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Psychopharmacology for Cocaine Dependence - Buspirone

NCT01267292, Phase 2, Completed, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston; results first posted 2017-05-04

Trial 11

As registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, in the graph's capture of the registry.

FieldValueSource
TitlePsychopharmacology for Cocaine Dependence - BuspironeClinicalTrials.gov
NCT numberNCT01267292ClinicalTrials.gov
StatusCompletedClinicalTrials.gov
PhasesPhase 2ClinicalTrials.gov
Enrollment50 participants, actualClinicalTrials.gov
Lead sponsorThe University of Texas Health Science Center, HoustonClinicalTrials.gov
ConditionsCocaine DependenceClinicalTrials.gov
InterventionsBuspirone, Placebo for Buspirone, Methylphenidate, Placebo for MethylphenidateClinicalTrials.gov
First posted2010-12-28ClinicalTrials.gov
Last updated2017-05-04ClinicalTrials.gov
Results first posted2017-05-04ClinicalTrials.gov

Registered outcomes 15

Each outcome the trial registered, primary first, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

ListOutcomeTime frameDescriptionSource
PrimaryAttentional Bias as Assessed by Score on the Stroop Task1 time a day on Wednesday and Friday of week 2; 1 time a day on Monday and Wednesday of week 3
The mean score over all 4 time points is reported in this outcome measure (i.e., a summary score is reported). Each subject contributed 1 data point for each dose level of Methylphenidate (15mg, 30mg, 60mg, or 0mg), resulting in a total of 20 data points per dose level per arm. The Stroop task assesses attentional biases to cocaine-related (drug-related) and rewarding (non-drug related) stimuli vs. neutral stimuli. Participants are instructed to respond to words shown in different colors on the screen, by pressing as quickly and accurately as possible on one of three colored buttons. Attentional bias is measured as the difference in reaction times on cocaine vs. neutral words. The reported score is a difference score in milliseconds (cocaine minus neutral), in which positive means slower to respond to cocaine and thus greater attentional bias, and negative means no attentional bias to cocaine words.
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PrimaryRisky Decision Making as Assessed by Score on the Risky Decision Making Task1 time a day on Wednesday and Friday of week 2; 1 time a day on Monday and Wednesday of week 3
The mean score over all 4 time points is reported in this outcome measure (i.e., a summary score is reported). Each subject contributed 1 data point for each dose level of Methylphenidate (15mg, 30mg, 60mg, or 0mg), resulting in a total of 20 data points per dose level per arm. The risky decision making task provides subjects with three choice options on each of 100 repeated trials. Options are low, moderate, and high risk, based on variance and probability in gain/loss amounts. The low risk option is more adaptive over many trials. The outcome measure is a risk index (ranging from 0.33 to 100) that factors in tolerance for variability and amount of gains and losses across the three options. 100 is highest risk. 0.33 is lowest risk.
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SecondarySubjective Effects as Assessed by the Addiction Research Center Inventory (ARCI)11 times a day on Wednesday and Friday of week 2; 11 times a day on Monday and Wednesday of week 3
The ARCI short form will be used. It is a 49-item true / false questionnaire that has been empirically-derived to assess five different factors, including euphoria, sedation, and dysphoria. The PCAG scale has proven to be a sensitive measure of subjective effects in many studies administering stimulant drugs.
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SecondarySubjective Effects as Assessed by Score on the Vigor Subscale of the Profile of Mood States (POMS)11 times a day on Wednesday and Friday of week 2; 11 times a day on Monday and Wednesday of week 3
The mean score over all 44 time points is reported in this outcome measure (i.e., the summary score is reported). Each subject contributed 11 data points for each dose level of Methylphenidate (15mg, 30mg, 60mg, or 0mg), resulting in a total of 220 data points per dose level per arm. The POMS is a self-rating measure of current mood, consisting of six subscales demonstrated to be sensitive to a range of acute drug effects, including amphetamine, cocaine, and caffeine. The six subscales are: depression, vigor, confusion, tension, anxiety, and fatigue. A 37-item short form of the POMS was used, which correlates highly with the full scale. The vigor subscale is reported, and the vigor subscale score ranges from 0 to 28, with 28 representing the highest score for that mood state. The higher the value, the worse the outcome.
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SecondarySubjective Effects as Assessed by Score on the "Feel High" Subscale of the Drug Effects Questionnaire (DEQ)11 times a day on Wednesday and Friday of week 2; 11 times a day on Monday and Wednesday of week 3
