2015
Catehol‐o‐methyltransferase gene Val158met polymorphism as a potential predictor of response to computer‐assisted delivery of cognitive‐behavioral therapy among cocaine‐dependent individuals: Preliminary findings from a randomized controlled trial
Carroll KM, Herman A, DeVito EE, Frankforter TL, Potenza MN, Sofuoglu M. Catehol‐o‐methyltransferase gene Val158met polymorphism as a potential predictor of response to computer‐assisted delivery of cognitive‐behavioral therapy among cocaine‐dependent individuals: Preliminary findings from a randomized controlled trial. American Journal On Addictions 2015, 24: 443-451. PMID: 25930952, PMCID: PMC4516567, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyComputerized cognitive behavioral therapyVal carriersStandard treatmentCocaine-dependent individualsCocaine useStandard methadone maintenance treatmentComputer-assisted deliveryMethadone maintenance treatmentMet/Met genotypeRate of participantsSignificant treatment conditionLess cocaine useCOMT Val108/158Met polymorphismPreliminary data pointUncontrolled studiesMaintenance treatmentContinuous abstinenceTreatment outcomesTreatment responseWeek trialMet genotypePotential biomarkersBehavioral therapyVal108/158Met polymorphism
2014
Hippocampal volume mediates the relationship between measures of pre-treatment cocaine use and within-treatment cocaine abstinence
Xu J, Kober H, Wang X, DeVito EE, Carroll KM, Potenza MN. Hippocampal volume mediates the relationship between measures of pre-treatment cocaine use and within-treatment cocaine abstinence. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2014, 143: 74-80. PMID: 25115748, PMCID: PMC4165405, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine-dependent patientsHippocampal volumeTreatment outcomesCocaine useCocaine use severityCocaine-negative urine samplesGreater hippocampal volumePoor treatment outcomesPatient groupTreatment trialsContinuous abstinenceHigh-resolution magnetic resonance brain imagesTreatment responseIndividualized treatmentHealthy comparison individualsPatientsCocaine abstinenceCocaine dependenceBehavioral therapyCocaine-related cuesMore daysUrine samplesContingency managementSignificant differencesSignificant correlation