Dextroamphetamine as an Adjunct in Cocaine Treatment - 1

January 11, 2017 updated by: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Dextroamphetamine as an Adjunct in Cocaine Treatment

The purpose of this study is to evaluate dextroamphetamine sulfate (sustained release) as an adjunct in cocaine treatment; an evaluation of the ""replacement"" strategy.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

120

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77225
        • University of Texas Health Science Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Please contact site for information.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 3
placebo
Placebo
Experimental: 1
15/30 mg d-amphetamine
15 mg for first 8 weeks and 30 mg for 2nd 8 weeks
Experimental: 2
30/60 mg d-amphetamine
30 mg for the first 8 weeks and 60 for the second 8 weeks (16 weeks total)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
verifiable cocaine abstinence
Time Frame: 16 weeks of study
16 weeks of study

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: John Grabowski, Ph.D., University of Texas

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 1997

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2001

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2001

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 20, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 20, 1999

First Posted (Estimate)

September 21, 1999

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 12, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 11, 2017

Last Verified

October 1, 2016

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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