The mean score over all 44 time points is reported in this outcome measure (i.e., the summary score is reported). Each subject contributed 11 data points for each dose level of Methylphenidate (15mg, 30mg, 60mg, or 0mg), resulting in a total of 220 data points per dose level per arm. The DEQ is a visual analog scale questionnaire that assesses the extent to which subjects experience four subjective states: "Feel Drug," "Feel High," "Like Drug," and "Want More." The "Feel High" subscale is reported, and this subscale is scored on a visual analogue scale (scroll bar on computer screen) ranging from 0-100. 100 represents the highest score for that subjective state, and the higher the score, the worse the outcome.
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SecondarySubjective Effects as Assessed by the "Elated" Subscale of the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)11 times a day on Wednesday and Friday of week 2; 11 times a day on Monday and Wednesday of week 3
The mean score over all 44 time points is reported in this outcome measure (i.e., the summary score is reported). Each subject contributed 11 data points for each dose level of Methylphenidate (15mg, 30mg, 60mg, or 0mg), resulting in a total of 220 data points per dose level per arm. The VAS presents 100-mm horizontal lines labeled with an adjective: "stimulated," "high," "anxious," "elated," "hungry," and "nauseated." The "elated" subscale is reported, and this sub scale is anchored by "not at all" (0) on the left and "extremely" (100) on the right, with a score range of 0-100. The higher the score, the worse the outcome.
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SecondaryHeart Rate11 times a day on Wednesday and Friday of week 2; 11 times a day on Monday and Wednesday of week 3
The mean score over all 44 time points is reported in this outcome measure (i.e., the summary score is reported). Each subject contributed 11 data points for each dose level of Methylphenidate (15mg, 30mg, 60mg, or 0mg), resulting in a total of 220 data points per dose level per arm. Heart rate is the measure of heart beats per minute.
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SecondarySystolic Blood Pressure11 times a day on Wednesday and Friday of week 2; 11 times a day on Monday and Wednesday of week 3
The mean score over all 44 time points is reported in this outcome measure (i.e., the summary score is reported). Each subject contributed 11 data points for each dose level of Methylphenidate (15mg, 30mg, 60mg, or 0mg), resulting in a total of 220 data points per dose level per arm. Systolic blood pressure is the amount of pressure in the arteries during contraction of the heart muscle.
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SecondaryDiastolic Blood Pressure11 times a day on Wednesday and Friday of week 2; 11 times a day on Monday and Wednesday of week 3
The mean score over all 44 time points is reported in this outcome measure (i.e., the summary score is reported). Each subject contributed 11 data points for each dose level of Methylphenidate (15mg, 30mg, 60mg, or 0mg), resulting in a total of 220 data points per dose level per arm. Diastolic blood pressure is the blood pressure when the heart muscle is between beats.
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SecondaryRapid Response Inhibition as Assessed by the Immediate Memory Task (IMT)baseline
Subjects are required to respond selectively to a series of stimuli (e.g., numbers) presented briefly for 500 ms with a 500 ms intertrial interval (ITI). Increases in false alarm rates are interpreted as failures in response inhibition. Five digit numbers are presented on a computer screen every 500 ms sec. Subjects are instructed to respond when the first number of a set was repeated. A "hit" response is scored when a subject correctly responds. Distracters consist of five-digit numbers that are completely different from the first, and numbers in which four of the five digits match the original, with the non-matching number occurring randomly across the five digit places. A response to the number with 4 of 5 digits correct is scored as a "false alarm." The a-prime value reflects the ability of the participant to discriminate between signal (Go stimulus) and noise (No-Go stimulus) and ranges from 0.5 (chance level) to 1 (perfect discrimination).
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SecondaryRapid Response Inhibition as Assessed by the Immediate Memory Task (IMT)Thursday of week 1
Subjects are required to respond selectively to a series of stimuli (e.g., numbers) presented briefly for 500 ms with a 500 ms intertrial interval (ITI). Increases in false alarm rates are interpreted as failures in response inhibition. Five digit numbers are presented on a computer screen every 500 ms sec. Subjects are instructed to respond when the first number of a set was repeated. A "hit" response is scored when a subject correctly responds. Distracters consist of five-digit numbers that are completely different from the first, and numbers in which four of the five digits match the original, with the non-matching number occurring randomly across the five digit places. A response to the number with 4 of 5 digits correct is scored as a "false alarm." The a-prime value reflects the ability of the participant to discriminate between signal (Go stimulus) and noise (No-Go stimulus) and ranges from 0.5 (chance level) to 1 (perfect discrimination).
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SecondaryRapid Response Inhibition as Assessed by the Immediate Memory Task (IMT)Monday of week 4
Subjects are required to respond selectively to a series of stimuli (e.g., numbers) presented briefly for 500 ms with a 500 ms intertrial interval (ITI). Increases in false alarm rates are interpreted as failures in response inhibition. Five digit numbers are presented on a computer screen every 500 ms sec. Subjects are instructed to respond when the first number of a set was repeated. A "hit" response is scored when a subject correctly responds. Distracters consist of five-digit numbers that are completely different from the first, and numbers in which four of the five digits match the original, with the non-matching number occurring randomly across the five digit places. A response to the number with 4 of 5 digits correct is scored as a "false alarm." The a-prime value reflects the ability of the participant to discriminate between signal (Go stimulus) and noise (No-Go stimulus) and ranges from 0.5 (chance level) to 1 (perfect discrimination).
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SecondaryReversal Learning as Assessed by Number of Perseverative Errors on the Reversal Learning Taskbaseline
The task is a rapid-presentation, probablistic gain/loss design. Reversal learning is assessed by means of a simple computerized card game. The paradigm utilizes a visual discrimination task where subjects have to learn to respond to outcome contingencies between two stimuli (high probability gain/low probability loss vs. low probability gain/high probability loss). At an unsignaled time point halfway into testing, the contingencies are reversed; the losing card becomes the winning card and the winning card becomes the losing one. Visual feedback regarding win or loss ($0.20) is provided after each trial and the cumulative total gained/lost is also shown. Using trial-and-error feedback, subjects have to discover which of the two patterns is correct and are instructed to win as much money as possible. The duration of the task is approximately 10 minutes, consisting of 80 trials.
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SecondaryReversal Learning as Assessed by Number of Perseverative Errors on the Reversal Learning TaskThursday of week 1
The task is a rapid-presentation, probablistic gain/loss design. Reversal learning is assessed by means of a simple computerized card game. The paradigm utilizes a visual discrimination task where subjects have to learn to respond to outcome contingencies between two stimuli (high probability gain/low probability loss vs. low probability gain/high probability loss). At an unsignaled time point halfway into testing, the contingencies are reversed; the losing card becomes the winning card and the winning card becomes the losing one. Visual feedback regarding win or loss ($0.20) is provided after each trial and the cumulative total gained/lost is also shown. Using trial-and-error feedback, subjects have to discover which of the two patterns is correct and are instructed to win as much money as possible. The duration of the task is approximately 10 minutes, consisting of 80 trials.
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SecondaryReversal Learning as Assessed by Number of Perseverative Errors on the Reversal Learning TaskMonday of week 4
The task is a rapid-presentation, probablistic gain/loss design. Reversal learning is assessed by means of a simple computerized card game. The paradigm utilizes a visual discrimination task where subjects have to learn to respond to outcome contingencies between two stimuli (high probability gain/low probability loss vs. low probability gain/high probability loss). At an unsignaled time point halfway into testing, the contingencies are reversed; the losing card becomes the winning card and the winning card becomes the losing one. Visual feedback regarding win or loss ($0.20) is provided after each trial and the cumulative total gained/lost is also shown. Using trial-and-error feedback, subjects have to discover which of the two patterns is correct and are instructed to win as much money as possible. The duration of the task is approximately 10 minutes, consisting of 80 trials.
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Outcomes 15

