Pharmacological Cognitive Enhancement (MODREST)

Study Description

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Brief Summary:

There is growing debate on the use of drugs that can promote cognitive enhancement. Amphetamine-like drugs have been employed as cognitive enhancers, but all of them have important side effects and may induce addiction. In our study, we will investigate the use of modafinil which, in recent years, has been proposed as cognitive enhancer. Modafinil appears to have less side effects compared to amphetamine-like drugs and we will analyzed whether the drug can influence cognitive performances and the brain resting state network activity of healthy young subjects.

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
Fluid Inteligence; Modafinil; Healthy Young Subjects; Resting State Networks	Drug: Modafinil; Drug: Placebo	Early Phase 1

Detailed Description:

Subjects will be included in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study in which a single dose (100 mg) of modafinil will be administered. Both groups will be, before and three hours after administration of drug or placebo, tested for neuropsychological performances with the Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices II set (APM).

Resting state functional magnetic resonance (rs-fMRI) will be also employed, before and after three hours, to study changes in the activity of resting state brain networks. Finally, with Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) we will evaluate the structural connectivity of the two groups.

Study Design

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Study Type :	Interventional (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment :	26 participants
Allocation:	Randomized
Intervention Model:	Parallel Assignment
Masking:	Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose:	Supportive Care
Official Title:	Acute Effects of Modafinil on Brain Resting State Networks in Young Healthy Subjects
Study Start Date :	February 2011
Actual Primary Completion Date :	April 2011
Actual Study Completion Date :	January 2012

Arms and Interventions

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Arm	Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Placebo; Study subjects received, in a double blind fashion, a placebo pill identical to the drug.	Drug: Placebo; Study subjects received, in a double blind fashion, either a single dose (100 mg) of modafinil or a placebo pill identical to the drug.
Experimental: Modafinil; Modafinil (Provigil), a drug on the market since 1997, is employed for the treatment of narcolepsy and other sleep disorders. In recent years, modafinil has also been used off-label to treat cognitive dysfunction in psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Study subjects received, in a double blind fashion, either a single dose (100 mg) of modafinil.	Drug: Modafinil; Study subjects received, in a double blind fashion, either a single dose (100 mg) of modafinil or a placebo pill identical to the drug.; Other Names: Provigil; Code name: Modafinil; serial number:74507491

Outcome Measures

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Primary Outcome Measures :

1. Acute effects of modafinil on brain resting state networks in young healthy subjects [ Time Frame: within one week ]

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study:	25 Years to 35 Years (Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• subjects do not meet the criteria for exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

• current signs of psychiatric, neurological or medical (hypertension, cardiac disorders, epilepsy) conditions as determined by the Millon test and by clinical examination;subjects showing visual or motor impairments. All subjects taking any psychoactive drug or having a history of alcohol abuse.

Contacts and Locations

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Locations

Italy
Department of Neuroscience and Imaging, University "G. d'Annunzio"
Chieti, Italy, 66013

Sponsors and Collaborators

Università degli Studi 'G. d'Annunzio' Chieti e Pescara

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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Cera N, Tartaro A, Sensi SL. Modafinil alters intrinsic functional connectivity of the right posterior insula: a pharmacological resting state fMRI study. PLoS One. 2014 Sep 19;9(9):e107145. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107145. eCollection 2014.

Esposito R, Cilli F, Pieramico V, Ferretti A, Macchia A, Tommasi M, Saggino A, Ciavardelli D, Manna A, Navarra R, Cieri F, Stuppia L, Tartaro A, Sensi SL. Acute effects of modafinil on brain resting state networks in young healthy subjects. PLoS One. 2013 Jul 25;8(7):e69224. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069224. Print 2013.

Responsible Party:	Roberto Esposito, MD,Phd, Università degli Studi 'G. d'Annunzio' Chieti e Pescara
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01684306 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	MODREST_2011
First Posted:	September 12, 2012
Last Update Posted:	September 13, 2012
Last Verified:	September 2012

Keywords provided by Roberto Esposito, Università degli Studi 'G. d'Annunzio' Chieti e Pescara:

RsfMRI, brain plasticity, cognitive enhancer

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Modafinil; Armodafinil; Wakefulness-Promoting Agents; Central Nervous System Stimulants	Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inducers; Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inducers; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Physiological Effects of Drugs