Search Clinical Trials

66 Results

Completed
Modafinil - Escitalopram Study for Cocaine Dependence (External Link)
In this application, we propose an augmentation strategy intended to improve the efficacy of modafinil as a potential treatment for cocaine dependence. Recent data indicates that during chronic treatment modafinil …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
Multisite Controlled Trial of Cocaine Vaccine (External Link)
This 18-week, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial among 300 cocaine dependent patients is designed to test the efficacy of a newly developed active vaccine against cocaine (TA-CD). TA-CD vaccine consists of …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
NAC as a Potential Treatment for Methamphetamine Dependence (External Link)
N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) treatment is associated with reduced susceptibility to reinstatement of cocaine seeking behavior in rats (Baker et al 2002) and with reduced cue-induced craving in cocaine-dependent human volunteers (LaRowe …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
Pharmacogenetics of Doxazosin for Cocaine Dependence (External Link)
The NE system, especially the alpha 1-adrenergic receptor, may play an important role in cocaine addiction in humans. The results of this study will provide medical safety data on the …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
The Effects of Doxazosin on the Cardiovascular and Subjective Effects of Cocaine (External Link)
Primary Objective: The primary objective is to determine the safety of treatment with doxazosin in cocaine-dependent volunteers by examining hemodynamic and subjective effects of administration of ascending doses of cocaine …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
The Efficacy of Doxazosin for Cocaine Users (External Link)
The NE system, especially the alpha 1-adrenergic receptor, may play an important role in cocaine addiction in humans. The results of this study will provide medical safety data on the …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
Nepicastat for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in OIF/OEF Veterans (External Link)
HYPOTHESES Primary Hypothesis: Compared to placebo treatment, nepicastat-treated OIF/OEF veterans with PTSD will have significantly reduced PTSD hyperarousal symptoms as defined by the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale [CAPS], subscale D …
Baylor Role: Collaborator
Completed
Rivastigmine as a Treatment for Methamphetamine Dependence (External Link)
We recently completed a double-blind placebo-controlled human laboratory study demonstrating that treatment with a low dose of the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor rivastigmine reduced methamphetamine (METH)-induced craving (see Preliminary Studies, Fig. …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
An ACE Inhibitor (Perindopril) or an Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (Candesartan) as a Treatment for Methamphetamine Dependence (External Link)
Our preliminary data indicate that the ACE inhibitor perindopril can attenuate MA-induced drug craving, suggesting that perindopril should be evaluated as a treatment for MA dependence. Candesartan works similarly to …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor
Completed
Rivastigmine and Huperzine A as Treatments for Cocaine Dependence (External Link)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the interactions between cocaine and oral rivastigmine and between cocaine and oral huperzine A (HupA). The following Specific Aims are proposed: 1. …
Baylor Role: Lead Sponsor