Do Treatments for Smoking Cessation Affect Alcohol Drinking?

NCT ID: NCT00580645

Last Updated: 2018-02-07

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-04-30

Study Completion Date

2016-11-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of smoking cessation medications on alcohol drinking. Effect of 2mg/day, 1mg/day, placebo varenicline was evaluated.

Following 7 days of medication pre-treatment to achieve steady state levels, participants complete a laboratory session assessing alcohol self-administration behavior.

Study enrolls heavy drinking smokers (not tested under nicotine deprivation), non-daily smokers, and nonsmokers. Volunteers are administered either varenicline (Chantix) or placebo.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Alcohol Drinking

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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varenicline

varenicline 1mg/day or 2mg/day

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

varenicline

Intervention Type DRUG

2mg/day or 1mg/day with 1-week medication lead-in period.

Placebo

Placebo Controlled

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo

Interventions

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varenicline

2mg/day or 1mg/day with 1-week medication lead-in period.

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Chantix

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 21 years old or older
* Able to read and write in English
* Smokers, non-daily smokers, and non-smokers
* Heavy Drinkers and/or meet criteria for alcohol use disorders

Exclusion Criteria

* Any significant current medical or psychiatric conditions that would contraindicate the consumption of alcohol
* Significant hepatocellular injury
* Positive test result 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
* Specific exclusions for administration of bupropion not specified above including: having taken monoamine inhibitors in the past six weeks; history of anorexia or bulimia; previous hypersensitivity to bupropion; history of alcohol or drug dependence in the past year; history of seizure disorder of any etiology
* 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 study
* Subjects likely to exhibit clinically significant alcohol withdrawal during the study
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Yale University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sherry McKee

Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Sherry A McKee, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Yale University

Locations

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Yale Center for Clinical Investigation and Yale Behavioral Pharmacology Laboratory

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Roberts W, McKee SA. Effects of varenicline on cognitive performance in heavy drinkers: Dose-response effects and associations with drinking outcomes. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2018 Feb;26(1):49-57. doi: 10.1037/pha0000161.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29389170 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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R01AA015596-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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HIC0702002391

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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