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Completed Phase 2 Interventional

Effectiveness of GABA Agonists in Reducing the Reinforcing Effects of Cocaine

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00218166

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Official title

GABA Agonists as Pharmacotherapies for Cocaine Abuse

Brief summary

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Cocaine abuse continues to represent a significant public-health concern. Cocaine likely creates its addictive effects by increasing levels of dopamine, a chemical found in the brain. GABA agonists are chemicals that have the opposite effect of cocaine by inhibiting the release of dopamine. The purpose of this study is to determine whether GABA agonists reduce the psychological and physiological reinforcing effects of cocaine.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00218166
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Enrollment
78 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 50 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Jul 31, 2001
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2005
Completion
Apr 30, 2005
Last update posted
Jan 10, 2017

2001 – 2005

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of Kentucky Medical Center Lexington Kentucky 40536 0086

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