Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Varenicline on Fixed-Dose Alcohol Administration in Participants With Alcohol Use Disorders

Lead Sponsor:

Yale University

Conditions:

Alcohol Reactivity

Eligibility:

All Genders

21+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is the examine the effect of varenicline on cognition to a high dose (0.08 g/dL) of alcohol (vs. placebo alcohol) over the ascending and descending limb of the blood alcohol ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 21 years old or older
  • Able to read and write in English
  • Smokers and nonsmokers
  • Meet criteria for alcohol use disorders
  • Currently enrolled in NCT00580645

Exclusion

  • Any significant current medical or psychiatric conditions that would contraindicate the consumption of alcohol
  • Significant hepatocellular injury
  • Positive test results at intake appointments on urine drug screens conducted for opiates, cocaine, or benzodiazepines
  • Women who are pregnant or nursing
  • Suicidal, homicidal, or evidence of severe mental illness
  • Prescription of any psychotropic drug in the 30 days prior to study enrollment
  • Blood donation within the past 8 weeks
  • Individuals who are seeking treatment for drinking or smoking or who have attempted to quit drinking or smoking within the past 3 months
  • Known allergy to varenicline or taking H2blockers
  • Participation within the past 8 weeks in other studies that involve additive blood sampling and/or interventional measures that would be considered excessive in combination with the current protocol
  • Subjects likely to exhibit clinically significant alcohol withdrawal during the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

44 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01000987

Start Date

October 1 2009

End Date

November 1 2016

Last Update

February 19 2018

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Yale Center for Clinical Investigation, Yale Human Behavioral Pharmacology Laboratory

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06519