Endocrine and Emotional Effects of Lisdexamfetamine and d-Amphetamine.

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The study will compare the acute emotional and endocrine effects of equivalent doses of lisdexamfetamine and amphetamine in healthy subjects. In addition the pharmacokinetics and effects of the amphetamines on aspects of social cognition are investigated.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
• Treatments: Amphetamine; Dextroamphetamine; Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

healthy subjects aged 18-45 years

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Chronic or acute medical condition including clinically relevant abnormality in physical exam, laboratory values, or ECG.

2. Current or previous psychotic or major affective disorder

3. Psychotic or major affective disorder in first-degree relatives

4. Prior illicit drug use (cannabis) more than 5 times or any time within the previous 2 months.

5. Pregnant or nursing women.

6. Participation in another clinical trial (currently or within the last 30 days)

7. Use of medications that are contraindicated or otherwise interfere with the effects of the study medications (monoamine oxidase inhibitors, antidepressants, sedatives etc.)

8. Tobacco smoking (>10 cigarettes/day)