Status:

COMPLETED

Alcohol: Thiamine and or Magnesium 1

Lead Sponsor:

Glasgow Royal Infirmary

Conditions:

Alcohol Withdrawal

Lactic Acidosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-100 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Patients who suffer Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) have a 30-80% incidence of thiamine deficiency causing Wernicke's Encephalopathy (WE). Intravenous (IV) thiamine replacement is standard practice in the...

Detailed Description

This is a 3- arm randomised, open label, controlled study in a cohort of alcoholic patients admitted through A\&E. Patients will be randomised to concurrent infusion of one of the following: * Arm 1:...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Written informed consent
  • Male or non-pregnant or breastfeeding females ≥18 years of age For women of child-bearing potential a negative pregnancy test will be required prior to treatment.
  • (Women of non-childbearing potential are defined as those defined as women who are post-menopausal or permanently sterilised (e.g. hysterectomy, tubal occlusion, bilateral salpingectomy).
  • • Chronic alcohol dependence as confirmed by
  • FAST questionnaire
  • GMAWS scale

Exclusion

  • Unable to give consent
  • Less than 18 years of age
  • Chronic renal or hepatic failure/hepatic encephalopathy (investigator assessment as documented in past medical history i.e. Clinical Portal.)
  • Known hypersensitivity or previous allergy to any of the active substances in either trial medication, or to excipients
  • Severe concurrent medical condition that would prevent participation in study procedures (e.g. myasthenia gravis, clinically significant cardiac disease, or cardiac failure with severe pulmonary oedema)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 16 2016

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 19 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

127 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03466528

Start Date

December 16 2016

End Date

June 19 2018

Last Update

July 31 2019

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Glasgow Royal Infirmary

Glasgow, United Kingdom, G4 0SF