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Study NCT ID: NCT00395850
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2013-11-13
First Post: 2006-11-02
Is NOT Gene Therapy: True
Has Adverse Events: True

Brief Title: Disulfiram for Cocaine Abuse
Sponsor: University of Arkansas
Organization:

Study Overview

Official Title: Disulfiram for Cocaine Abuse
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2013-09
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: This study examines the influence of dopamine beta-hydroxylase enzyme activity on the clinical efficacy of the novel pharmacotherapy, disulfiram, for treating cocaine dependence in cocaine-dependent patients, some of whom are opioid dependent and maintained on an FDA-approved opioid agonist. Cocaine dependence as well as co-morbid cocaine and opioid-dependence is associated with more public health issues and poorer treatment prognosis when admitted to methadone maintenance. Yet no effective pharmacotherapies have been developed to treat cocaine dependence to date. One novel pharmacotherapy, disulfiram, has shown some promise as a treatment for this disorder in several clinical trials at a dose of 250 mg/day or more (e.g., Carroll et al., 1998, 2004). This 14-week, randomized, double blind clinical trial will provide treatment for up to160 cocaine-dependent individuals, aged 18-65 years. Participants who are opioid dependent will be stabilized on methadone maintenance during the first 2 weeks and baseline cocaine use will be assessed; participants will be stratified by DBH genotype and randomly assigned to receive disulfiram at either 0, 250, 375 or 500 mg/day. During induction onto methadone for opioid dependent individuals, participants are administered increasing doses of methadone on a daily basis until maintenance doses are attained. At the beginning of week 3, participants receive methadone, if relevant, plus disulfiram or placebo disulfiram according to their randomized assignments, and are maintained on study medication(s) through week 14. At the end of the study, participants will undergo detoxification from the opioid agonist, if relevant, and active/placebo medication over a 4- to 6-week period. All participants receive weekly 1-hour psychotherapy (Cognitive Behavioral Treatment) with experienced clinicians specifically trained to deliver the therapy and who will receive ongoing supervision. Participants undergo a delay discounting session during week 1. The primary outcomes will be retention, reduction in opioid and cocaine use, as assessed by self-report and confirmed by thrice-weekly urinalyses, and disulfiram side-effects profile. Secondary outcomes will include reductions in other illicit drug and alcohol use, and improvements in psychosocial functioning. The prognostic relevance of genotype at the DBH locus, DβH activity, etc., on response to disulfiram will be examined.
Detailed Description: None

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: True
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:

Secondary ID Infos

Secondary ID Type Domain Link View
5R01DA013441-02 NIH None https://reporter.nih.gov/quic… View
5R01DA013441-03 NIH None https://reporter.nih.gov/quic… View
5R01DA013441-04 NIH None https://reporter.nih.gov/quic… View
5R01DA013441-06 NIH None https://reporter.nih.gov/quic… View
1R01DA013441-01A1 NIH None https://reporter.nih.gov/quic… View
7R01DA013441-05 NIH None https://reporter.nih.gov/quic… View
5R01DA013441-09 NIH None https://reporter.nih.gov/quic… View
5R01DA013441-10 NIH None https://reporter.nih.gov/quic… View
5R01DA013441-08 NIH None https://reporter.nih.gov/quic… View
R01DA013441 NIH None https://reporter.nih.gov/quic… View
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