Each outcome the trial posted results for, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

TypeOutcomeTime framePopulationUnitsMeasured asSource
PRIMARYAttentional Bias as Assessed by Score on the Stroop Task1 time a day on Wednesday and Friday of week 2; 1 time a day on Monday and Wednesday of week 3millisecondsMEANClinicalTrials.gov
PRIMARYRisky Decision Making as Assessed by Score on the Risky Decision Making Task1 time a day on Wednesday and Friday of week 2; 1 time a day on Monday and Wednesday of week 3units on a scaleMEANClinicalTrials.gov
SECONDARYSubjective Effects as Assessed by the Addiction Research Center Inventory (ARCI)11 times a day on Wednesday and Friday of week 2; 11 times a day on Monday and Wednesday of week 3ARCI data were not collected.ClinicalTrials.gov
SECONDARYSubjective Effects as Assessed by Score on the Vigor Subscale of the Profile of Mood States (POMS)11 times a day on Wednesday and Friday of week 2; 11 times a day on Monday and Wednesday of week 3units on a scaleMEANClinicalTrials.gov
SECONDARYSubjective Effects as Assessed by Score on the Feel High Subscale of the Drug Effects Questionnaire (DEQ)11 times a day on Wednesday and Friday of week 2; 11 times a day on Monday and Wednesday of week 3units on a scaleMEANClinicalTrials.gov
SECONDARYSubjective Effects as Assessed by the Elated Subscale of the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)11 times a day on Wednesday and Friday of week 2; 11 times a day on Monday and Wednesday of week 3units on a scaleMEANClinicalTrials.gov
SECONDARYHeart Rate11 times a day on Wednesday and Friday of week 2; 11 times a day on Monday and Wednesday of week 3beats per minuteMEANClinicalTrials.gov
SECONDARYSystolic Blood Pressure11 times a day on Wednesday and Friday of week 2; 11 times a day on Monday and Wednesday of week 3mmHgMEANClinicalTrials.gov
SECONDARYDiastolic Blood Pressure11 times a day on Wednesday and Friday of week 2; 11 times a day on Monday and Wednesday of week 3mmHgMEANClinicalTrials.gov
SECONDARYRapid Response Inhibition as Assessed by the Immediate Memory Task (IMT)baselinea-primeMEANClinicalTrials.gov
SECONDARYRapid Response Inhibition as Assessed by the Immediate Memory Task (IMT)Thursday of week 1a-primeMEANClinicalTrials.gov
SECONDARYRapid Response Inhibition as Assessed by the Immediate Memory Task (IMT)Monday of week 4a-primeMEANClinicalTrials.gov
SECONDARYReversal Learning as Assessed by Number of Perseverative Errors on the Reversal Learning Taskbaselinenumber of perseverative errorsMEANClinicalTrials.gov
SECONDARYReversal Learning as Assessed by Number of Perseverative Errors on the Reversal Learning TaskThursday of week 1number of perseverative errorsMEANClinicalTrials.gov
SECONDARYReversal Learning as Assessed by Number of Perseverative Errors on the Reversal Learning TaskMonday of week 4number of perseverative errorsMEANClinicalTrials.gov

Results by group 76

Each measurement the trial posted, group by group, in the words and numbers it posted.

