RecruitingPhase 2NCT06125054

Ketamine and Neurofeedback-Training: Effects on Neuroplasticity in Cocaine Addiction

Boosting and Guiding Neuroplasticity by Combining Ketamine with Neurofeedback-assisted Learning - Towards an Individualized and Integrated Pharmaco-psychotherapy for Cocaine Addiction


Sponsor

Dr. med. Marcus Herdener

Enrollment

120 participants

Start Date

Feb 5, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of the combination of ketamine and realtime functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) neurofeedback training in individuals with cocaine use disorder. The main questions the investigators aim to answer are: * Can the investigators observe a positive, significant effect on percentage of cocaine use days of both interventions combined as well as stand alone interventions? * Is there a significant transfer effect of the neurofeedback training? * Is there a significant, ketamine-dependent change in glutamate levels in the nucleus accumbens? Participants will be given ketamine and a realtime fMRI neurofeedback training. Both interventions are placebo-controlled. The investigators will compare the four intervention groups to investigate the effects of the stand-alone effects of the intervention and the combination of it.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 55 Years

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This clinical trial is studying a drug called Ketamine, a drug called Placebo, and others for people with cocaine dependence and cocaine use disorder. The study is currently recruiting participants at 1 location.

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Interventions

DRUGKetamine

single dose of ketamine (0.71mg/kg bodyweight i.v. over 40 minutes)

DRUGPlacebo

single dose of placebo (0.9% saline solution i.v. over 40 minutes)

BEHAVIORALreal-time fMRI neurofeedback training

Real-time fMRI based neurofeedback over 20 minutes where participants are instructed to perform reward imagery. The feedback is based on an experimental region. The training is repeated three times.

BEHAVIORALsham real-time fMRI neurofeedback training

Sham real-time fMRI neurofeedback training over 20 minutes where participants are instructed to perform reward imagery. The feedback is based on a control region. The training is repeated three times.


Locations(1)

Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich

Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland

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