Changes of Cerebral Glucose Metabolism After 12 Weeks of Paroxetine Treatment in Panic Disorder

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Panic disorder is one of the most prevalent and disabling psychiatric disorders. Brain regions such as amygdala, hippocampus, periaqueductal gray (PAG), locus coeruleus, parahippocampal gyrus, frontal cortex, and thalamus has been reported to be related with the pathophysiology and treatment outcome in panic disorder. Paroxetine has been used as primary agent for treatment of panic disorder but...

Brief Summary

Official Title: “Phase 4 Study of Panic Disorder That Expresses to Change of Cerebral Glucose Metabolism After 12 Week of Paroxetine Treatment”

Panic disorder is one of the most prevalent and disabling psychiatric disorders. Brain regions such as amygdala, hippocampus, periaqueductal gray (PAG), locus coeruleus, parahippocampal gyrus, frontal cortex, and thalamus has been reported to be related with the pathophysiology and treatment outcome in panic disorder. Paroxetine has been used as primary agent for treatment of panic disorder but there is little information on how paroxetine affects the brain function in patients with panic disorder.

The specific aim of this study is to examine the differences in brain activity between responders and nonresponders and to determine the predictor of paroxetine treatment in patients with panic disorder in terms of brain activity.

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design: Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Study Primary Completion Date: June 2007

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: Paxil CR
    • 12 week treatment of Paxil(20-40mg)

Arms, Groups and Cohorts in this Clinical Trial

  • Other: paroxetine cr
    • single arm

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • 18FDG PET, PDSS & HAM-A
    • Time Frame: 12 weeks
      Safety Issue?: Yes

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • panic disorder 20-60 years

Exclusion Criteria:

  • history of major psychosis (schizophrenia or bipolar disorder), social phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder, alcohol abuse and dependence, current regular use of benzodiazepines
  • less than 17 on the HAM-D

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 20 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: 60 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Clinical Trial Investigator Information

Lead Investigator: Samsung Medical Center Other

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Bum-Hee Yu, M.D., Ph.D. Principal Investigator Samsung Medical Center  

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on February 09, 2012

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00767754

Study ID Number: SMC IRB 2006-07-091

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00767754

Health Authority: Korea: Food and Drug Administration

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