Clinical Study to Determine if Ecopipam Can Reduce Urges to Gamble
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01215357 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: October 6, 2010
Results First Posted
: February 12, 2013
Last Update Posted
: March 8, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Pathological Gambling | Drug: Ecopipam | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 34 participants |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Participant) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Ecopipam Treatment of Pathological Gambling |
Study Start Date : | October 2010 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 2012 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | August 2012 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Ecopipam
Ecopipam is a selective antagonist of one the classes of dopamine receptor.
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Drug: Ecopipam
50mg tablets
Other Names:
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- Statistically Significant (p<0.05) Decrease From Baseline in Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale Modified for Pathological Gambling [ Time Frame: Baseline and 6 weeks ]This scale assesses the severity of gambling urges and gambling behaviors. The study anticipates that there will be a reduction in either or both of these assessments. The range is from a minimum of 0 to a maximum of 40, where zero means no gambling urges occurred.
- Type, Frequency and Severity of Side Effects [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]All side effects of the drug will be monitored and recorded
- Statistically Significant Changes in the Gambling Symptom Assessment Scale [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]It is expected that there will be decreases in this scale
- Effects on the Clinical Global Impression [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ]Clinician's Global Impression is used assess severity and changes in clinical symptoms during and at the end of the study

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject must be diagnosed with Pathological Gambling according to DSMIV criteria
- Subject must have at least 2 episodes of gambling behavior within the previous 2 weeks before screening
- Subject must have gambling urges of at least moderate intensity
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects must not have unstable medical illness or clinically significant abnormalities on lab tests, ECG, or physical exam
- Subjects with major depressive episode within the last 2 years
- Subjects with a history of attempted suicide
- Subjects with first degree relative with major depressive episode that resulted in hospitalization, attempted or completed suicide
- Subjects with a history of epilepsy or seizures
- Subjects with a myocardial infarction (heart attack) with in the last 6 months
- Subjects with a lifetime history of bipolar disorder, dementia, schizophrenia, or any psychotic disorder
- Subjects with current of recent DSM-IV diagnosis of substance abuse or dependence (with the exception of nicotine)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01215357
United States, California | |
University of California, Los Angeles | |
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095 | |
United States, Connecticut | |
Yale University | |
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06519 | |
United States, Iowa | |
Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa | |
Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242 | |
United States, Minnesota | |
University of Minnesota School of Medicine | |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55454 |
Principal Investigator: | Jon Grant, MD | Univ. of Minnesota | |
Principal Investigator: | Donald Black, MD | Iowa University | |
Principal Investigator: | Timothy Fong, MD | University of California, Los Angeles | |
Principal Investigator: | Marc Potenza, MD | Yale University |
Additional Information:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Psyadon Pharma |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01215357 History of Changes |
Obsolete Identifiers: | NCT01198951 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
PSY201 |
First Posted: | October 6, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | February 12, 2013 |
Last Update Posted: | March 8, 2013 |
Last Verified: | February 2013 |
Keywords provided by Psyadon Pharma:
Pathological Gambling ecopipam Dopamine |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Gambling Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders Mental Disorders Ecopipam Antipsychotic Agents Tranquilizing Agents Central Nervous System Depressants |
Physiological Effects of Drugs Psychotropic Drugs Dopamine Antagonists Dopamine Agents Neurotransmitter Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action |