Efficacy of Clonidine in Reducing Craving in Inpatients With Cocaine and Crack Use Disorder

Summary

This is a single-center, randomized intervention study in a volunteer population of patients with cocaine/crack use disorder to evaluate the pharmacological treatment of cocaine/crack craving, comparing the drug clonidine with the active placebo clonazepam.

Timeline

Start

2026-01-28

Primary completion

2026-07

Completion

2027-07

Publications

• Background Roque Bravo R, Faria AC, Brito-da-Costa AM, Carmo H, Mladenka P, Dias da Silva D, Remiao F, On Behalf Of The Oemonom Researchers. Cocaine: An Updated Overview on Chemistry, Detection, Biokinetics, and Pharmacotoxicological Aspects including Abuse Pattern. Toxins (Basel). 2022 Apr 13;14(4):278. doi: 10.3390/toxins14040278.

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