NCT00211822

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Studies in Pathological Gambling (PG) and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

fMRI Studies in Pathological Gambling and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 57 (actual)
• Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study will explore the brain processes associated with inhibition and reward processing in pathological gamblers and people with obsessive compulsive disorder compared to healthy controls.

Detailed description

This study will explore the brain processes associated with inhibition and reward processing in pathological gamblers and people with obsessive compulsive disorder compared to healthy controls. Healthy participants and participants who are diagnosed with PG or OCD will undergo one fMRI scan. The brain scan will last about one and a half hours and will involve performing tasks while in the scanner.

Conditions

• Pathological Gambling
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	fMRI	fMRI

Timeline

• Start date: 2004-11-01
• Primary completion: 2010-12-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2005-09-21
• Last updated: 2011-07-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States