Trial Outcomes & Findings for Pharmacotherapy and Mechanisms of Sleep Disturbance in Alcohol Dependence (NCT NCT01014533)

NCT ID: NCT01014533

Last Updated: 2017-12-06

Results Overview

Electrophysiological measures of sleep stages: percent of total sleep time in stage 2 sleep

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

59 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

1 week

Results posted on

2017-12-06

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Placebo
Alcohol-dependent subjects spend 3 nights in the UM sleep lab, then are randomized to receive placebo for one week. They then return to the sleep lab for the same procedures. Placebo dispensed to subjects: Alcohol-dependent subjects have polysomnography in the UM Sleep Lab for three nights, then are randomized to receive placebo for 11 days, (1 pill to represent 600mg at bedtime on nights 1 and 2, 2 pills to represent 1200mg at bedtime on nights 3-10, and 1 pill to represent 600mg at bedtime on night 11, then D/C). They return to the Sleep Lab for polysomnography on nights 8 - 10 of medication so their sleep data can be compared.
Gabapentin
Alcohol-dependent subjects are randomized to receive gabapentin after spending 3 baseline nights in the UM sleep lab. On nights 1 -2 of medication, the dose is 600 mg by mouth 30 min before bedtime. On nights 3-10, the dose is 1200 mg by mouth 30 min before bedtime. On nights 8 -10 of medication, subjects return to the UM sleep lab and complete 3 sleep nights with the same procedures. On night 11, the dose is reduced to 600 mg by mouth 30 min before bedtime, and then stopped.
Overall Study
STARTED
29
30
Overall Study
COMPLETED
24
25
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
5
5

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Placebo
Alcohol-dependent subjects spend 3 nights in the UM sleep lab, then are randomized to receive placebo for one week. They then return to the sleep lab for the same procedures. Placebo dispensed to subjects: Alcohol-dependent subjects have polysomnography in the UM Sleep Lab for three nights, then are randomized to receive placebo for 11 days, (1 pill to represent 600mg at bedtime on nights 1 and 2, 2 pills to represent 1200mg at bedtime on nights 3-10, and 1 pill to represent 600mg at bedtime on night 11, then D/C). They return to the Sleep Lab for polysomnography on nights 8 - 10 of medication so their sleep data can be compared.
Gabapentin
Alcohol-dependent subjects are randomized to receive gabapentin after spending 3 baseline nights in the UM sleep lab. On nights 1 -2 of medication, the dose is 600 mg by mouth 30 min before bedtime. On nights 3-10, the dose is 1200 mg by mouth 30 min before bedtime. On nights 8 -10 of medication, subjects return to the UM sleep lab and complete 3 sleep nights with the same procedures. On night 11, the dose is reduced to 600 mg by mouth 30 min before bedtime, and then stopped.
Overall Study
Protocol Violation
3
2
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
2
0
Overall Study
unable to come to appointment
0
3

Baseline Characteristics

Pharmacotherapy and Mechanisms of Sleep Disturbance in Alcohol Dependence

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Placebo
n=29 Participants
Alcohol-dependent subjects spend 3 nights in the University of Michigan (UM) sleep lab, then are randomized to receive placebo for one week. They then return to the sleep lab for the same procedures. Placebo dispensed to subjects: Alcohol-dependent subjects have polysomnography in the University of Michigan (UM) Sleep Lab for three nights, then are randomized to receive placebo for 11 days, (1 pill to represent 600mg at bedtime on nights 1 and 2, 2 pills to represent 1200mg at bedtime on nights 3-10, and 1 pill to represent 600mg at bedtime on night 11, then D/C). They return to the Sleep Lab for polysomnography on nights 8 - 10 of medication so their sleep data can be compared.
Gabapentin
n=30 Participants
Alcohol-dependent subjects are randomized to receive gabapentin after spending 3 baseline nights in the UM sleep lab. On nights 1 and 2 of medication, the dose is 600 mg by mouth 30 min before bedtime. On nights 3-10, the dose is 1200 mg by mouth 30 min before bedtime. On nights 8 -10 of medication, subjects return to the UM sleep lab and complete 3 sleep nights with the same procedures. On night 11, the dose is reduced to 600 mg by mouth 30 min before bedtime, and then stopped.
Total
n=59 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
34.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.5 • n=5 Participants
37.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.9 • n=7 Participants
36.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.8 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
7 Participants
n=7 Participants
13 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
23 Participants
n=5 Participants
23 Participants
n=7 Participants
46 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
4 Participants
n=7 Participants
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
27 Participants
n=5 Participants
26 Participants
n=7 Participants
53 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
7 Participants
n=7 Participants
13 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
21 Participants
n=5 Participants
19 Participants
n=7 Participants
40 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
4 Participants
n=7 Participants
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
21 Participants
n=5 Participants
19 Participants
n=7 Participants
40 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
7 Participants
n=7 Participants
13 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
4 Participants
n=7 Participants
6 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
29 Participants
n=5 Participants
30 Participants
n=7 Participants
59 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 1 week

Electrophysiological measures of sleep stages: percent of total sleep time in stage 2 sleep

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Placebo
n=24 Participants
Alcohol-dependent subjects spend 3 nights in the UM sleep lab, then are randomized to receive placebo for one week. They then return to the sleep lab for the same procedures. Placebo dispensed to subjects: Alcohol-dependent subjects have polysomnography in the UM Sleep Lab for three nights, then are randomized to receive placebo for 11 days, (1 pill to represent 600mg at bedtime on nights 1 and 2, 2 pills to represent 1200mg at bedtime on nights 3-10, and 1 pill to represent 600mg at bedtime on night 11, then D/C). They return to the Sleep Lab for polysomnography on nights 8 - 10 of medication so their sleep data can be compared.
Gabapentin
n=25 Participants
Alcohol-dependent subjects are randomized to receive gabapentin after spending 3 baseline nights in the UM sleep lab. On nights1 and 2 of medication, the dose is 600 mg by mouth 30 min before bedtime. On nights 3-10, the dose is 1200 mg by mouth 30 min before bedtime. On nights 8 -10 of medication, subjects return to the UM sleep lab and complete 3 sleep nights with the same procedures. On night 11, the dose is reduced to 600 mg by mouth 30 min before bedtime, and then stopped.
Percentage of Total Sleep Time in Stage 2 Sleep Pre- and Post-study Medication (Stage 2 Percent)
Stage 2 % pre-intervention
51.3 percentage of total sleep time
Standard Deviation 8.2
53.8 percentage of total sleep time
Standard Deviation 9.2
Percentage of Total Sleep Time in Stage 2 Sleep Pre- and Post-study Medication (Stage 2 Percent)
Stage 2 % post-intervention
50.2 percentage of total sleep time
Standard Deviation 7.9
59.6 percentage of total sleep time
Standard Deviation 9.0

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 1 week

Wake time after sleep onset (WASO) (number of minutes awake throughout the night after initial sleep onset)

