Dopamine may help you tell fact from fantasy, new study suggests
NCT ID NCT05711082
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how dopamine, a brain chemical, influences our ability to remember whether something really happened or was just imagined. Researchers will give healthy volunteers either a dopamine-boosting drug, a dopamine-blocking drug, or a placebo, then test their memory. The goal is to better understand memory problems in conditions like schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 39 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy volunteers who have given their written informed consent * Men and women from 18 to 45 years old * Normal or corrected vision * Being fluent in French or French for native language * Being affiliated with health insurance Exclusion Criteria: * Healthy volunteers who have given their written informed consent * Men and women from 18 to 45 years old * Normal or corrected vision * Being fluent in French or French for native language * Being affiliated with health insurance * Inadmissibility of the subject's consent or refusal * Working-memory deficit (as controlled with MMSE score\< 23) * Any past or current psychiatric or somatic condition(as controlled with the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, MINI) * Any past or current neurological condition * History of cranio-cerebral trauma, arterial hypotension or hypertension, cardiological or serious medical condition * Abnormal potassium dosage (below 3.1 mmol/L or above 4.9 mmol/L) * Anormal ECG * History of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder in first-degree relatives * Alcohol-drinking and caffeine intake at least during 24 hours before each session * Drug therapy excepting contraceptives * Cardiologic or severe medical conditio * Pregnancy(checked with a pregnancy autotest), lactation, or insufficient contraceptive measure (precautionary measure) * Consumption of recreational drugs during the last 6 months * Known sensitivity to any of the study medication and their excipients * Lactose intolerance * Porphyria * Hepatic insufficiency
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier le Vinatier
RECRUITINGBron, 69678, France
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