Clinical trial • Phase III • Psychiatry
DEXAMFETAMINE SULFATE, PIRACETAM for Cocaine use disorder
Phase III trial of DEXAMFETAMINE SULFATE, PIRACETAM for Cocaine use disorder.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Psychiatry
- Trial Disease
- Cocaine use disorder
- Trial Stage
- Phase III
- Drug Modality
- Small molecule
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 01-08-2024
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 04-11-2024
Trial design
Randomised, placebo tablets (containing a subtherapeutic dose of 1.25 mg piracetam as adherence marker); placebo tablet formulation provided. (schedule/dosing frequency for placebo not specified.)-controlled Phase III trial across 3 sites in Netherlands.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Comparator
- Placebo tablets (containing a subtherapeutic dose of 1.25 mg piracetam as adherence marker); placebo tablet formulation provided. (Schedule/dosing frequency for placebo not specified.)
- Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
- Yes
- Target Sample Size
- 204
- Trial Duration For Participant
- 210
Eligibility
Recruits 204 No vulnerable populations selected. Participants must have provided written informed consent. (No assent or paediatric consent arrangements are described.).
- Pregnancy Exclusion
- pregnancy or continued lactation
- Vulnerable Population
- No vulnerable populations selected. Participants must have provided written informed consent. (No assent or paediatric consent arrangements are described.)
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- actively participating in opioid agonist treatment with oral methadone\n- with moderate or severe cocaine use disorder according to DSM-5\n- with regular use of cocaine in the previous month\n- with snorting, inhaling or injecting cocaine use as primary route of administration\n- express the intention to reduce or stop their cocaine use\n- be able and willing to attend the treatment center for 2 days per week\n- be able and willing to co-operate with the required study assessments and study procedures\n- have provided written informed consent"}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- severe medical (e.g., severe renal or hepatic insufficiency/failure) or severe psychiatric problems (e.g. severe previous or acute psychotic episode, acute suicidality, current bipolar disorder)\n- anticipated need for inpatient treatment (clinical judgement)\n- (expected) inability to complete the 30 weeks study (e.g., planned holidays, expected incarceration or hospitalization)\n- insufficient command of the Dutch language\n- current participation in another addiction treatment study\n- cardiovascular problems: clinically relevant ECG abnormalities suggestive of channelopathy or structural or ischemic heart disease; moderate to severe hypertension (i.e., SBP>140; DBP>90); HR>100, known coronary artery disease (i.e., angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction), known cardiomyopathy, CVA\n- glaucoma\n- Gilles-de-la-Tourettesyndrome\n- pheochromocytoma\n- hyperthyroid status\n- pregnancy or continued lactation\n- use of monoamine oxidase inhibitor(s) (MAOI): currently or in the past 14 days\n- treatment with other prescription psychostimulants that might potentially be effective for stimulant use disorder (i.e., (immediate release) dexamphetamine, lisdexamphetamine, methylphenidate, or modafinil)"}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- The primary endpoint is defined as the number of days of cocaine abstinence in the final 4 weeks of treatment (i.e., weeks 21–24), assessed by combined self-report and urinalysis.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessed by combined self-report and urinalysis; defined as the number of days of cocaine abstinence in weeks 21-24."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- The key secondary endpoint is defined as \"good or improved overall health status\", in terms of physical health, mental health, and social functioning","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Defined as \"good or improved overall health status\" in terms of physical health, mental health, and social functioning (no further measurement instrument specified here)."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- The number and proportion of patients starting and completing 24 weeks treatment","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Maximum dose received; dose at the end of week 4; dose in final 4 weeks of study phase 1 (weeks 21–24); dose in final 4 weeks of study phase 2 (weeks 27–30)","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Safety will be assessed and reported in terms of: Vital signs (heart rate, blood pressure) and body weight; ECG and safety laboratory parameters (NT-proBNP, and hs-Troponine); Adverse events (AEs; solicited and unsolicited) and serious adverse events (SAEs)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety assessed by vital signs, body weight, ECG, laboratory parameters (NT-proBNP, hs-Troponine), AEs and SAEs."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- The number of days cocaine abstinence in the final 4 weeks of the discontinuation phase of the study (i.e., weeks 27–30)","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- The overall health status of patients in the final 4 weeks of the discontinuation study phase 2 (weeks 27–30), - defined as \"deteriorated overall health status\", in terms of physical health, mental health, and social functioning -","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- A dichotomous outcome of deterioration (yes versus no) based on the composite outcome of (1) a clinically relevant decrease of ≥5 days/month in cocaine abstinent days and/or (2) deterioration in overall health status.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Composite: (1) decrease of ≥5 days/month in cocaine abstinent days and/or (2) deterioration in overall health status; outcome dichotomous yes/no."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Total number of days cocaine abstinence during first 12 weeks treatment (i.e., 0–84 days)","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Total number of days cocaine abstinence during 24 weeks treatment (i.e., 0–168 days).","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Complete abstinence from cocaine during 24 weeks treatment.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Achieving a period of sustained abstinence from cocaine for at least 21 consecutive days.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- At least 40% reduction in cocaine use (days/month) in the final 4 weeks of treatment (weeks 21–24), compared with baseline.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Number of weeks of uninterrupted cocaine abstinence sustained till abstinence during final treatment week in study phase 1","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Average number of cocaine administrations on days that cocaine was used.","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Cocaine craving","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 204
- Recruitment Window Months
- 25
- Consent Approach
- Written informed consent required; participants must have provided written informed consent. Subject information and informed consent form documents are listed (L1_SIS and ICF and L2_SIS and ICF). No assent or age-specific consent procedures described.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 3
- Total Number Of Participants
- 204
Netherlands
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 05-10-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 05-01-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 457
- Number Of Sites
- 3
- Number Of Participants
- 204
Sites
- Site Name
- Parnassia Groep B.V.
- Department Name
- Brijder - Den Haag
- Contact Person Name
- Tjitske Colenbrander
- Contact Person Email
- T.Colenbrander@brijder.nl
- Site Name
- Geneeskundige en Gezondheidsdienst Amsterdam
- Department Name
- GGD GV Amsterdam Centrum
- Contact Person Name
- Wouter Gronheid
- Contact Person Email
- wgronheid@ggd.amsterdam.nl
- Site Name
- Tactus Verslavingszorg
- Department Name
- Tactus
- Contact Person Name
- Joanneke van der Nagel
- Contact Person Email
- j.e.l.vandernagel@utwente.nl
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Parnassia Groep B.V.
- Organisation Type
- Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
- Country Of Registered Address
- Netherlands
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- Dexamphetamine sulfate/piracetam sustained release tablets (30.0/1.25 mg)
- Active Substance
- DEXAMFETAMINE SULFATE, PIRACETAM
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- ORAL
- Route
- Oral
- Authorisation Status
- prodAuthStatus=1
- Maximum Dose
- 90 mg/day
- Investigational Product Name
- Placebo tablets (containing a subtherapeutic dose of 1.25 mg piracetam as adherence marker; see attached IMPD)
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Combination Treatment
- Yes
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