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Placebo
n=24 Participants
Alcohol-dependent subjects spend 3 nights in the UM sleep lab, then are randomized to receive placebo for one week. They then return to the sleep lab for the same procedures. Placebo dispensed to subjects: Alcohol-dependent subjects have polysomnography in the UM Sleep Lab for three nights, then are randomized to receive placebo for 11 days, (1 pill to represent 600mg at bedtime on nights 1 and 2, 2 pills to represent 1200mg at bedtime on nights 3-10, and 1 pill to represent 600mg at bedtime on night 11, then D/C). They return to the Sleep Lab for polysomnography on nights 8 - 10 of medication so their sleep data can be compared.
Gabapentin
n=25 Participants
Alcohol-dependent subjects are randomized to receive gabapentin after spending 3 baseline nights in the UM sleep lab. On nights1 and 2 of medication, the dose is 600 mg by mouth 30 min before bedtime. On nights 3-10, the dose is 1200 mg by mouth 30 min before bedtime. On nights 8 -10 of medication, subjects return to the UM sleep lab and complete 3 sleep nights with the same procedures. On night 11, the dose is reduced to 600 mg by mouth 30 min before bedtime, and then stopped.
Wake Time After Sleep Onset (WASO) Measured in Sleep Laboratory Recordings Pre- and Post- Study Medication
pre-intervention
16.7 minutes
Standard Deviation 12.5
26.5 minutes
Standard Deviation 19.7
Wake Time After Sleep Onset (WASO) Measured in Sleep Laboratory Recordings Pre- and Post- Study Medication
post-intervention
21.9 minutes
Standard Deviation 20.4
14.2 minutes
Standard Deviation 11.6

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 12 weeks

Relapse to any drinking is counted as participants who drank any beverage alcohol from end of sleep laboratory study (night 10) to twelve weeks later

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Placebo
n=24 Participants
Alcohol-dependent subjects spend 3 nights in the UM sleep lab, then are randomized to receive placebo for one week. They then return to the sleep lab for the same procedures. Placebo dispensed to subjects: Alcohol-dependent subjects have polysomnography in the UM Sleep Lab for three nights, then are randomized to receive placebo for 11 days, (1 pill to represent 600mg at bedtime on nights 1 and 2, 2 pills to represent 1200mg at bedtime on nights 3-10, and 1 pill to represent 600mg at bedtime on night 11, then D/C). They return to the Sleep Lab for polysomnography on nights 8 - 10 of medication so their sleep data can be compared.
Gabapentin
n=25 Participants
Alcohol-dependent subjects are randomized to receive gabapentin after spending 3 baseline nights in the UM sleep lab. On nights1 and 2 of medication, the dose is 600 mg by mouth 30 min before bedtime. On nights 3-10, the dose is 1200 mg by mouth 30 min before bedtime. On nights 8 -10 of medication, subjects return to the UM sleep lab and complete 3 sleep nights with the same procedures. On night 11, the dose is reduced to 600 mg by mouth 30 min before bedtime, and then stopped.
Relapse to Any Drinking
13 Participants
14 Participants

Adverse Events

Placebo

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 2 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Gabapentin

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 4 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Placebo
n=29 participants at risk
Alcohol-dependent subjects spend 3 nights in the UM sleep lab, then are randomized to receive placebo for one week. They then return to the sleep lab for the same procedures. Placebo dispensed to subjects: Alcohol-dependent subjects have polysomnography in the UM Sleep Lab for three nights, then are randomized to receive placebo for 11 days, (1 pill to represent 600mg at bedtime on nights 1 and 2, 2 pills to represent 1200mg at bedtime on nights 3-10, and 1 pill to represent 600mg at bedtime on night 11, then D/C). They return to the Sleep Lab for polysomnography on nights 8 - 10 of medication so their sleep data can be compared.
Gabapentin
n=30 participants at risk
Alcohol-dependent subjects are randomized to receive gabapentin after spending 3 baseline nights in the UM sleep lab. On nights 1 and 2 of medication, the dose is 600 mg by mouth 30 min before bedtime. On nights 3-10, the dose is 1200 mg by mouth 30 min before bedtime. On nights 8 -10 of medication, subjects return to the UM sleep lab and complete 3 sleep nights with the same procedures. On night 11, the dose is reduced to 600 mg by mouth 30 min before bedtime, and then stopped.
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
cold
0.00%
0/29 • 10 days
6.7%
2/30 • 10 days
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
cough
0.00%
0/29 • 10 days
6.7%
2/30 • 10 days
Psychiatric disorders
irritability
6.9%
2/29 • 10 days
0.00%
0/30 • 10 days

Additional Information

Kirk Brower

University of Michigan

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place