Effects of Drugs on Responses to Brain and Emotional Processes

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2021-04-12
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To study the effects of a psychostimulant on responses to affective touch in individuals with a range of autistic traits

• Phase: Early Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Chicago
• Treatments: N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• BMI between 19 and 30 (no one under 130 lbs)

• Smokers smoking less than 25 cigarettes per week

• Have used ecstasy no more than 40 times with no adverse responses.

Exclusion Criteria:

• High blood pressure

• Any medical condition requiring regular medication

• Individuals with a current (within the last year) DSM-IV Axis 1 diagnosis

• Individuals with a history of dependence on stimulant drugs.

• Women who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant