Dopamine Receptor Imaging in Bipolar Disorder

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Dopamine Receptor Imaging in Bipolar Disorder

• IRAS ID

  191320

• Contact name

  Becky Ward

• Contact email

  becky.ward@imperial.ac.uk

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 0 months, 2 days

• Research summary

  The project will acquire brain images of the chemical messenger dopamine in patients with bipolar disorder. Many scientists believe that the symptoms of psychosis are related to an excess of dopamine. With the PET scanner and the special tracer Fallypride, a picture of the brain’s dopamine system can be obtained and teach us about the specific parts of the brain that may be involved. This is a pilot study (of two patients) with the intention of applying the methodology to a larger cohort of 16 patients and 16 normal controls on successful implementation.

• REC name

  London - Stanmore Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  16/LO/0400

• Date of REC Opinion

  29 Mar 2016

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion