Impulsivity, Brain Function, and Substance Abuse Treatment in Cocaine Dependent Individuals

Completed

Conditions studied: Cocaine Abuse, Cocaine-Related Disorders

In brief

Cocaine dependence is a major public health problem; an effective primary treatment for cocaine dependent individuals has yet to be found. The purpose of this trial is to evaluate aspects of treatment response in cocaine dependent individuals.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00217997

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

People needed

192

Starts

2005-09-01

Expected to finish

2013-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-05-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Meets DSM-IV criteria for cocaine dependence
• Met inclusion criteria for other cocaine dependence studies within the center grant

You may not qualify if…

• Current or history of DSM-IV Axis I disorders, other than substance abuse or dependence
• Lifetime diagnosis of alcohol dependence
• Serious non-psychiatric medical illness requiring ongoing medical treatment or one that affects the central nervous system
• Positive urine drug screen test for drugs of abuse other than cocaine at the time of study entry
• AIDS-defining illness
• Intelligence Quotient (IQ) below 70
• Pregnant
• Uses a pacemaker, metal or electromechanical implants, or metallic foreign bodies

Where it is running

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

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