Varenicline for Alcohol Dependence

NCT ID: NCT01071187

Last Updated: 2010-09-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-03-31

Study Completion Date

2011-09-30

Brief Summary

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The varenicline for alcohol dependence trial investigates the efficacy of varenicline versus placebo for maintaining abstinence in the postacute treatment of alcohol dependent subjects. The main study hypothesis is that subjects treated with varenicline have more abstinent days during the study.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Alcohol Dependence

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Varenicline

Treatment with varenicline with 0,5mg daily on day 1-3, 1mg daily on day 4-7 and 2mg daily on day 8-84.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Varenicline

Intervention Type DRUG

Varenicline 0,5mg daily on day 1-3, Varenicline 1mg daily on day 4-7 and Varenicline 2mg on day 8-84.

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Interventions

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Varenicline

Varenicline 0,5mg daily on day 1-3, Varenicline 1mg daily on day 4-7 and Varenicline 2mg on day 8-84.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* diagnosis of alcohol dependence according to DSM IV
* inpatient or outpatient
* last alcohol consumption within 7-21 days before randomisation
* subjects must have gone through a detoxification program and must be free of withdrawal symptoms at randomisation
* diagnosis of nicotine dependence according to DSM IV
* sufficient knowledge of the german language
* subject is able to follow verbal and written instructions
* subject is enabled to consent
* ability of subject to understand character and individual consequences of the clinical trial
* signed and dated informed consent of the subject must bei available before start of any specific trial procedures
* subject must have a clearly stated desire to stay abstinent
* women who are postmenopausal for more than two years or women with childbearing potential who practicing two years can participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

* alcohol withdrawal delirium during last alcohol detoxification
* alcohol induced dementia
* severe renal insufficiency
* detoxification against subject's will
* women who are pregnant or breastfeeding or planning to become pregnant during the trial
* women with childbearing potential who not practicing a medically accepted contraception during the trial
* subjects with a known psychiatric disorder requiring treatment including a major depressive disorder, a substance dependence or abuse (besides nicotine, alcohol and cannabis)a psychosis or a dissocial personality disorder according to DSM-IV
* elevated suicide risk, defined as one positive question in the suicide section of the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.)
* subjects with acute depression, defined as a HAMD17 (german version) sum score \> 9 or a BDI (german version) sum score \> 12
* clinically relevant acute or chronic progressive neurologic, gastrointestinel, cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, hematological, endocrine, dermatological or respiratory disease
* severe infection, a alcohol-induced hepatitis or a uncontrolled arterial hypertension
* use of any medication that can effect on alcohol consumption within 14 days of study initiation including antidepressants, antipsychotics, anticonvulsives, benzodiazepines (besides given in the contect of the detoxification program, anticraving drugs as naltrexone, acamprosate and disulfiram and nicotine substitutes
* subjects with following lab parameters: AST upper fivehold normal limit, PTT \< 50%, leucocytes \<2/nl, haemoglobin \< 9g/dl, thrombocytes \< 80/nl, creatinine \> 1,5mg/dl and creatinine clearance \< 30ml/min
* history of cancer in 5 last years
* known allergy against ingredient of study drug
* history of myocardial infarction or stroke
* participation in a clinical trial during last 90 days prior to screening
* clinically relevant visual disturbance or ear disease
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Pfizer

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Department of psychiatry and psychotherapy, university medical center of the Johannes Gutenberg-university Mainz

Principal Investigators

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Fehr Christoph, PD Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of psychiatry and psychotherapy, university medical center mainz of the Johannes Gutenberg-university mainz

Locations

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Department of psychiatry, psychosomatics and psychotherapie, Markus hospital, Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Department of psychiatry and psychotherapy, University medical center of the Johannes Gutenberg.university Mainz

Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Germany

Central Contacts

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Markus Dr. Lorscheider, clinical coordinator

Role: CONTACT

+496131176103

Christoph Dr. Fehr, coordinating investigator

Role: CONTACT

+4969-9533-4000

Facility Contacts

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Christoph Fehr, PD Dr. med.

Role: primary

+49-69-9533-4000

Markus Lorscheider, Dr. med.

Role: primary

+49-6131-17-6103

Other Identifiers

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2009-015537-67

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2009-08-17

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id