Non-Treatment Study of Factors Affecting Cocaine Drug Choice

Completed

Conditions studied: Cocaine Abuse or Dependence, Cocaine Related Disorders

In brief

This research deals with behaviors that are part of drug dependence. The purpose is to study how certain factors, including money, the amount of drug available, and the amount of work effort, affect cocaine drug choice. Specifically, we will examine the effects of two issues/factors. The first is how hard individuals are willing to work to obtain a drug; the second is how much drug would individuals choose instead of money, when the amount of probability of money is predictable or unpredictable.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00946660

Run by

Wayne State University

People needed

16

Starts

2009-07-01

Expected to finish

2012-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-06-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male or female volunteers(18-55 years of age).
• Must meet criteria for Cocaine Abuse or Dependence and wish to participate in research.
• Positive urine test for cocaine.
• Candidates must be in good health to be eligible.
• All candidates must receive routine medical (history and physical) exam with standard laboratory tests (complete blood chemistry, urinalysis, urine pregnancy test for females, tuberculin screening), and 12-lead ECG at the initial screening visit.

You may not qualify if…

• Serious psychiatric illness (e.g. psychosis, bipolar, suicide attempts, major depression that is not substance-induced)
• Substance use disorder other than cocaine abuse or dependence, nicotine dependence, alcohol abuse, sedative abuse or marijuana abuse.
• Neurological diseases (e.g. stroke, seizures); cardiovascular problems (e.g. myocardial infarction, angina, systolic BP >160 or <95 mmHg, diastolic BP >95 mmHg, or clinically abnormal ECG); pulmonary diseases (e.g. asthma, TB); systemic diseases (e.g. hepatitis, autoimmune diseases)
• Cognitive impairment
• Exposed in past 30 days to medications that would increase study risk (e.g. toxicity to major organ systems, psychotropics, asthma inhalers, or interactions with study drugs)
• Pregnant (urine HCG), lactating (self-report), or if heterosexually active and not using (self-report) medically approved birth control measures (oral or depot contraceptives, IUD, condom/foam, sterilization, tubal ligation)
• Seeking treatment or being treated for a substance use disorder.

Where it is running

• Wayne State University — Detroit, Michigan, United States

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