Status:
COMPLETED
Change in Cognitive Function in Stimulant Users
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Hong Kong
Collaborating Sponsors:
Beat Drugs Fund Association
Conditions:
Cognitive Dysfunction
Stimulant Use
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Brief Summary
In Hong Kong, methamphetamine use is common and cocaine use has increased steadily over the past few years. While the use of ketamine decreased from 35.8% in 2015 to 13.9% in 2017, methamphetamine and...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age: 18 - 65 years old at the time of enrolment
- Able to read and communicate in English and/or Chinese
- Able to give informed consent
- Using stimulants as the primary psychoactive substance of abuse
- "Repeated" and "Active" stimulant users as defined by Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Disorders (SCID-5)
Exclusion
- Age \<18 years old
- Unable to read English or Chinese
- Unable to give informed consent
- Had been diagnosed with other Substance Use or Related Disorders with severity ≥4 according to DSM-5, or other psychoactive substance dependence syndrome according to International Classification of Disease (ICD-10)
- Currently taking regular prescribed psychiatric medications, including antipsychotics, antidepressants, mood stabilizers, anti-epileptics, benzodiazepines, hypnotics, and anti-cholinergic medications.
- Had been diagnosed with other DSM-5 disorders including:
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
- Bipolar and Related Disorders
- Depressive Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders, Somatic Symptoms and Related Disorders
- Feeding and Eating Disorders
- Sleep-wake Disorders
- Neurocognitive Disorders
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 21 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
93 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04061941
Start Date
October 21 2019
End Date
December 31 2023
Last Update
May 24 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Queen Mary Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 000000