Conditions: Kleptomania
Keywords: Compulsive Stealing Compulsive Shoplifting
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 12
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The goal of the proposed study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of memantine in kleptomania.

Detailed description:
The proposed study will consist of 8 weeks of treatment with memantine in 10 subjects with kleptomania. The hypothesis to be tested is that memantine will be effective in reducing the urges to steal in patients with kleptomania. The proposed study will provide needed data on the treatment of a disabling disorder that currently lacks a clearly effective treatment.

Arms:
arm 1: Memantine 10-30mg

Interventions: intervention 1: Memantine
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: 10-30mg, daily for 8 weeks

Protocol document: