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

PHASE2RecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

120

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 5, 2024

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2025

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2026

Conditions
Cocaine Use DisorderCocaine Dependence
Interventions
DRUG

Ketamine

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

DRUG

Placebo

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

BEHAVIORAL

real-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.

BEHAVIORAL

sham 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.

Trial Locations (1)

8032

RECRUITING

Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

University of Zurich

OTHER

collaborator

University of Vienna

OTHER

collaborator

University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

OTHER

lead

Dr. med. Marcus Herdener

OTHER