Status:

RECRUITING

Off-Label Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder Among Patients With HIV: Pilot Study 1

Lead Sponsor:

Yale University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Conditions:

Alcohol Use Disorder

Hiv

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-99 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This study seeks to determine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of an intervention consisting of off-label use of a medication with strong efficacy data for alcohol use disorder...

Detailed Description

This is a series of three open-label pilot studies that consist of a 12-week intervention including off-label use of medication with MM and a clinical pharmacist-delivered behavioral intervention to t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • diagnosed with HIV
  • Receive care at the Atlanta VA Healthcare System
  • Age 18 or over
  • Meet criteria for mild, moderate, or severe alcohol use disorder by the DSM-5 Alcohol Symptom Checklist and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) screen
  • Have evidence of significant alcohol use: PEth \> 20ng/ml
  • Prescribed \>=5 medications
  • Have cell phone or reliable contact number
  • Can provide written informed consent

Exclusion

  • Active engagement in formal alcohol treatment including medications for alcohol use disorder at the time of enrollment
  • Self-report or laboratory test confirming pregnancy, nursing, or trying to conceive
  • Life-threatening or unstable medical, surgical, or psychiatric condition that prohibits participation (including current or past intent to harm oneself or others within the prior 12 months and not receiving treatment
  • Untreated moderate to severe opioid use disorder
  • Residence out of state
  • Inability to read or understand English
  • History of serious hypersensitivity or adverse reaction to study medication
  • Taking potentially interactive medication(s): eplerenone, potassium supplementation, lithium, digoxin, cholestyramine, heparin and low-molecular weight heparin for spironolactone)
  • Hyperkalemia defined as serum potassium ≥ 5.0 mEq/L on the most recent laboratory test performed in the past 60 days prior to enrollment or Addison's disease or estimated glomerular filtration rate \<50 mL/min/1.73 m2 (for spironolactone)
  • Creatinine level of ≥1.5 mg/dl (for spironolactone)
  • Already prescribed the pilot medication at the time of study recruitment.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 6 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06004830

Start Date

November 6 2023

End Date

January 1 2027

Last Update

October 30 2025

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Atlanta VA Medical Center

Decatur, Georgia, United States, 30033