OutcomeGroupCategoryValueSpreadUnitsSource
Attentional Bias as Assessed by Score on the Stroop TaskBuspirone Plus Methylphenidate15 mg methylphenidate-13.90333Standard Deviation 62.76434millisecondsClinicalTrials.gov
Attentional Bias as Assessed by Score on the Stroop TaskPlacebo for Buspirone Plus Methylphenidate15 mg methylphenidate27.118Standard Deviation 58.84988millisecondsClinicalTrials.gov
Attentional Bias as Assessed by Score on the Stroop TaskBuspirone Plus Methylphenidate30 mg methylphenidate-9.361269Standard Deviation 30.66139millisecondsClinicalTrials.gov
Attentional Bias as Assessed by Score on the Stroop TaskPlacebo for Buspirone Plus Methylphenidate30 mg methylphenidate15.35407Standard Deviation 66.51272millisecondsClinicalTrials.gov
Attentional Bias as Assessed by Score on the Stroop TaskBuspirone Plus Methylphenidate60 mg methylphenidate15.59167Standard Deviation 142.0095millisecondsClinicalTrials.gov
Attentional Bias as Assessed by Score on the Stroop TaskPlacebo for Buspirone Plus Methylphenidate60 mg methylphenidate23.28063Standard Deviation 42.25839millisecondsClinicalTrials.gov
Attentional Bias as Assessed by Score on the Stroop TaskBuspirone Plus Methylphenidate0 mg methylphenidate4.688844Standard Deviation 30.59728millisecondsClinicalTrials.gov
Attentional Bias as Assessed by Score on the Stroop TaskPlacebo for Buspirone Plus Methylphenidate0 mg methylphenidate41.22625Standard Deviation 74.82985millisecondsClinicalTrials.gov
Risky Decision Making as Assessed by Score on the Risky Decision Making TaskBuspirone Plus Methylphenidate15mg Methylphenidate9.126667Standard Deviation 5.094545units on a scaleClinicalTrials.gov
Risky Decision Making as Assessed by Score on the Risky Decision Making TaskPlacebo for Buspirone Plus Methylphenidate15mg Methylphenidate10.07396Standard Deviation 5.44448units on a scaleClinicalTrials.gov
Risky Decision Making as Assessed by Score on the Risky Decision Making TaskBuspirone Plus Methylphenidate30mg Methylphenidate10.77167Standard Deviation 6.58645units on a scaleClinicalTrials.gov
Risky Decision Making as Assessed by Score on the Risky Decision Making TaskPlacebo for Buspirone Plus Methylphenidate30mg Methylphenidate9.699333Standard Deviation 6.334753units on a scaleClinicalTrials.gov
Risky Decision Making as Assessed by Score on the Risky Decision Making TaskBuspirone Plus Methylphenidate60mg Methylphenidate8.946263Standard Deviation 6.947867units on a scaleClinicalTrials.gov
Risky Decision Making as Assessed by Score on the Risky Decision Making TaskPlacebo for Buspirone Plus Methylphenidate60mg Methylphenidate7.889825Standard Deviation 5.277534units on a scaleClinicalTrials.gov
Risky Decision Making as Assessed by Score on the Risky Decision Making TaskBuspirone Plus Methylphenidate0mg Methylphenidate11.415Standard Deviation 6.147164units on a scaleClinicalTrials.gov
Risky Decision Making as Assessed by Score on the Risky Decision Making TaskPlacebo for Buspirone Plus Methylphenidate0mg Methylphenidate8.715333Standard Deviation 6.34345units on a scaleClinicalTrials.gov
Subjective Effects as Assessed by Score on the Vigor Subscale of the Profile of Mood States (POMS)Buspirone Plus Methylphenidate15mg Methylphenidate4.609626Standard Deviation 5.775599units on a scaleClinicalTrials.gov
Subjective Effects as Assessed by Score on the Vigor Subscale of the Profile of Mood States (POMS)Placebo for Buspirone Plus Methylphenidate15mg Methylphenidate3.770115Standard Deviation 4.558423units on a scaleClinicalTrials.gov
Subjective Effects as Assessed by Score on the Vigor Subscale of the Profile of Mood States (POMS)Buspirone Plus Methylphenidate30mg Methylphenidate9.924324Standard Deviation 6.630357units on a scaleClinicalTrials.gov
Subjective Effects as Assessed by Score on the Vigor Subscale of the Profile of Mood States (POMS)Placebo for Buspirone Plus Methylphenidate30mg Methylphenidate6.268571Standard Deviation 5.721696units on a scaleClinicalTrials.gov

