NCT02138058

Topiramate Trial for Compulsive Buying

Double Blind Controlled Trial of Topiramate for Compulsive Buying

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 42 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

It is a double blind controlled study to test the hypothesis that Topiramate is more effective than placebo in the treatment of compulsive buying, during a period of 12 weeks

Detailed description

Compulsive buying is a prevalent disorder with no approved pharmacological treatment. Previous reports suggest that topiramate could be useful in reducing impulsivity in pathological gambling and other impulse control disorders, as well as craving in substance addictions. The goal of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of topiramate combined with brief cognitive restructuring in treating compulsive buying, compared with just cognitive restructuring treatment+placebo.

Conditions

• Compulsive Shopping

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Topiramate
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive restructuring intervention	4 sessions of a manualized cognitive restructuring intervention for compulsive buying

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-01-01
• Primary completion: 2016-06-01
• Completion: 2016-06-01
• First posted: 2014-05-14
• Last updated: 2017-05-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil