Status:

COMPLETED

Memantine in Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors

Lead Sponsor:

University of Chicago

Conditions:

Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder)

Dermatillomania

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This study is 8 weeks long and involves subjects taking memantine or placebo. If they are randomly assigned to the memantine arm and are eligible to participate in the study, they will begin by taking...

Detailed Description

The goal of the proposed study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of memantine in 100 subjects with DSM-5 trichotillomania (TTM) or skin picking disorder (SPD). The hypothesis to be tested is tha...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • men and women age ≥18 years;
  • current DSM-5 trichotillomania or skin picking disorder; and
  • Ability to understand and sign the consent form.

Exclusion

  • Unstable medical illness based on history or clinically significant abnormalities on baseline physical examination
  • Current pregnancy or lactation, or inadequate contraception in women of childbearing potential
  • Subjects considered an immediate suicide risk based on the Columbia Suicide Severity rating Scale (C-SSRS) (www.cssrs.columbia.edu/docs)
  • Past 12-month DSM-5 diagnosis of psychosis, bipolar disorder, mania, or a substance or alcohol use disorder
  • Illegal substance use based on urine toxicology screening
  • Stable dose of medications for at least the past 3 months
  • Previous treatment with memantine
  • Cognitive impairment that interferes with the capacity to understand and self-administer medication or provide written informed consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 15 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 8 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04792645

Start Date

June 15 2021

End Date

July 8 2022

Last Update

September 19 2024

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University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637

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