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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00728312
Date of registration: 31/07/2008
Primary sponsor: Department of Veterans Affairs
Public title: Aripiprazole for Methamphetamine Dependence: Double Blind Placebo Trial
Scientific title: Double-blind Placebo Controlled Trial of Aripiprazole for Amphetamine
Date of first enrolment: August 2009
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Withdrawn
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00728312
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Syed Pirzada Sattar, MD
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Affiliation:  VA Medical Center, Omaha
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Veterans, ages 19 to 65, willing and able to provide informed consent

- Primary diagnosis of methamphetamine dependence as determined by the Structured
Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV (SCID-II). They must not have current dependence
with other substances such as alcohol, cocaine, opiates, and marijuana. However,
abuse of these drugs will be allowed for this study.

- Within 30 days of last use of methamphetamine.

- Must have been using at least once a month for the past three months at enrollment.

- Present without any current intoxication effects of methamphetamine to provide
informed consent at the time of the baseline session

- No diagnosis of schizophrenia by the SCID. If they have a history of a mood or
anxiety disorder, they will not be in active pharmacological treatment for at least
the previous two weeks

- Must not be suicidal or homicidal

- Not currently taking psychotropics (antipsychotic, mood stabilizing, anti-anxiety, or
antidepressant medications)

- Female subjects must not be pregnant or lactating, and must be using approved birth
control methods if of child bearing potential

- No medical contraindications (such as recent myocardial infarctions, cerebrovascular
accidents, or abnormal lab values above 3 x normal ranges)

- No unstable diabetes or current fasting blood glucose test >140 mg/dl

- No diagnosis of dementia

- Must have stable address and access to a telephone

Exclusion Criteria:

- Inability or unwillingness to provide consent

- Medical or psychiatric instability, requiring inpatient treatment

- Previous reported allergic or adverse reaction to aripiprazole

- Being under an involuntary commitment for in/outpatient psychiatric treatment



Age minimum: 19 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Methamphetamine Dependence
Intervention(s)
Drug: Aripiprazole
Drug: Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Reduction in methamphetamine use as measured weekly by the Time Line Follow Back (TLFB) and Urine Drug Screens [Time Frame: Assessed weekly for 12 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Reduction in methamphetamine craving as measured weekly by the Brief Substance Craving Scale (BSCS) [Time Frame: Assessed weekly for 12 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
CDA-2-017-08S
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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