Treatment for Caffeine Dependence

NCT01951872 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 82

Last updated 2017-08-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Recent research has shown that some individuals become addicted to or dependent on caffeine and are unable to quit or reduce caffeine consumption despite a persistent desire to do so. The aims of the current study are to characterize caffeine use among individuals with physical or psychological dependence on caffeine and evaluate a manual-based intervention to promote caffeine reduction and cessation.

Conditions

  • Caffeine Use Disorder (DSM-5 Condition for Further Study)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Manual-based treatment for caffeine dependence

Participants will meet with a counselor to discuss plans for caffeine reduction or cessation, and they will receive a manual-based treatment to help guide them through caffeine reduction or cessation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Roland R Griffiths, PhD · Johns Hopkins University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-09-30
Primary Completion
2017-03-31
Completion
2017-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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