Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Zonisamide on Cocaine Reinforcement, Craving, and Relapse

Lead Sponsor:

Johns Hopkins University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Cocaine Dependence

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-45 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This is a residential pilot trial to evaluate the pharmacodynamic interaction between zonisamide and cocaine, with the goal of evaluating zonisamide's potential for the treatment of cocaine dependence...

Detailed Description

This is a residential pilot trial to evaluate the effect of zonisamide (ZNS) on cocaine reinforcement, craving and relapse. Cocaine addiction remains a major social and medical problem that imposes a ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age at least 21 years old, not older than 45 years.
  • Evidence of cocaine dependence.
  • Not seeking treatment for cocaine abuse.
  • Able and willing to be restricted to our unit for 6-7 weeks.
  • Able to answer frequent questionnaires reliably and consistently.
  • Smoker.

Exclusion

  • Allergy to Sulfonamide drugs (e.g. topiramate, zonisamide, sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim).
  • Diabetes, respiratory insufficiency, renal tubular acidosis or renal insufficiency, heart failure, liver insufficiency, chronic diarrhea, other chronic diseases predisposing to acidosis.
  • Renal insufficiency defined as serum creatine \> 1.30 mg/DL for males or \> 1.03 mg/DL for females.
  • History of nephrolithiasis, unexplained hematuria on screening urinalysis.
  • History of head injury (with loss of consciousness longer than a few minutes).
  • History of seizure, or use of antiepileptic medications.
  • HIV positive individuals who meet AIDS by Centers for Disease Control (CDC) criteria or are on antiretroviral medications.
  • BMI \< 19 or BMI \> 34.
  • Total cholesterol \> 240mg%.
  • Serous psychiatric illness with psychosis, dementia.
  • Glaucoma, family history of glaucoma, one-sided blindness.
  • For female participants: being pregnant, lactating or not using an effective method of contraception.
  • Physical dependence on any drug other than cocaine, nicotine, or caffeine.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

19 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01137890

Start Date

June 1 2010

End Date

August 1 2013

Last Update

September 5 2017

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Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21224

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