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Double-Blind Naltrexone in Kleptomania

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Jon E. Grant, University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00332579
First received: May 30, 2006
Last updated: April 9, 2012
Last verified: April 2012
History of Changes
  Purpose

The goal of the proposed study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of naltrexone in kleptomania.


Condition Intervention Phase
Kleptomania
 Drug: Naltrexone
Drug: Placebo
 Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Naltrexone in Kleptomania

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale Modified for Kleptomania (K-YBOCS) [ Time Frame: K-YBOCS is done at each visit by the investigator. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    The K-YBOCS measures symptom severity (urges/thoughts and behavior) across the past week. Scores range from 0 (no symptoms) to 40 (highest symptom severity).


Enrollment: 25
Study Start Date: May 2006
Study Completion Date: September 2008
Primary Completion Date: September 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: A
Naltrexone
 Drug: Naltrexone
daily
Other Name: Revia
Placebo Comparator: B
Placebo
 Drug: Placebo
daily

Detailed Description:

The proposed study will consist of 8 weeks of treatment with either naltrexone or placebo in 20 subjects with kleptomania. The hypothesis to be tested is that naltrexone will be effective in reducing the urges to steal in patients with kleptomania. The proposed study will provide needed data on the treatment of a disabling disorder that currently lacks a clearly effective treatment.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   21 Years to 75 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. men and women age 21-75
  2. current DSM-IV kleptomania.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. unstable medical illness or clinically significant abnormalities on prestudy laboratory tests or physical examination
  2. history of seizures
  3. myocardial infarction within 6 months
  4. current pregnancy or lactation, or inadequate contraception in women of childbearing potential
  5. clinically significant suicidality
  6. current or recent (past 3 months) DSM-IV substance abuse or dependence
  7. illegal substance within 2 weeks of study initiation
  8. initiation of psychotherapy or behavior therapy from a mental health professional for the treatment of kleptomania within 3 months prior to study baseline
  9. initiation of a psychotropic medication within 2 months prior to study inclusion
  10. previous treatment with naltrexone
  11. treatment with investigational medication or depot neuroleptics within 3 months, with fluoxetine within 6 weeks, or with other psychotropics within 2 weeks prior to study baseline.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00332579

Locations
United States, Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55454
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Jon E Grant, MD, JD University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute
  More Information

No publications provided by University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Responsible Party: Jon E. Grant, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00332579     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 0602M82626
Study First Received: May 30, 2006
Results First Received: March 1, 2012
Last Updated: April 9, 2012
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute:
Compulsive Shoplifting
Kleptomania
Compulsive Stealing

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Impulse Control Disorders
Mental Disorders
Naltrexone
Narcotic Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
 Pharmacologic Actions
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Central Nervous System Agents
Therapeutic Uses

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