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CompletedNCT00000333Updated Feb 24, 2017

Evaluation of Benztropine for Cocaine Craving - 2

A Phase 2 interventional study of Benztropine in Cocaine-Related Disorders, sponsored by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 22 Years to 48 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-02-24.

Sponsored by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Jan 2003, 23 years 9 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Ages
22 Years to 48 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of benztropine (or DA reuptake inhibitor) with atropine and placebo in affecting stimulated craving to cocaine cues.

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Conditions studied

  • Cocaine-Related Disorders
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In context

Cocaine-Related Disorders

419 studies on the registry are indexed under Cocaine-Related Disorders; 12 are open to participants now.

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Lead sponsor

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is the lead sponsor of 393 studies on the registry; 19 are open to participants now.

Of its 14 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 6 (43%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
22 Years to 48 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Please contact site for information.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Enrollment
0 participants

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Stimulated and non-stimulated craving

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Study locations

1 site
  • Washington DC VA
    Washington D.C., District of Columbia 20422, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 24, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00000333
Collaborators
Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center
First posted
Sep 21, 1999
Start date
May 2001
Primary completion
Jan 2003
Completion
Apr 2003
Last update
Feb 24, 2017

Study contacts

Steven Deutsch, M.D.
principal investigator · Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
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