Bupropion in the Treatment of Pathological Gambling
Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Pathological Gambling
In brief
This study will determine whether the drug bupropion is an effective treatment for Pathological Gambling.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00055393
- Run by
- University of Iowa
- People needed
- 80
- Starts
- 2002-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2006-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-03-14
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Meet the criteria for Pathological Gambling (DSM-IV-TR), through the administration of the National Opinion Research Center DSM Screen for Gambling Problems(NODS);
- Meet the criteria for Pathological Gambling (DSM-IV-TR), through the administration of the National Opinion Research Center DSM Screen for Gambling Problems(NODS);
- Receive a score of 5 or more on the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS);
- Have PG for at least one year;
- Have had at least 2 or more gambling episodes during the 2-week screening period;
- Speak standard English;
- Be able to give written informed consent.
You may not qualify if…
- Evidence of current (past 3 months) substance misuse;
- Had a Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS)27 score of 18 or more (or a score on item 1 of greater than 2;
- Had a current eating disorder (except binge eating disorder);
- Had any history of seizures, or suicidal or aggressive behavior;
- Had a urine drug screen positive for stimulants, opiates, hallucinogens, or phencyclidine;
- Had a current or past psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, or significant cognitive disorder;
- Received monoamine oxidase inhibitors within 3 weeks of randomization, long acting phenothiazine within 3 months of randomization,fluoxetine within 4 weeks of randomization, or other psychotropic drugs within 2 weeks of randomization;
- Had prior exposure to bupropion;
- Were engaged in individual, group, or couples psychotherapy during the 2 weeks before randomization, (except Gamblers Anonymous).
Where it is running
- Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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