Clinical Trial

Dopamine and Insulin in Psychosis

Study acronym: DIPS
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Summary
Patients with schizophrenia have a high risk of developing metabolic disorders and current evidence points to an overlap in mechanisms underlying psychiatric symptoms and metabolic disturbances. The main goal of this study is to investigate effects of brain insulin on dopamine signaling and energy metabolism in patients with schizophrenia experiencing their first psychotic episode (FEP). To this end, patients with schizophrenia and healthy volunteers will undergo two \[11C\]-(+)-PHNO positron emission (PET) scans to measure the changes in dopamine receptor availability after nasally applied insulin, as well as single proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) to assess the impact of intranasal insulin on levels of glucose and glutamate in the hippocampus.
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07252752
Lead Sponsor Medical University of Vienna
Conditions First Episode Psychosis (FEP)
Enrollment 46 participants
Start Date 2026-01-01
Primary Completion 2029-01-01 (estimated)
Study Completion 2029-01-01 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2025-11-28