View clinical trials related to Alcohol Withdrawal.
Filter by:The aims of this proof-of-concept study are to determine the feasibility of 1) using a smartphone app ("Lifeguard") to facilitate engagement with a peer recovery coach, 2) monitoring post-detox using a modified Brief Addiction Monitor, and 3) assessing linkage to care post-detox.
Background: The cause of the vegetative symptoms is a sympathetic driven misbalance of the autonomous nervous system. To restore vegetative balance in alcohol withdrawal syndrome new neuro-modulatory methods, such as percutaneous auricular vagal stimulation (pVNS) could be used. Measuring the pupil size is a suitable method to assess imbalances or dysfunctions of the vegetative regulation in individuals. Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the pupil reaction to the cholinergic antagonist tropicamide in alcohol withdrawal syndrome as a biomarker of the vegetative balance before and after pVNS. Methods: 30 patients aged between 20 and 65 were recruited in this open-label, controlled pilot trial with repeated measure design. pVNS was administered at the left cymba conchae for 72 hours with intermitted stimulation. Pupillometric recording lasted about 60 min and was performed at baseline and following pVNS. The reaction of the pupil to an anticholinergic agent was measured as a receptor-test in terms of a psychophysiological feedback mechanism to pVNS.
This study will evaluate the feasibility of delivering symptom-triggered alcohol withdrawal management by telemedicine and determine whether this intervention is satisfactory to patients.
This study has an experimental design and will examine the difference in pre-test and post-test data on the Self-Forgiveness Dual Process Scale (SFDPS) (Griffin, Worthington, Davis, Hook, & Maguen, 2018) and the Substance Abuse Self-Stigma Scale (SASSS) (Luoma et al., 2013). Data will be collected from two groups of participants receiving counseling at the short-term rehabilitation facility located at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's (UPMC). Individuals who agree to participate in the study will be randomly assigned to either the experimental group (EG) or the control group (CG). Data collected will include pre-test SFDPS and SASSS scores for the EG and the CG (collected within 24-hours of admission), and post-test SFDPS and SASSS scores for the EG and CG (collected after 14 days). ANCOVA will be used to analyze the pre-test and post-test data recorded from participants' scores.
An online, interactive web-based program for older teens and their parents is designed to address teen alcohol use and teen relationships. The parent-teen dyad both participate in the web-based program and engage in off-line discussion activities. This intervention promotes communication skills, refusal skills, and helps teens consider how to make healthy choices. A total of 411 family dyads (one parent, one teen) were recruited.
Patients who suffer Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) have a 30-80% incidence of thiamine deficiency causing Wernicke's Encephalopathy (WE). Intravenous (IV) thiamine replacement is standard practice in the treatment of alcoholic patients presenting to the Accident & Emergency (A&E) department, however routine co-supplementation with magnesium (administered IV as magnesium sulphate ), which is required as a co-factor for thiamine in some metabolic processes, e. g. on the activity of the enzyme transketolase in red blood cells, is not routine practice in the treatment of these patients. Without correction of concomitant magnesium deficiency there may be impaired utilisation of thiamine resulting in a failure to treat WE. This study is designed to determine if administration of magnesium to AUD patients affects red cell transketolasae and serum lactate concentrations by itself, or only acts to increase the effect of thiamine on the activity of this enzyme.
Baclofen is an agonist of the amino-butyricum B (GABA-B) receptor used for a long time in neurology to treat spastic contracture. Several clinical studies have suggested its efficacy in the treatment of alcohol-dependence in low, even in case of cirrhosis and high dose. French drug authority has authorized its use in 2012 whereas the l'European Association for the Study of the Liver recommends to perform additional studies on this indication. The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the use of baclofen for alcohol-dependence in real life care as well its efficacy.
This treatment study is a 16-weeks outpatient clinical trial where subjects with alcohol dependence will get medication, which might help them to reduce or stop their drinking, or a placebo ( placebo is a capsule that looks the same as the investigational drug, but has no real medication. It is a "sugar pill").
This study will test in individuals who have alcohol dependence (alcohol addiction) the hypotheses 1) that intranasal oxytocin treatment will decrease withdrawal symptoms during medical detoxification and 2) that intranasal oxytocin treatment for 12 weeks in the outpatient setting will decrease drinking.
Purpose: Test whether oxytocin treatment decreases symptoms of withdrawal from alcohol and decreases drinking in people who have been consuming alcohol heavily for long periods and are physically and psychologically dependent on (addicted to) alcohol. Participants: 50 adults with alcohol dependence Procedures (methods): Oxytocin or placebo will be administered three times a day for the first 2 days of the 12 week period, followed by twice daily intranasal sprays for the rest of the 12 weeks. Before, during and at the end of the trial, each subject will undergo evaluations including breathalyzer readings, rating withdrawal symptoms, interviews about amount of alcohol consumed since last clinic visit, subject self-ratings of anxiety, alcohol craving and, at some visits, laboratory measures (blood and urine) to monitor safety and alcohol/drug use. Following the active phase of the trial, subjects will be followed up at 4 weeks and 12 weeks to evaluate for post-medication safety and efficacy