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Milk Thistle in Pathological Gambling

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02337634

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Official title

Silymarin Treatment of Pathological Gambling: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study

Brief summary

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The goal of the proposed study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of silymarin in individuals with gambling disorder. The hypothesis to be tested is that silymarin will be more effective and well tolerated in subjects with gambling disorder compared to placebo. The proposed study will provide needed data on the treatment of a disabling disorder that currently lacks a clearly effective treatment.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02337634
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Lead sponsor
University of Chicago
Other
Enrollment
55 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Dec 31, 2014
Primary completion
Nov 30, 2022
Completion
Nov 30, 2022
Last update posted
Jul 6, 2026

2015 – 2022

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of Chicago Chicago Illinois 60637

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