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Antabuse in Severe Alcoholism: an Open Controlled Study

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00431262
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified March 2007 by Psykiatrisk Center Gentofte.
Recruitment status was:  Recruiting
First Posted : February 5, 2007
Last Update Posted : March 5, 2007
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Psykiatrisk Center Gentofte

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
Newly detoxified alcoholics (N=60) are randomised to either antabuse (disulfiram) treatment or the control group for a total of 6 months.All patients will receive cognitive behavioural treatment in groups. The hypothesis to be tested is that more of the patients who receive antabuse (disulfiram) will be alcohol free during the 6 months treatment period compared to the control group. The trial is open.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Alcoholism Drug: antabuse (disulfiram) Phase 4

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Enrollment : 60 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Antabuse in Severe Alcoholism: an Open Controlled Study
Study Start Date : February 2007
Study Completion Date : June 2009

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Drug Information available for: Disulfiram
U.S. FDA Resources

Arms and Interventions
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Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. The number of patients in each group who have not been drinking alcohol after 6 months of treatment.

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 70 Years   (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Alcoholism
  • Living in the departments catchment area

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy
  • Schizophrenia
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Other substance abuse
  • Dementia
  • Anorexia
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Locations
Denmark
Psykiatrisk Center Gentofte Recruiting
Hellerup, Denmark, 2900
Contact: Jakob Ulrichsen, MD, ph.d.    (45) 3977 3650    jaul@geh.regionh.dk   
Principal Investigator: Jakob Ulrichsen, MD, ph.d.         
Sponsors and Collaborators
Psykiatrisk Center Gentofte
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Jakob Ulrichsen, MD, ph.d. Psykiatrisk Center Gentofte
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00431262     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: EudraCT no. 2006-004921-27
First Posted: February 5, 2007    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: March 5, 2007
Last Verified: March 2007

Keywords provided by Psykiatrisk Center Gentofte:
alcoholism
antabuse
disulfiram
abstinence
cognitive behavioural therapy

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Alcoholism
Alcohol-Related Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders
Chemically-Induced Disorders
Mental Disorders
 Disulfiram
Alcohol Deterrents
Acetaldehyde Dehydrogenase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action