Status:

COMPLETED

GLP-1 Agonism for Blocking Cocaine Euphoria and Self-Administration

Lead Sponsor:

Yale University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Cocaine Dependence

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-50 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

The investigators plan to explore the effects of acute pre-treatment with the glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist, exenatide versus placebo, on the subjective (e.g., euphoric) and behavioral effec...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age 18 - 50 years,
  • voluntary, written, informed consent,
  • physically healthy by medical history, physical, neurological, ECG, and laboratory examinations,
  • DSM-IV criteria for Cocaine Abuse (305.60) or Cocaine Dependence (304.20)
  • recent street cocaine use in excess of amounts to be administered in the current study,
  • intravenous and/or smoked (crack/ freebase) use,
  • positive urine toxicology screen for cocaine,
  • for females, non-lactating, no longer of child-bearing potential (or agree to practice effective contraception during the study), and a negative serum pregnancy (β-HCG) test.

Exclusion

  • Other drug dependence (except nicotine) as determined by urine toxicology or interview
  • \< 1 year of cocaine dependence,
  • a primary major DSM-IV psychiatric diagnosis (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, etc.), unrelated to cocaine,
  • a history of significant medical (cardiovascular) or neurological illness, ie prior myocardial infarction, current active symptoms of cardiovascular disease / angina, evidence of cocaine-related cardiovascular symptoms, prior arrhythmias or need for cardiovascular resuscitation, neurovascular events such as transient ischemic attacks, stroke, and/or seizures Parameters re: elevations in vital signs are now explicitly specified under "Safety features built into our one-day self-administration paradigm).
  • current use of psychotropic and/or potentially psychoactive prescription medication,
  • seeking treatment for drug abuse/dependence (for experimental cocaine component),
  • physical or laboratory (β-HCG) evidence of pregnancy.
  • current use of any medication (prescription or over-the-counter) determined to cause potential drug interactions by the study physicians.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

13 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02302976

Start Date

November 1 2014

End Date

August 1 2018

Last Update

February 16 2023

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Connecticut Mental Health Center

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06519