5 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
Background: - A small brain protein called the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5) may affect several brain diseases such as autism and depression. Researchers will use 2 radioactive chemicals (\[11C\]SP203 and \[11C\]FPEB) and a research drug (STX107) that can attach to the receptor, to figure out the best way to use positron emission tomography (PET) to see the mGluR5 receptor. They will use scans to monitor where the radioactivity goes. Objectives: - To find the best way to image the mGluR5 receptor in the brain. Eligibility: - Healthy volunteers ages 18 to 55. Design: * All participants will be screened with a medical exam at visit 1. In later visits, they may have a PET scan, when two small tubes are placed under the skin and they lie down in a scanner. They may have an MRI scan, when they lie down in a scanner. * Part 1 participants will have 2 more visits. They will have a PET brain scan using \[11C\]FPEB and will have blood drawn. Then they will have an MRI brain scan. * Part 2 participants will have 1 more visit, with a whole body PET scan using \[11C\]FPEB and blood drawn. * Part 3 participants will have 4 more visits, including 1 overnight stay at a hospital. Over all the visits, they will have 4 PET scans and 1 MRI brain scan. They will receive the research drug and injections of both chemicals. Blood will be drawn during the scans.
The metabotropic glutamate subtype five (mGluR5) receptor is a protein found in the brain and is the target for the excitatory chemical messenger glutimate. The purpose of this protocol is to measure mGluR5 receptors in the brain using positron emission tomography (PET) and a research drug called \[18F\]SP203.
A Phase 1, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of BMS-984923 administered orally twice daily (BID) for 28 days in participants with Parkinson's disease.
The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the role of Mavoglurant in clarifying the neurobiology of alcoholism risk. This is a 1-site, randomized, within subjects, counterbalanced double-blind study of a single dose (200mg) of Mavoglurant and placebo.
This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group study to compare the effects of STP7 (mavoglurant) vs placebo control on i.v. cocaine's physiological and subjective effects in non-treatment seeking, cocaine-experienced males or females participants between 18 and 59 years of age. The primary objective of this study is to determine if there are clinically meaningful interactions between oral STP7 (mavoglurant) treatment concurrent with 20 and 40 mg i.v. cocaine infusions by measuring adverse events and cardiovascular responses including heart rate, blood pressure, and electrocardiogram (including corrected QT interval). The secondary objectives are: * To evaluate whether administration of STP7 (mavoglurant) alters the pharmacokinetics of cocaine and/or its major metabolite, benzoylecgonine. * To determine the pharmacokinetic of STP7 (mavoglurant) administered at a dose of 200 mg twice a day. * To evaluate whether STP7 (mavoglurant) treatment alters the subjective effects of cocaine measured by Visual Analog Scales (VAS) and Brief Substance Craving Scale (BSCS).