Participant flow 6

How many started, completed or left each group, period by period.

PeriodMilestoneGroupParticipantsUnits countedSource
Overall StudySTARTEDBuspirone Plus Methylphenidate24ClinicalTrials.gov
Overall StudySTARTEDPlacebo for Buspirone Plus Methylphenidate26ClinicalTrials.gov
Overall StudyCOMPLETEDBuspirone Plus Methylphenidate20ClinicalTrials.gov
Overall StudyCOMPLETEDPlacebo for Buspirone Plus Methylphenidate20ClinicalTrials.gov
Overall StudyNOT COMPLETEDBuspirone Plus Methylphenidate4ClinicalTrials.gov
Overall StudyNOT COMPLETEDPlacebo for Buspirone Plus Methylphenidate6ClinicalTrials.gov

Adverse events 4

Each adverse event the trial posted, group by group: the participants affected out of those at risk.

TypeEventOrgan systemGroupAffectedAt riskEventsSource
otherElevated Blood pressure (transient)Cardiac disordersBuspirone0200ClinicalTrials.gov
otherElevated Blood pressure (transient)Cardiac disordersPlacebo1201ClinicalTrials.gov
otherUpset stomach/nauseaGastrointestinal disordersBuspirone0200ClinicalTrials.gov
otherUpset stomach/nauseaGastrointestinal disordersPlacebo1201ClinicalTrials.gov

Adverse event totals 6

The totals the trial posted for each group.

TotalGroupAffectedAt riskSource
Total, all-cause mortalityBuspironeClinicalTrials.gov
Total, all-cause mortalityPlaceboClinicalTrials.gov
Total, other adverse eventsBuspirone020ClinicalTrials.gov
Total, other adverse eventsPlacebo120ClinicalTrials.gov
Total, serious adverse eventsBuspirone020ClinicalTrials.gov
Total, serious adverse eventsPlacebo020ClinicalTrials.gov

Papers 0

The papers the trial lists on ClinicalTrials.gov.

PMIDListed asSource

Grants 0

The grants NIH RePORTER links to the trial, newest funded first: NIH's, and some of AHRQ's, CDC's, FDA's and VA's. Each shows its title, principal investigators, organization and funder in its newest year.

ProjectTitlePrincipal investigatorsOrganizationFunderFiscal yearsSource

Trial comparisons 1

Comparisons of the trial's two groups, calculated by ConductScience from the counts it posted.

ComparisonSource
Buspirone vs Placebo: serious adverse eventsTrial comparisons

Tests 3

The ConductCognition tests this trial's registered outcomes name, as ScienceGraph matched them in trial-tests-2026-11-12-0.2.1.

TestNamed asSource
Stroop Color-Word TestPrimary outcomeConductCognition
Immediate and Delayed Memory TaskSecondary outcomeConductCognition
Probabilistic Reversal LearningSecondary outcomeConductCognition

Source 5

FieldValueSource
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Registry capture2026-11-12ClinicalTrials.gov
Results copy, AACT2026-03-23ClinicalTrials.gov
NIH clinical studies file2026-11-13ClinicalTrials.gov

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