N-acetylcysteine in Alcohol Dependence

NCT ID: NCT00568087

Last Updated: 2020-03-18

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

46 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-12-31

Study Completion Date

2009-08-31

Brief Summary

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The present study is designed to find out if N-acetylcysteine works in reducing alcohol drinking and craving.

Detailed Description

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The 2 groups (placebo and N-acetylcysteine) will be compared in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. The total study duration is 9 weeks which includes a 1-week screening period and an 8-week randomized study drug treatment period.

Conditions

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Alcoholism

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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N-acetylcysteine

Patients will take oral N-acetylcysteine 900 mg/day for 1 week, 1800 mg/day for 1 week, 2700 mg/day for 1 week, and then 3600 mg/day.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

N-acetylcysteine

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will take oral N-acetylcysteine 900 mg/day for 1 week, 1800 mg/day for 1 week, 2700 mg/day for 1 week, and then 3600 mg/day.

Placebo

Patients will take oral placebo (identical matching placebo) during the study period.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients will take oral placebo (identical matching placebo) during the study period.

Interventions

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N-acetylcysteine

Patients will take oral N-acetylcysteine 900 mg/day for 1 week, 1800 mg/day for 1 week, 2700 mg/day for 1 week, and then 3600 mg/day.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Patients will take oral placebo (identical matching placebo) during the study period.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* age 18 - 65
* alcohol dependence by DSM-IV
* heavy drinking at least 4 times in the past month
* able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* current drug abuse or dependence by DSM-IV criteria (except nicotine or cannabis)
* current psychotic disorders, bipolar disorders, or cognitive disorders
* current suicidal or homicidal ideation
* positive illicit drug screen (except cannabis)
* Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol, Revised \>15
* initiation of individual therapy or counseling in the past 3 months
* changes in doses of psychiatric medications in the past 3 months
* clinically unstable cardiac, hepatic, renal, neurologic, or pulmonary disease
* current use of naltrexone, disulfiram or acamprosate
* pregnant or nursing women, or inadequate birth control methods in women of childbearing potential
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Minnesota Veterans Medical Research and Education Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center

FED

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gihyun Yoon

Psychiatrist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Gihyun Yoon, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Locations

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Minneapolis VA Medical Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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Protocol #3852-B

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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