Memantine Treatment of Compulsive Buying
Completed · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Compulsive Buying
In brief
This is an 8-week, open-labe study of memantine in the treatment of compulsive buying.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00830375
- Run by
- University of Minnesota
- People needed
- 10
- Starts
- 2008-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-07-29
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- men and women age 18-65
- current CB using the clinician-administered Structured Clinical Interview for Compulsive buying (SCI-CB)
- buying behavior within 2 weeks prior to enrollment
You may not qualify if…
- infrequent buying (i.e. less than one time per week) that does not meet proposed criteria for CB
- unstable medical illness or clinically significant abnormalities on laboratory tests or physical examination at screen
- history of seizures
- myocardial infarction within 6 months
- current pregnancy or lactation, or inadequate contraception in women of childbearing potential
- a need for medication other than memantine with possible psychotropic effects or unfavorable interactions;
- clinically significant suicidality;
- current Axis I disorder determined by the SCID and SCID-compatible modules for impulse control disorders, except for nicotine dependence
- lifetime history of bipolar disorder type I or II, dementia, schizophrenia, or any psychotic disorder determined by SCID
- current or recent (past 3 months) DSM-IV substance abuse or dependence;
- positive urine drug screen at screening
- initiation of psychotherapy or behavior therapy within 3 months prior to study baseline
- previous treatment with memantine
- treatment with investigational medication or depot neuroleptics within 3 months, with fluoxetine within 6 weeks, or with other psychotropics within 2 weeks prior to study baseline
Where it is running
- Ambulatory Research Center — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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