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CompletedNCT00985933Updated May 4, 2011

The Effects AZD8529 on Ketamine-induced Impairment of Working Memory in Healthy Volunteers

An Early Phase 1 interventional study of AZD8529 and Placebo to match AZD8529 in Healthy and Memory Impairment, sponsored by AstraZeneca. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 21 Years to 45 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-05-04.

Sponsored by AstraZeneca · Early Phase 1, Interventional, and Basic science

Phase
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
21 Years to 45 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to assess if ketamine will induce, in healthy volunteers, impairment of working memory and if the drug AZD8529 will block the effects of ketamine on working memory as assessed by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy
  • Memory Impairment

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Keywords

  • Healthy normal volunteers
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In context

Memory Disorders

269 studies on the registry are indexed under Memory Disorders; 62 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 20 is below the median of 71 across 214 interventional studies indexed under Memory Disorders.

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Lead sponsor

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Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  • Right handed
  • 12th grade education or equivalent
  • Able to read and write English as primary language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of head injury
  • Substance abuse or dependence
  • History of claustrophobia
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Study design

Phase
Early Phase 1
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    1

    180 mg of AZD8529

    Drug: AZD8529 · Drug: Placebo to match AZD8529

  • Experimental
    2

    50 mg AD8529

    Drug: AZD8529 · Drug: Placebo to match AZD8529

  • Placebo comparator
    3

    Placebo

    Drug: AZD8529 · Drug: Placebo to match AZD8529

Interventions

  • 6 capsules by mouth 1 time 12 to 24 prior to assessments

  • DrugPlacebo to match AZD8529

    6 capsules by mouth 1 time 12 to 24 hours prior to assessments

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. fMRI

    Time frame: 3

  2. Ketamine Infusion

    Time frame: 3

Secondary outcomes

  1. Clinician Administered Dissociative States Scale (CADSS)

  2. Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS)

  3. Laboratory assessment: electrocardiogram (ECG), physical exam, vital signs, collection of adverse events

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Study locations

1 site
  • Research Site
    New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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Updates

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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 4, 2011, 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
NCT00985933
Lead sponsor
AstraZeneca
First posted
Sep 29, 2009
Start date
Feb 2010
Primary completion
Apr 2011
Completion
Apr 2011
Last update
May 4, 2011

Study contacts

John Krystal
principal investigator · Chair, Department of PsychiatryYale University School of MedicineChief of Psychiatry, Yale-New Haven Hospital
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