Overview

Clinical Neurobiology of Serotonin and Addiction

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2013-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between 5-HT2R function, impulsivity and cue reactivity in cocaine dependent subjects and healthy controls and examine specific effects of escitalopram and mirtazapine on impulsivity and cue reactivity in human cocaine users.
Phase:
Phase 2/Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Collaborators:
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Treatments:
Citalopram
Dexetimide
Mirtazapine
Serotonin