Disulfiram for Cocaine Abuse in Buprenorphine Treatment

NCT ID: NCT00913484

Last Updated: 2020-11-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

177 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2000-10-31

Study Completion Date

2004-02-29

Brief Summary

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The investigators are proposing a placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and potential mechanisms of action of disulfiram (versus placebo) for treating cocaine abuse in subjects with concurrent opiate dependence and cocaine abuse or dependence maintained on buprenorphine/naloxone combination.

Detailed Description

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The Specific Aims and hypotheses for the proposed study are as follows:

1. To compare the efficacy of disulfiram versus placebo for the treatment of buprenorphine maintained patients with concurrent opioid and cocaine dependence. Study hypothesis 1 is that disulfiram is superior to placebo.
2. To evaluate whether dopamine-B-hydroxylase (DBH) genotypes associated with high, intermediate or low enzyme activity predict responses to disulfiram treatment of cocaine use in buprenorphine treated subjects. Study hypothesis 2 is that disulfiram efficacy is higher in subjects with low DBH compared to subjects with high DBH.
3. To explore whether baseline measures of alcohol use predict response to disulfiram. Study Hypothesis 3 is that the effects of disulfiram on cocaine use are independent of the severity of baseline alcohol use.

Conditions

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Cocaine Dependence Opioid Dependency

Keywords

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Disulfiram Buprenorphine Cocaine dependence Opioid dependence Dopamine-Beta-Hydroxylase

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Disulfiram

Disulfiram 250 mg per day

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Disulfiram

Intervention Type DRUG

Disulfiram 250 mg per day

Placebo

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo daily

Interventions

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Disulfiram

Disulfiram 250 mg per day

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* English speaking adults ages 18 - 45.
* Meeting FDA criteria for agonist maintenance treatment and DSM-IV criteria for opioid dependence and cocaine dependence or abuse as assessed by SCID interview and documented by opioid positive and cocaine positive urine toxicology testing.
* Women of childbearing age will be included provided they agree to adequate contraception and to monthly pregnancy testing during the course of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Current physiologic dependence on benzodiazepines or alcohol, unless first detoxified. Subjects who use/abuse alcohol will be included but will be cautioned about alcohol use during the study because of the possibility of an alcohol-disulfiram reaction.
* Use of the antibiotic agents metronidazole or clotrimazole, which have disulfiram-like effects in combination with alcohol.
* Presence of significant cardiovascular, renal, hepatic or neurologic illness. Subjects with markedly abnormal liver function tests (i.e., AST of ALT \> 3X normal) will also be excluded.
* Presence of any of the following cardiovascular risk factors:

* age \> 45 years
* history of cocaine-related chest pain
* systolic blood pressure \> 140 or diastolic blood pressure \> 90
* evidence of ischemia or past myocardial infarction on EKG
* significant family history of risk (first degree relative with myocardial infarction prior to age 60)
* elevated cholesterol (\> 300 mg/dl), elevated LDL (\> 170 mg/dl) or low HDL (\< 20 mg/dl)
* Maintenance on methadone at doses greater than 30mg daily. Admittance to the study will only be offered to individuals who have been maintained on 30 mg of methadone or less daily for seven days prior to entering the study.
* Current suicide or homicide risk or current psychotic disorder.
* Inability to read or understand the symptom checklists.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Yale University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Richard S. Schottenfeld, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Yale University

Locations

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The APT Foundation MRU

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Yale University School of Medicine

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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1R01DA012979

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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1R01DA012979

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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