Status:

COMPLETED

Acute Alcohol Response In Bipolar Disorder: a fMRI Study

Lead Sponsor:

University of Texas at Austin

Conditions:

Bipolar Disorder

Alcohol Drinking

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-26 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) affect up to 60% of individuals with bipolar disorder during their lifetime-a rate 3 to 5 times higher than what occurs in the general population. The mechanisms that cont...

Detailed Description

A total of 60 bipolar and healthy comparison subjects (n=30 per group, 21-26 years of age, 50% women, with no history of a moderate/severe AUD) will be recruited from the greater Austin area. Once rec...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria for all participants:
  • between 21 and 26 years of age
  • having consumed at least 4 (men) or 3 (women) drinks on a single occasion over the last year
  • euthymic at the time of study
  • Inclusion criteria for bipolar disorder participants:
  • \- Meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-5 Research Version (DSM-V-RV) diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder, confirmed by structured interview

Exclusion

  • For all subjects exclusion criteria include:
  • history of significant medical illness, particularly if possible changes in cerebral tissue
  • neurologic abnormality including significant head trauma (loss of consciousness of ≥5-min)
  • full Scale intelligence quotient (IQ) \<85
  • contraindication to MRI scanning
  • positive pregnancy test
  • current cannabis use disorder\>moderate
  • history of severe AUDs
  • scores \> 15 on the alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT; part of phone screen)
  • ever being in an abstinence-oriented treatment program for alcohol use
  • reporting wanting to quit drinking but not being able to
  • any medical, religious, or other reasons for not drinking alcohol
  • history of heart attack, heart trouble, high blood pressure, diabetes, or liver disease
  • an adverse reaction to alcoholic beverages
  • reporting never consuming 4 (men) or 3 (women) or more drinks on a single occasion over the last year
  • unwillingness to have a friend or family member drive them home after the alcohol administration sessions
  • a past year substance use disorder (other than alcohol, cannabis, or nicotine)
  • Additional exclusion criteria for bipolar disorder participants:
  • \- not taking medications for greater than or equal to 4 weeks (i.e. participants must be stable on medications)
  • Additional exclusion criteria for healthy comparison subjects also include:
  • any prior psychiatric hospitalizations
  • lifetime history of a neurodevelopmental disorder, affective disorder, psychotic disorder, eating disorder
  • greater than 1 month of lifetime psychotropic medication. -

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 22 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 31 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04063384

Start Date

July 22 2019

End Date

March 31 2024

Last Update

December 11 2025

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University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas, United States, 78712