For Phase I, subjects will be assigned to atomoxetine or placebo for 4 days. After receiving medication or placebo for three days, subjects will have a 6-hour laboratory session, where responses to physical and psychological stress of a 20 mg/70 kg (20 mg maximum) dose of d-amphetamine will be measured. Several physiological, hormonal, and subjective outcome measures will be obtained during the experimental sessions. Subjects will then have a 4-15 day washout period and will be crossed over to the alternative treatment for Phase II.
  1. Findings: A total of 10 subjects have completed this study. This study has been published.
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Conditions studied

  • Stress

Keywords

  • Atomoxetine
  • Stress
  • d-amphetamine
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In context

Lead sponsor

Yale University is the lead sponsor of 1,724 studies on the registry; 298 are open to participants now.

Of its 210 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 126 (60%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 45 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Female and males, age 18 to 45 years
  • Current history of good health and normal ECG
  • For women: not pregnant as determined by pregnancy screening, nor breast feeding, and using acceptable birth control methods.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of heart disease, hypertension, renal or hepatic diseases, glaucoma, hyperthyroidism, or other medical conditions that the physician investigator deems as contraindicated for the patient to be in the study
  • Current use of psychotropic medication(antidepressants, antipsychotics, or anxiolytics) and/or diagnosis and treatment for Axis I disorders including major depression, bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia and panic disorder within the past year.
  • Current dependence on alcohol or on drugs or treatment for drug or alcohol addiction(amphetamines have greater abuse liability among those with drug addictions) within the past 5 years.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
10 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Placebo comparator
    2

    Second arm is placebo

    Drug: Placebo

  • Experimental
    1

    One arm is atomoxetine 40 mg per day

    Drug: Atomoxetine

Interventions

  • DrugPlacebo

    Placebo

  • DrugAtomoxetine

    20mg maximum of d-amphetamine

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Measuring subjective responses to physical and psychological models of stress and oral amphetamine in healthy volunteers.

    Time frame: one year

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 25, 2012, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00611936
Lead sponsor
Yale University
Collaborators
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Responsible party
Mehmet Sofuoglu (Principle Investigator, Yale University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Feb 11, 2008
Start date
Jun 2006
Primary completion
Aug 2007
Completion
Sep 2009
Last update
Jul 25, 2012

Study contacts

Mehmet Sofuoglu, M.D., Ph.D.
principal investigator · Yale University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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