Neurokinin (NK) -1 antagonist will be administered to study patients in a double-blind placebo trial. Patients receive assessments including Anger Disorder Scale (ADS) and Modified Overt Aggression Scale (MOAS) and perform computerized study tasks during MRI before the trial begins. Patients receive either one week of the drug or one week of placebo and perform the same tasks and assessments. Then patients receive another week of the alternate pill, followed by another round of tasks during MRI and assessments.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
50
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
RECRUITINGChange in Modified Overt Aggression Scale
Time frame: 1 week
Change in Ball passing task
computer task
Time frame: 1 week
Change in Point Subtraction Aggression Task (PSAT)
Computer task
Time frame: 1 week
Change in Anger Disorders Scale (ADS)
Time frame: 1 week
Change in Buss-Perry Aggression Questionniare (BPAQ)
Time frame: 1 week
Change in State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory
Time frame: 1 week
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