Does Guanfacine Attenuate Stress-Induced Drinking?

NCT ID: NCT02164422

Last Updated: 2021-07-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

70 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-06-30

Study Completion Date

2020-03-31

Brief Summary

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Evaluating the effect of guanfacine on alcohol consumption. The investigators hypothesize that guanfacine versus placebo will decrease the amount of alcohol consumption (mls consumed) during the 2-hour self-administration period across two laboratory sessions.

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 Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Guanfacine 3mg/day

Guanfacine 3mg/day

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Guanfacine 3mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

3 mg/day Guanfacine with 3-week lead-in period. Maintained at steady state throughout lab sessions. After lab sessions, given taper supply of medication. Follow up 2 weeks after completion of taper.

Guanfacine 1.5mg/day

Guanfacine 1.5mg/day

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Guanfacine 1.5mg/day

Intervention Type DRUG

1.5 mg/day Guanfacine with 3-week lead-in period. Maintained at steady state throughout lab sessions. After lab sessions, given taper supply of medication. Follow up 2 weeks after completion of taper.

Placebo

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Guanfacine 3mg/day

3 mg/day Guanfacine with 3-week lead-in period. Maintained at steady state throughout lab sessions. After lab sessions, given taper supply of medication. Follow up 2 weeks after completion of taper.

Intervention Type DRUG

Guanfacine 1.5mg/day

1.5 mg/day Guanfacine with 3-week lead-in period. Maintained at steady state throughout lab sessions. After lab sessions, given taper supply of medication. Follow up 2 weeks after completion of taper.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Tenex Tenex

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 21-65
* Able to read and write English
* Meets Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) criteria for current (past 6 months) alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence

Exclusion Criteria

* Participants with any significant current medical conditions, seizures, delirium or hallucinations, or other unstable medical conditions including HIV
* Current DSM-IV abuse or dependence on substances, other than alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, or nicotine dependence
* Women who are pregnant or nursing
* Suicidal, homicidal or evidence of current (past 6-month) mental illness
* Meet DSM-IV criteria for current (past-6 month) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
* Specific exclusions for administration of guanfacine not already specified include: EKG evidence at baseline screening of any clinically significant conduction abnormalities or arrhythmias; known intolerance for guanfacine or any alpha blocker; history of fainting, syncopal attacks, heart failure or myocardial infarction, or impaired liver as indicated by aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \> 3x normal or renal function (estimated creatinine clearance \<60 cc/min); treatment with any antihypertensive drug or any alpha-adrenergic blocker; use of any central nervous system (CNS) depressant (e.g., phenothiazines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines)
* Subjects likely to exhibit clinically significant alcohol withdrawal during the study.
* Individuals who are seeking treatment for drinking
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

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

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 Investigations, Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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R01AA022285

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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1308012557

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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