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Aging and Reward System Response to Inflammation and Anxiety Study (ARIA)

Primary Purpose

Anhedonia, Inflammation, Anxiety

Status
Recruiting
Phase
Phase 1
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Endotoxin
Placebo
Sponsored by
University of California, Los Angeles
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional other trial for Anhedonia focused on measuring anxiety, aging, anhedonia, inflammation

Eligibility Criteria

60 Years - 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants will be required to be in good general health (as evaluated during the phone and in-person baseline session)
  • Participants will be aged 60 to 80 years.
  • Half the participants (n=40) will be those with clinically significant anxiety as defined by a score of 5 or greater on the GAD-7;
  • Half the participants (n=40) will be those with low anxiety as defined by a GAD-7 score of <5.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of chronic mental or physical illness (except for anxiety)
  • History of allergies, autoimmune, liver, or other severe chronic diseases
  • Current and regular use of prescription medications such as steroids, non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs, aspirin, immune modifying drugs, opioid analgesics, statins, antihypertensive drugs, anti-arrhythmic drugs, and antidepressant medications (none in the last 6 months)
  • Nightshift work or time zone shifts (> 3hrs) within the previous 6 weeks
  • Previous history of fainting during blood draws.
  • Claustrophobia
  • Metal in the body
  • Presence of co-morbid medical conditions not limited to but including cardiovascular (e.g., history of acute coronary event, stroke) and neurological diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease), as well as pain disorders;
  • Presence of comorbid inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis or other autoimmune disorders;
  • Presence of an uncontrolled medical condition that is deemed by the investigators to interfere with the proposed study procedures, or to put the study participant at undue risk;
  • Presence of chronic infection, which may elevate pro-inflammatory cytokines;
  • Presence of an acute infectious illness in the two weeks prior to an experimental session.
  • Current Axis I psychiatric disorders other than anxiety as determined by the Research Version of the Structured Clinical Interview
  • Lifetime history of suicide attempt or inpatient psychiatric admission.
  • Sleep Disorders: Current history of sleep apnea or nocturnal myoclonus;
  • Phase-shift disorder
  • Current and/or past regular use of hormone-containing medications including steroids;
  • Current and/or past regular use of non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs;
  • Current and/or past regular use of immune modifying drugs that target specific immune responses such as cytokine antagonists;
  • Current and/or past regular use of analgesics such as opioids;
  • Current and/or past regular use of cardiovascular medications, including antihypertensive, anti-arrhythmic, antianginal, and anticoagulant drugs;
  • Current smoking
  • Current excessive caffeine use (>600 mg/day) because of the known effects on pro-inflammatory cytokine levels;
  • Evidence of recreational drug use from urine test.
  • Body mass index > 35 because of the effects of obesity on proinflammatory cytokine activity
  • Any clinically significant abnormality on screening laboratory tests
  • Clinically significant abnormalities in electrocardiogram

Sites / Locations

  • Norman Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, University of California, Los AngelesRecruiting

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Placebo Comparator

Arm Label

Endotoxin

Placebo

Arm Description

Endotoxin 0.8 ng/kg body weight

same volume of 0.9% saline

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Neural Indices of Reward Motivation - Anticipatory Reward Response
Task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) will be used to assess reward motivation, as operationalized by ventral striatum (VS) activity during anticipation of monetary reward cue trials vs no-reward cue trials during the Monetary Incentive Delay Task.
Neural Indices of Reward Motivation - Effort-Based Decision Making
Task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) will be used to assess effort-based motivational processing, as assessed by VS, ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC), and pre-supplementary motor area (pre-SMA) activity with choice phase as event onset during an adapted version of the Effort Expenditure for Rewards Task (EEfRT).
Neural Indices of Monetary Reward Sensitivity during Effort-Based Decision Making
Task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) will be used to assess sensitivity for monetary reward, as operationalized by VS and VMPFC activity during receipt of monetary reward (vs. fixation) and during choice of low vs. high reward trials during the EEfRT.
Neural Indices of Reward Sensitivity for Non-Monetary Reward
Sensitivity for non-monetary reward as assessed by VS and VMPFC activity when viewing positive non-social vs neutral images, and when viewing positive social vs. neutral images, in a positive picture viewing task.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Resting state functional connectivity
Resting-state functional connectivity will be assessed over a 7-minute period, focusing on functional connectivity between the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and ventral striatum.
Social Incentive Delay Task - Neural Indices of Social Reward Motivation
Task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) will be used to assess social reward motivation, as operationalized by ventral striatum (VS) activity during anticipation of social reward cue trials vs no-reward cue trials on the Social Incentive Delay Task.
Social Incentive Delay Task - Neural Indices of Reward Motivation for Close Social Reward
Motivational processing for a close other social reward will be assessed with the Social Incentive Delay Task as VS activity during anticipation of viewing images of a close other (vs no-reward cue).
Behavioral Indices of Reward motivation - close other social reward
Motivational processing for a close other social reward will be assessed as self-reported desire to be around the close other on a scale of 1 (not at all) to 7 (a lot).
Monetary Incentive Delay Task -Neural Indices of Monetary Reward Sensitivity
Sensitivity for monetary reward as assessed by VS and VMPFC activity during outcome (reward vs. no-reward) and anticipation (low vs. high reward cues) on the Monetary Incentive Delay task.
Social Incentive Delay Task - Neural Indices of Social Reward Sensitivity
Sensitivity for social reward as assessed by VS and VMPFC activity during outcomes (reward vs. no-reward) on the Social Incentive Delay Task.
Social Incentive Delay Task - Neural Indices of Reward Sensitivity for Close Social Reward
Reward sensitivity for a close other will be assessed as VS and VMPFC activity during the outcome phase (close other reward vs no-reward outcomes) and anticipation phase (general social reward vs. close other social reward cue anticipation) on the Social Incentive Delay Task.
Behavioral Indices of Reward Motivation - Effort-Based Decision Making
Motivation for monetary reward is assessed with an Effort Expenditure for Rewards Task (EEfRT); willingness to exert physical effort for monetary reward (i.e., selection of hard vs easy tasks) is the outcome measure with higher willingness indicative of higher motivation.
Behavioral Indices of Reward Sensitivity and Learning - Probabilistic Reward Task
Implicit reward learning and sensitivity to monetary reward is assessed with the probabilistic reward task (PRT); change in the magnitude of response bias from baseline to post-injection is the outcome measure. Higher response bias indicates higher reward sensitivity/learning.
Depressed Mood Subscale of the Profile of Mood States (POMS)
The Depressed Mood Subscale of the POMS is a self-reported assessment of depressed mood in which subjects rate severity of depressed mood using a visual analog scale from 1 to 10 (10 being most severe). Each timepoint is scored and analyses examine the temporal profile of change with assessment every hour
Motivation for social and non-social reward (interest in activities scale).
This task will evaluate motivation for reward by subjective reports of interest in engaging in a variety of social and non-social activities on a 1 to 5 Likert scale on an hourly basis, with higher score indicating more interest. Each timepoint is scored and analyses examine the temporal profile of change with assessment at baseline and at 1 hour intervals post-injection.

Full Information

First Posted
May 2, 2022
Last Updated
May 8, 2023
Sponsor
University of California, Los Angeles
Collaborators
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT05363527
Brief Title
Aging and Reward System Response to Inflammation and Anxiety Study
Acronym
ARIA
Official Title
Experimental Model of Depression in Aging: Anxiety, Inflammation, and Reward Mechanisms
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
May 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Study Start Date
March 29, 2023 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
March 15, 2026 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
March 15, 2026 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
University of California, Los Angeles
Collaborators
National Institute on Aging (NIA)

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to use an experimental inflammatory challenge to examine whether older adults with symptoms of anxiety experience loss of pleasure or loss of motivation when they are exposed to inflammation. Loss of pleasure or loss of motivation will be evaluated using self-report questionnaires, computer tasks, and during a brain scan.
Detailed Description
Participants will undergo phone screening, two in-person visits, and telephone follow-up. The first visit will last 4 hours and the second visit will last 10.5 hours. Phone screening and follow-up will take no longer than 30 minutes. Phone Screening and Visit #1: Following phone screening to determine potential eligibility, participants will have an in-person evaluation. Following informed consent in the first session, participants will undergo semi-structured clinical interviews and complete questionnaires to assess medical- and medication histories; current- and past history of psychiatric disorders, and evaluation of behavioral symptoms of anxiety and depression. They will also complete computer tasks that assess motivation and sensitivity to reward. As part of one of these tasks, they will be asked to provide a picture of a loved one, which they will later view during a fMRI scan. Visit #2 and telephone follow-up: The second session will be about two weeks later. It will begin at 7:30AM and will involve placement of two intravenous catheters (one in each arm), evaluation of heart rate and blood pressure, administration of endotoxin vs. placebo, repeated blood sampling along with questionnaires about mood and symptoms for approximately 10.5 hours. Two hours post-injection participants will complete a 1-hour brain scan that includes tasks to assess motivation and sensitivity to reward. Study staff will escort the participant to a nearby facility to complete the brain scan. 24 hrs and 2-weeks following this session, study staff will call the subject and ask about physical and mood symptoms, using the same set of items used during the experimental protocol.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Anhedonia, Inflammation, Anxiety, Aging, Depression
Keywords
anxiety, aging, anhedonia, inflammation

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Other
Study Phase
Phase 1
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Model Description
Endotoxin vs. Placebo
Masking
ParticipantCare ProviderInvestigatorOutcomes Assessor
Masking Description
Blinded infusion
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
80 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Endotoxin
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Endotoxin 0.8 ng/kg body weight
Arm Title
Placebo
Arm Type
Placebo Comparator
Arm Description
same volume of 0.9% saline
Intervention Type
Biological
Intervention Name(s)
Endotoxin
Intervention Description
Endotoxin
Intervention Type
Biological
Intervention Name(s)
Placebo
Intervention Description
Placebo
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Neural Indices of Reward Motivation - Anticipatory Reward Response
Description
Task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) will be used to assess reward motivation, as operationalized by ventral striatum (VS) activity during anticipation of monetary reward cue trials vs no-reward cue trials during the Monetary Incentive Delay Task.
Time Frame
approximately 2 hours post-injection for 7 minutes
Title
Neural Indices of Reward Motivation - Effort-Based Decision Making
Description
Task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) will be used to assess effort-based motivational processing, as assessed by VS, ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC), and pre-supplementary motor area (pre-SMA) activity with choice phase as event onset during an adapted version of the Effort Expenditure for Rewards Task (EEfRT).
Time Frame
approximately 2 hours post-injection for 14 minutes
Title
Neural Indices of Monetary Reward Sensitivity during Effort-Based Decision Making
Description
Task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) will be used to assess sensitivity for monetary reward, as operationalized by VS and VMPFC activity during receipt of monetary reward (vs. fixation) and during choice of low vs. high reward trials during the EEfRT.
Time Frame
approximately 2 hours post-injection for 14 minutes
Title
Neural Indices of Reward Sensitivity for Non-Monetary Reward
Description
Sensitivity for non-monetary reward as assessed by VS and VMPFC activity when viewing positive non-social vs neutral images, and when viewing positive social vs. neutral images, in a positive picture viewing task.
Time Frame
approximately 2 hours post-injection for 10 minutes
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Resting state functional connectivity
Description
Resting-state functional connectivity will be assessed over a 7-minute period, focusing on functional connectivity between the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and ventral striatum.
Time Frame
2 hours post-injection for 7 minutes
Title
Social Incentive Delay Task - Neural Indices of Social Reward Motivation
Description
Task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) will be used to assess social reward motivation, as operationalized by ventral striatum (VS) activity during anticipation of social reward cue trials vs no-reward cue trials on the Social Incentive Delay Task.
Time Frame
approximately 2 hours post-injection for 7 minutes
Title
Social Incentive Delay Task - Neural Indices of Reward Motivation for Close Social Reward
Description
Motivational processing for a close other social reward will be assessed with the Social Incentive Delay Task as VS activity during anticipation of viewing images of a close other (vs no-reward cue).
Time Frame
approximately 2 hours post-injection for 7 minutes
Title
Behavioral Indices of Reward motivation - close other social reward
Description
Motivational processing for a close other social reward will be assessed as self-reported desire to be around the close other on a scale of 1 (not at all) to 7 (a lot).
Time Frame
2 hours post-injection
Title
Monetary Incentive Delay Task -Neural Indices of Monetary Reward Sensitivity
Description
Sensitivity for monetary reward as assessed by VS and VMPFC activity during outcome (reward vs. no-reward) and anticipation (low vs. high reward cues) on the Monetary Incentive Delay task.
Time Frame
approximately 2 hours post-injection for 7 minutes
Title
Social Incentive Delay Task - Neural Indices of Social Reward Sensitivity
Description
Sensitivity for social reward as assessed by VS and VMPFC activity during outcomes (reward vs. no-reward) on the Social Incentive Delay Task.
Time Frame
approximately 2 hours post-injection for 7 minutes
Title
Social Incentive Delay Task - Neural Indices of Reward Sensitivity for Close Social Reward
Description
Reward sensitivity for a close other will be assessed as VS and VMPFC activity during the outcome phase (close other reward vs no-reward outcomes) and anticipation phase (general social reward vs. close other social reward cue anticipation) on the Social Incentive Delay Task.
Time Frame
approximately 2 hours post-injection for 7 minutes
Title
Behavioral Indices of Reward Motivation - Effort-Based Decision Making
Description
Motivation for monetary reward is assessed with an Effort Expenditure for Rewards Task (EEfRT); willingness to exert physical effort for monetary reward (i.e., selection of hard vs easy tasks) is the outcome measure with higher willingness indicative of higher motivation.
Time Frame
Pre-injection and approximately 2 hours post-injection
Title
Behavioral Indices of Reward Sensitivity and Learning - Probabilistic Reward Task
Description
Implicit reward learning and sensitivity to monetary reward is assessed with the probabilistic reward task (PRT); change in the magnitude of response bias from baseline to post-injection is the outcome measure. Higher response bias indicates higher reward sensitivity/learning.
Time Frame
Pre-injection and approximately 2 hours post-injection
Title
Depressed Mood Subscale of the Profile of Mood States (POMS)
Description
The Depressed Mood Subscale of the POMS is a self-reported assessment of depressed mood in which subjects rate severity of depressed mood using a visual analog scale from 1 to 10 (10 being most severe). Each timepoint is scored and analyses examine the temporal profile of change with assessment every hour
Time Frame
10 hours
Title
Motivation for social and non-social reward (interest in activities scale).
Description
This task will evaluate motivation for reward by subjective reports of interest in engaging in a variety of social and non-social activities on a 1 to 5 Likert scale on an hourly basis, with higher score indicating more interest. Each timepoint is scored and analyses examine the temporal profile of change with assessment at baseline and at 1 hour intervals post-injection.
Time Frame
10 hours
Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures:
Title
Behavioral Indices of Reward Motivation and Sensitivity with Incentive Delay Tasks
Description
Behavioral performance on the Monetary and Social Incentive Delay Tasks is tested as reaction time for reward vs no- reward cue trials (an index of motivation) and reaction time for low vs. high reward trials (an index of sensitivity to changes in reward magnitude).
Time Frame
approximately 2 hours post-injection for 14 minutes
Title
Behavioral Indices of Reward Sensitivity - Positive Images Task
Description
Sensitivity for non-monetary reward assessed by self-report affect when viewing positive non-social vs neutral images, and when viewing positive social vs. neutral images, on a 1(extremely negative affect) to 4(extremely positive affect) scale.
Time Frame
approximately 2 hours post-injection for 10 minutes
Title
Behavioral Indices of Reward Sensitivity - EEfRT
Description
Sensitivity for monetary reward assessed by the degree to which higher potential winnings predict hard task choice.
Time Frame
Pre-injection and 2 hours post-injection
Title
Emotion Intensity Task
Description
This is a short computer-based task used to test emotion detection with a face morphing task. Faces morph from neutral to expressions of emotions (happy, sad, angry, or fearful) and participants indicate when and what emotion is presented; the dependent variables are reaction time and accuracy.
Time Frame
Baseline and 3 hours post-injection for five minutes
Title
Attentional Bias Task
Description
This is a short computer-based task used to test attentional bias towards positive and negative valenced facial expressions (low arousal happy, high arousal happy, sad, angry) relative to neutral faces. Higher attentional bias scores indicate greater bias towards emotion.
Time Frame
Baseline and 3 hours post-injection for five minutes
Title
Systemic marker of inflammation as indexed by interleukin-6.
Description
Systemic inflammation as measured by circulating levels of interleukin-6 in plasma in pg/ml. Each timepoint is assayed and analyses examine the temporal profile of change with assessment every hour
Time Frame
10 hours
Title
Genomic marker of inflammation
Description
Transcriptional profile of inflammation as measured by Conserved Translational Response to Adversity in circulating peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Time Frame
baseline and .5, 1, and 2 hours post-injection
Title
Executive function - inhibition with the antisaccade task.
Description
The Antisaccade task is used to assess Inhibition. Participants are tasked with inhibiting a reflexive response towards a visual cue in order to correctly identify a target stimulus presented elsewhere. For each of 72 trials, participants view a centrally positioned fixation point (the letter X) on the computer screen for a variable amount of time (1500-3500ms). A visual cue (a black circle) is then presented on one side of the computer screen for 225ms. The target stimulus (a number from 1 to 9) is presented on the opposite side of the screen for 250, 233, or 200ms before being masked by gray cross-hatching. The participant verbally reports the target number to a trained research assistant or recording device or uses the keyboard to indicate the number. The participant does not receive feedback regarding accuracy, and there is no time limit for participant response for each trial.
Time Frame
Baseline and 4 hours post-injection for 10 minutes.
Title
Executive function - updating with the spatial 2-back task
Description
The Spatial 2-Back task is used to assess Updating, the ability to monitor and replace information in working memory. For each of 120 trials, participants view an array of boxes, 11 white and 1 black. The location of the black box varies across trials. Participants are tasked with using one of two keys to indicate whether the black box is presented in the same location as it was two trials back. Participants do not receive feedback regarding accuracy, and trials proceed automatically if a response is not made within 2000ms. The task includes 20 practice trials
Time Frame
Baseline and 4 hours post-injection for 10 minutes.
Title
Executive function - shifting with color-shape task.
Description
The Color-Shape task is used to assess Shifting, or the ability to switch between mental sets. For each of 104 trials, participants are presented with a circle or square that is of blue or red color. Participants are asked to use 1 of 2 keys to indicate whether the figure is red or blue (52 color trials) or square or triangle (52 shape trials). One key is paired with a color and a shape (e.g., red and square) and one key is paired with the other color and shape (e.g., blue and circle). For each trial, the letter C or S is presented above the figure to indicate color versus shape trials. The order of C/S trials is randomized, and there is no time limit for participant response for each trial. A quiet "ding" occurs following incorrect trials. The task includes 52 practice trials: 26 color followed by 26 shape trials.
Time Frame
Baseline and 4 hours post-injection for 10 minutes.
Title
Depressed mood and depressive symptoms as measured by the Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS)
Description
Depressed mood and depressive symptom severity by self-reported assessment using the Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating scale with a range from 0 to 54 with a higher score indicating more severe depressive symptoms. Each timepoint is scored and analyses examine the temporal profile of change with assessment at baseline and at 2 hour intervals post-injection.
Time Frame
10 hours

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
60 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
80 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Participants will be required to be in good general health (as evaluated during the phone and in-person baseline session) Participants will be aged 60 to 80 years. Half the participants (n=40) will be those with clinically significant anxiety as defined by a score of 5 or greater on the GAD-7; Half the participants (n=40) will be those with low anxiety as defined by a GAD-7 score of <5. Exclusion Criteria: Presence of chronic mental or physical illness (except for anxiety) History of allergies, autoimmune, liver, or other severe chronic diseases Current and regular use of prescription medications such as steroids, non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs, aspirin, immune modifying drugs, opioid analgesics, statins, antihypertensive drugs, anti-arrhythmic drugs, and antidepressant medications (none in the last 6 months) Nightshift work or time zone shifts (> 3hrs) within the previous 6 weeks Previous history of fainting during blood draws. Claustrophobia Metal in the body Presence of co-morbid medical conditions not limited to but including cardiovascular (e.g., history of acute coronary event, stroke) and neurological diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease), as well as pain disorders; Presence of comorbid inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis or other autoimmune disorders; Presence of an uncontrolled medical condition that is deemed by the investigators to interfere with the proposed study procedures, or to put the study participant at undue risk; Presence of chronic infection, which may elevate pro-inflammatory cytokines; Presence of an acute infectious illness in the two weeks prior to an experimental session. Current Axis I psychiatric disorders other than anxiety as determined by the Research Version of the Structured Clinical Interview Lifetime history of suicide attempt or inpatient psychiatric admission. Sleep Disorders: Current history of sleep apnea or nocturnal myoclonus; Phase-shift disorder Current and/or past regular use of hormone-containing medications including steroids; Current and/or past regular use of non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs; Current and/or past regular use of immune modifying drugs that target specific immune responses such as cytokine antagonists; Current and/or past regular use of analgesics such as opioids; Current and/or past regular use of cardiovascular medications, including antihypertensive, anti-arrhythmic, antianginal, and anticoagulant drugs; Current smoking Current excessive caffeine use (>600 mg/day) because of the known effects on pro-inflammatory cytokine levels; Evidence of recreational drug use from urine test. Body mass index > 35 because of the effects of obesity on proinflammatory cytokine activity Any clinically significant abnormality on screening laboratory tests Clinically significant abnormalities in electrocardiogram
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Chloe C Boyle, PHD
Phone
3107949383
Email
ccboyle@mednet.ucla.edu
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Michael R Irwin, MD
Phone
3108258281
Email
mirwin1@ucla.edu
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Chloe C Boyle, PHD
Organizational Affiliation
University of California, Los Angeles
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Norman Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology, University of California, Los Angeles
City
Los Angeles
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
90095
Country
United States
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Chloe Boyle, PhD
Phone
310-825-8788
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Chloe C Boyle, PHD
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Michael R Irwin, MD

