Effectiveness of Memantine in Treating Cocaine-Dependent Individuals - 2
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Official title
A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Memantine in Treating Cocaine Dependence
Brief summary
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Cocaine is one of the most widely abused drugs in the United States. Memantine is a type of drug called an NMDA receptor antagonist. It works by decreasing normal excitement in the brain. NMDA receptor antagonists have shown to reduce cocaine-induced dopamine release in animal models, as well as lessen conditioned cocaine cues. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of memantine in preventing relapse to cocaine use in cocaine dependent individuals. In addition, this study will determine whether memantine produces better results than a placebo in decreasing cocaine craving, psychological symptoms, functional impairment, and discontinuation of treatment in cocaine dependent individuals.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00134901
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 81 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 60 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Feb 28, 2003
- Primary completion
- Apr 30, 2007
- Completion
- Apr 30, 2007
- Last update posted
- Apr 23, 2019
2003 – 2007
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. | New York | New York | 10032 | — |
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