The purpose of the study is to determine if cytidine 5'diphosphocholine (CDP-choline, a naturally occurring chemical in your body) has efficacy in reducing the methamphetamine craving of the subjects with methamphetamine dependence craving and helping them maintain the abstinence. In addition, investigators will measure the brain N-acetyl aspartate (a biologic marker for neuronal viability) level of participants to determine if brain deficits induced by methamphetamine may recover by taking CDP-choline.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
31
The subjects will be given 1g citicoline twice daily for a total of 8 weeks.
The Subjects will be given 2 tablets of placebo twice daily for 8 weeks. They will be taking the same quantity as the CDP-choline group.
Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
Urinary drug screening test
Time frame: 0-8 week visits
Craving symptoms
Time frame: 0-8 week visits
Depressive symptoms
Time frame: 0-8 week visits
Anxiety symptoms
Time frame: 0-8 week visits
Side effect check
Time frame: 1-8 week visits
Neuropsychological test battery
Time frame: 0, 8 week visits
Clinical Global Impression
Time frame: 0-8 week visits
Alcohol and tobacco use
Time frame: 0, 4, 8 week visits
Addiction severity index
Time frame: 0, 8 week visits
Withdrawal symptoms
Time frame: 0-8 week visits
Magnetic Resonance Scan
Time frame: 0, 8 week visits
Self-reported drug diary
Time frame: 0-8 week visits
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