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD
Yes
IPD Sharing Plan Description
De-identified data will be available to users upon request, provided the investigators are working under an institution with a Federal Wide Assurance (FWA). All requests for transfer of materials for research purposes will be made through a UCLA onlineMTA. Persons requesting access will be required to complete a data-sharing agreement providing for the maintenance of the confidentiality of research participants, describing use to which the data will be put, and requiring acknowledgement of the source of the data and its underlying NIA funding. The names and institutions of persons either given or denied access to the data, and the bases for such decisions, will be summarized in annual progress reports.
IPD Sharing Time Frame
Data will be made available by the on-line publication date once the data has been accepted for publication. All submitted data will conform to relevant data and terminology standards. This data sharing policy is intended to allow investigators sufficient time for data verification, and for submission of primary publications based on the collected data. We will identify where the data will be available, and how to access the data (i.e., by contacting Dr. Boyle directly), in any publication or presentation by Dr. Boyle and her mentorship team. Finally, we will acknowledge the funding source in any and all publications and presentations using these data.
IPD Sharing Access Criteria
investigators must be working under an institution with a Federal Wide Assurance (FWA); persons requesting access will be required to complete a data-sharing agreement providing for the maintenance of the confidentiality of research participants, describing use to which the data will be put, and requiring acknowledgement of the source of the data and its underlying NIA funding.

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