Brain Changes in Stimulant Dependent Subjects - 8

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.

Sponsored by:	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Information provided by:	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00000343

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to identify the neurophysiologic indicators of cocaine or methamphetamine use and withdrawal, to examine the relationship between subjects' reports of depression, craving, and stimulant use, and neurophysiologic measures, and to identify neurophysiologic measures which can be used to identify new treatments for stimulant dependence.

Condition	Phase
Substance-Related Disorders	Phase IV

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment
Official Title:	Brain Changes in Stimulant Dependent Subjects

Further study details as provided by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA):

Estimated Enrollment:	90
Study Start Date:	April 1996

Detailed Description:

By Incorporating QEEG into clinical trails, the plan is to develop physiologic markers of treatment efficacy, and to aid in the identification of effective treatments.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	21 Years to 50 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

M/F ages 21-50. Meet DSM-IV criteria for cocaine dependence. Agree to conditions of the study and sign informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

Psychiatric disorder that requires medication therapy. History of seizures. Pregnant and/or nuring women. Dependence on ETOH or benzodiazepines or other sedative/hypnotics. Acute hepatitis. Other medical condtions that deem participation to be unsafe.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00000343

Locations

United States, California
Friends Research Institute
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90025

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Walter Ling, M.D.

Friends Research Institute, Inc.

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	NIDA-3-0010-8, Y01-3-0010-8
Study First Received:	September 20, 1999
Last Updated:	June 23, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00000343
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Mental Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders
Disorders of Environmental Origin

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009