Status:

COMPLETED

The Effects of Quetiapine (Seroquel XR) on Sleep During Alcohol Abstinence

Lead Sponsor:

Subhajit Chakravorty

Conditions:

Alcoholism

Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to determine how efficacy of quetiapine (seroquel XR) in improving the sleep in recovering alcohol dependent subjects.

Detailed Description

Sober alcohol dependent subjects frequently complain of difficulty falling asleep as well as staying asleep which may eventually lead to relapse. Novel antipsychotic medications such as quetiapine hav...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • subjects between the ages of 18-65 years, with a DSM-IV diagnosis of current alcohol dependence (past year), can speak, understand, and print in English, and is capable of giving written informed consent

Exclusion

  • Positive urine drug screen for opioids, cocaine, or amphetamine (excluding THC), dependence on other drugs excluding alcohol/nicotine/cannabis over the past year, unstable psychiatric, medical disorders, cataracts \[posterior capsular/ nuclear (grade NS3 or more), currently on any maintenance psychotropic medications affecting sleep, currently pregnant, nursing, or not using a reliable method of contraception; history of hypersensitivity to antipsychotic drugs, including quetiapine, severe cognitive impairment, severe untreated obstructive sleep apnea, and inadequately controlled diabetes mellitus.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

22 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00434876

Start Date

August 1 2007

End Date

December 1 2009

Last Update

August 9 2013

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Philadelphia, OPC

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19106