NCT00571922

Brief Summary

This clinical trial will compare 10 week treatment with acamprosate (2 gr/day) versus placebo, combined with weekly abstinence oriented individual counseling, in methamphetamine dependent patients, 72 subjects will be enrolled, with an interim analysis scheduled after 36 enrolled. Primary outcome is methamphetamine absitience over the 10 week treatment period, and the last 2 weeks of treatment. Abstinence is defined on a weekly basis as no urine positive of methamphetamine (or amphetamine) and self-report of not use for the 7 day period. Secondary measures include treatment retention, drug craving, mood, and safety.

Trial Health

87
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
72

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_1

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2007

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2007

Completed
5 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 10, 2007

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 12, 2007

Completed
11 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 1, 2008

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 1, 2008

Completed
7.4 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

April 6, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

March 24, 2017

Status Verified

March 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

1.3 years

First QC Date

December 10, 2007

Results QC Date

February 5, 2016

Last Update Submit

March 23, 2017

Conditions

Keywords

methamphetamine, crystal, treatment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Methamphetamine Abstinence

    7 day

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Craving

    7 day

Study Arms (2)

Acamprosate

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: Acamprosate

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR
Drug: placebo

Interventions

2 gr/day (333 mg, TID)

Also known as: Campral
Acamprosate

matching placebo

Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 99 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Methamphetamine dependence
  • Treatment seeking
  • Urine sample (+) for methamphetamine

You may not qualify if:

  • Pregnancy
  • Dependence on other drugs (except nicotine)
  • DSM-IV axis I disorder unrelated to drug abuse
  • Serious medical condition in clinicians opinion.
  • AIDs
  • Untreated syphilis
  • Allergy to acamprosate
  • Methadone, or other ORP, maintenance

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, MHAD clinic

New York, New York, 10010, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Acamprosate

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

TaurineAlkanesulfonic AcidsAlkanesHydrocarbons, AcyclicHydrocarbonsOrganic ChemicalsSulfonic AcidsSulfur AcidsSulfur Compounds

Limitations and Caveats

Sadly, the PI of this study passed away on 4/20/2010. Data was not analyzed and is unavailable.

Results Point of Contact

Title
The Office of Clinical Trials
Organization
NYU Langone Medical Center

Study Officials

  • Malcolm Reid, PhD

    NYU Langone Health

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 1
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 10, 2007

First Posted

December 12, 2007

Study Start

July 1, 2007

Primary Completion

November 1, 2008

Study Completion

November 1, 2008

Last Updated

March 24, 2017

Results First Posted

April 6, 2016

Record last verified: 2017-03

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