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N/A N=19 Treatment

PET Imaging and Olanzapine Treatment in Borderline Personality Disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder

Enrolled (actual)
19
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
May 2017
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Brain Metabolism From Baseline to Eight Weeks as Seen in PET Scan — 11.5 Standard uptake value — p=<0.05

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
olanzapine (Drug)
Age
Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
Female
Sponsor
University of Minnesota
Primary completion
Apr 2008

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Change in Brain Metabolism From Baseline to Eight Weeks as Seen in PET Scan
11.5 <0.05 sig

Summary

The overall design of the study is to perform both a PET and MRI scan on objectively identified borderline personality disorder patients, to treat them with olanzapine for 8 weeks, and to then re-scan the patients with PET.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age 18-45 years
  • Diagnosis: borderline personality disorder by DSM-IV criteria
  • Gender: Female
  • May have history of substance use and other Axis II disorders

Exclusion Criteria

  • Axis I diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar I disorder during the subject's lifetime. No current major depression or PTSD.
  • Treatment with psychotropic medication in the previous month.
  • Medical disorder that would influence outcome of the study - e.g. epilepsy, thyroid disease, HIV, etc.
  • Medical disorder that would not allow use of olanzapine
  • Active substance abuse or dependence
  • Previous adverse reaction to olanzapine
  • Females whom are pregnant or nursing
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00275301). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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