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Establishing and Eliminating Cue-drug Associations in Human Cocaine Addiction

Phase 1
Terminated
Conditions
Cocaine Dependent Subjects
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01978457
Lead Sponsor
Yale University
Brief Summary

We will develop a procedure for conditioning cue-cocaine associations in human drug users. Next, we will reactivate that learning and intervene pharmacologically to prevent the reconsolidation of cue-drug memories. We hypothesize that a combined behavioral and pharmacological approach will have significant potential for persistently inhibiting relapse.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
6
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Age 18 - 50 years
  2. voluntary, written, informed consent
  3. physically healthy by medical history, physical, neurological, ECG, and laboratory examinations
  4. DSM-IV criteria for Cocaine Abuse (305.60) or Cocaine Dependence (304.20)
  5. recent street cocaine use in excess of that administered in the current study
  6. intravenous and/or smoked (crack/freebase) use
  7. positive urine toxicology screen for cocaine
  8. for females, non-lactating, no longer of child-bearing potential (or agree to practice effective contraception during the study), and a negative serum pregnancy (-HCG) test
  9. able to read English and complete study evaluations.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Other drug dependence (except nicotine)
  2. a primary major DSM-IV psychiatric diagnosis (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, etc.), unrelated to cocaine
  3. a history of significant medical (cardiovascular) or neurological illness (e.g., prior myocardial infarction, current active symptoms of cardiovascular disease / angina, evidence of cocaine-related cardiovascular symptoms, prior arrythmias of clinical significance, and/or need for cardiovascular resuscitation, neurovascular events such as transient ischemic attacks, stroke, and/or seizures)
  4. current use of psychotropic and/or potentially psychoactive prescription medication
  5. seeking treatment for drug abuse/dependence
  6. those having contraindications to beta-blocker administration, including diagnoses of asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, or a history of adverse reactions to beta-blockers (including propranolol), as well as those with bradycardia and/or first-degree or greater heart block by ECG

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
placebococaine hydrochlorideplacebo
propranololcocaine hydrochloridepropranolol
cocaine hydrochloridecocaine hydrochloridecocaine hydrochloride
cocaine hydrochlorideplacebococaine hydrochloride
propranololpropranololpropranolol
placebopropranololplacebo
cocaine hydrochloridepropranololcocaine hydrochloride
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Total number of patient controlled analgesic (PCA) pump activations (responses)3 days

Data on cocaine self-administration (total number of responses) will be checked for normality prior to analysis using Kolmogorov-Smirnov statistics and normal probability plots. Data that is not normally distributed will be log transformed. If it remains highly skewed after transformation, it will be analyzed using non-parametric approaches (e.g., a non-parametric, ANOVA-Type Statistic). Normally distributed data will be analyzed employing a mixed model design, 3-way ANOVA with co-factors of placebo vs propranolol (between subjects), non-cocaine predicting cues vs. cocaine predicting cues (within subjects) and non-reactivated cocaine cues vs. reactivated cocaine cues (within subjects).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Connecticut Mental Health Center

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New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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