Status:
COMPLETED
Clinical Study to Determine if Ecopipam Can Reduce Urges to Gamble
Lead Sponsor:
Emalex Biosciences Inc.
Collaborating Sponsors:
Psyadon Pharma
Conditions:
Pathological Gambling
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
This study is designed to test the hypothesis that ecopipam is able to reduce urges to gamble in patients diagnosed with Pathological Gambling.
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to determine if ecopipam is able to stop urges to gamble in patients diagnosed with Pathological Gambling. Nerves communicate with each other by releasing chemicals called...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subject must be diagnosed with Pathological Gambling according to DSMIV criteria
- Subject must have at least 2 episodes of gambling behavior within the previous 2 weeks before screening
- Subject must have gambling urges of at least moderate intensity
Exclusion
- Subjects must not have unstable medical illness or clinically significant abnormalities on lab tests, ECG, or physical exam
- Subjects with major depressive episode within the last 2 years
- Subjects with a history of attempted suicide
- Subjects with first degree relative with major depressive episode that resulted in hospitalization, attempted or completed suicide
- Subjects with a history of epilepsy or seizures
- Subjects with a myocardial infarction (heart attack) with in the last 6 months
- Subjects with a lifetime history of bipolar disorder, dementia, schizophrenia, or any psychotic disorder
- Subjects with current of recent DSM-IV diagnosis of substance abuse or dependence (with the exception of nicotine)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
34 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01215357
Start Date
October 1 2010
End Date
August 1 2012
Last Update
May 14 2024
Active Locations (4)
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1
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
2
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06519
3
Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242
4
University of Minnesota School of Medicine
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55454