Serotonin, Impulsivity, and Cocaine Dependence Treatment

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2004-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of citalopram versus placebo given in the context of contingency management for cocaine dependence.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Treatments: Citalopram; Cocaine; Dexetimide; Serotonin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• male and female subjects age 18 to 50 who currently meet DSM-IV criteria for cocaine dependence.

• female subjects: a negative pregnancy test

Exclusion Criteria:

• current or past DSM-IV Axis I disorder other than substance abuse/dependence

• any serious non-psychiatric medical illness requiring ongoing medical treatment

• substance dependence other than cocaine within the last 3 months

• negative urine drug screen for cocaine at time of testing

• for female subjects: a positive pregnancy test