Status:

COMPLETED

Clinical Efficacy of Sertraline Augmented With Gabapentin in Depressed, Recently Abstinent Cocaine-dependent Humans

Lead Sponsor:

University of Arkansas

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Cocaine Dependence

Depressive Symptoms

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

To examine the clinical efficacy of sertraline (200 mg/day) alone or sertraline in combination with gabapentin. The purpose of this study is to examine whether the antidepressant sertraline alone or c...

Detailed Description

Subjects enrolled in this 12-wk, double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial are admitted to a residential facility in North Little Rock (RCA-NLR) and randomized by depressive symptom...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18-65 years old
  • not currently enrolled in a treatment program
  • subjects must have a history of cocaine use, with street cocaine use by history being a minimum of 1 gram during the preceding 3 months
  • subjects must meet DSM-IV criteria for cocaine dependence as assessed by the substance abuse section of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID and SCID-SAC)
  • subjects must have laboratory confirmation of recent cocaine use (positive urine for cocaine or benzoylecgonine) during the month prior to study entry
  • subjects must score at least 15 on the Hamilton Depression Scale
  • women of childbearing age must have a negative pregnancy test to enroll in this study and must agree to monthly pregnancy testing

Exclusion

  • current diagnosis of other drug or alcohol physical dependence (other than cocaine or tobacco)
  • ill health (e.g., major cardiovascular, renal, endocrine, hepatic disorder)
  • history of schizophrenia, or bipolar type I disorder
  • present or recent use of over-the-counter or prescription psychoactive drug or drug(s) that would be expected to have major interaction with drug to be tested
  • medical contraindication to receiving study medications (e.g., for sertraline, use of monoamine oxidase inhibitor within last two weeks; significant history of seizures; significant history of head trauma or serious neurological disorders)
  • current suicidality or psychosis
  • Liver function tests (i.e., liver enzymes) greater than three times normal levels
  • pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

102 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00654953

Start Date

January 1 2006

End Date

May 1 2009

Last Update

April 25 2011

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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205 7911