Studies proposed in this application will image mitochondrial Complex-I in cocaine use disorder (CUD) and matched healthy controls
This study uses \[18F\]BCPP-EF positron emission tomography (PET) to image mitochondrial complex-I in subjects with cocaine use disorder (CUD) and healthy controls (HC). Correlating PET outcome measures with relapse to cocaine in this study will clarify the mechanisms by which abnormal brain energetics modulate addictive behaviors. This study is supported by "the NIH The Helping to End Addiction Long-term® Initiative, HEAL Initiative (https://www.nih.gov/heal)"
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Radiotracer
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
RECRUITINGOrbitofrontal Cortex [F-18]BCPP-EF VT
VT is the volume of distribution expressed relative to total plasma radioligand concentration
Time frame: Baseline scan (time 0)
Midbrain [F-18]BCPP-EF VT
VT is the volume of distribution expressed relative to total plasma radioligand concentration
Time frame: Baseline scan (time 0)
Ventral Striatum [F-18]BCPP-EF VT
VT is the volume of distribution expressed relative to total plasma radioligand concentration
Time frame: Baseline scan (time 0)
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