Medication Development for Opioid and Alcohol Abuse
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder
- Opioid Use Disorder
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Participants will be randomized to first receive one of two treatment conditions: gabapentin 0 mg or gabapentin 1800 mg/day.Masking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)Primary Purpose: Basic Science
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 21 years and 59 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Currently, the abuse of prescription opioid medications is a pervasive problem in the U.S. In addition, co-abuse of opioids and alcohol represents a significant problem from the perspective of increased toxicity and decreased success in treatment. Surprisingly few studies have examined the effects o...
Currently, the abuse of prescription opioid medications is a pervasive problem in the U.S. In addition, co-abuse of opioids and alcohol represents a significant problem from the perspective of increased toxicity and decreased success in treatment. Surprisingly few studies have examined the effects of combined administration of opioids and alcohol in humans, and no clinical studies have examined the reinforcing effects of this combination. The current 8-9-week inpatient study will systematically evaluate gabapentin because it shows promise for treating both opioid and alcohol use disorders (OUD and AUD). The guiding principle is that a medication's effects on positive subjective responses and reinforcing effects are the best laboratory procedures to date in predicting its clinical efficacy. We will examine the ability of gabapentin to alter opioid-, alcohol-,and combined opioid/alcohol-mediated responses. Participants will meet DSM-5 criteria for moderate-severe OUD and be physically dependent on opioids. In addition, participants will meet DSM-5 criteria for moderate-severe AUD, but they will not be physically dependent on alcohol. All of the participants will be maintained on oral morphine throughout the study and different doses of gabapentin will be evaluated.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT03205423
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Sandra D. Comer, PhD. New York State Psychiatric Institute / Columbia University Medical Center