Treatment for Caffeine Dependence

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Caffeine Use Disorder (DSM-5 Condition for Further Study)

In brief

Recent research has shown that some individuals become addicted to or dependent on caffeine and are unable to quit or reduce caffeine consumption despite a persistent desire to do so. The aims of the current study are to characterize caffeine use among individuals with physical or psychological dependence on caffeine and evaluate a manual-based intervention to promote caffeine reduction and cessation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01951872

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

82

Starts

2013-09-01

Expected to finish

2017-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-08-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Medically healthy
• Self-reported problem with caffeine use
• Moderate to heavy caffeine use

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy
• Current dependence on alcohol or illicit drugs

Where it is running

• Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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