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Oral Lisdexamfetamine for the treatment of Acute Methamphetamine withdrawal (the OLAM trial): A randomised controlled trial

Phase 4
Conditions
Acute methamphetamine withdrawal
Mental Health - Addiction
Registration Number
ACTRN12624001061527
Lead Sponsor
St Vincent's Hospital Sydney
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
184
Inclusion Criteria

•Aged 18 years and older
•Presenting to drug treatment service seeking methamphetamine withdrawal treatment
•Determined by an Addiction Medicine Specialist or Psychiatrist to have methamphetamine use disorder (DSM-5-TR criteria)
•Reporting last use of methamphetamine within 72 hours of first dose of study drug
•Point-of-care urine drug test positive for methamphetamine
•Willing and able to provide written, informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

•Concurrent dependence on non-prescribed opioids or benzodiazepines, or alcohol or gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) (based on DSM-5TR criteria)
•Lactating, pregnant or of childbearing potential and not willing to avoid becoming pregnant during the study
•Contraindications to lisdexamfetamine (per product label) other than drug dependence:
•Acute severe mental/physical comorbidity that would interfere with study participation, as assessed by the site PI
•Currently experiencing psychosis or suicidality
•Exposure to lisdexamfetamine, dexamphetamine, modafinil or methylphenidate in the 4 weeks prior to screening

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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