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Clinical Trial With Ziprasidone for the Treatment of Psychiatric Pathology Associated to Alcoholism

A Phase 3 study testing Treatment of psychiatric symptoms associated to alcoholism in people with Depression and Anger, run by Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau at 1 site in Spain.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Alcohol dependent patients show comorbid psychiatric symptoms, related to malfunction of dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin neurotransmission, during early recovery. Ziprasidone can improve malfunctioning of these disregulated systems, thereby improving anxiety, depression, anhedonia, anger, and alcohol craving. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Depression, Anger, Anxiety
What is being tested?
Treatment of psychiatric symptoms associated to alcoholism
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteSpain
Study dates
Oct 2004to Apr 2007
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • DSM-IV-TR criteria for alcohol dependence disorder
  • Age between 18 -65 years old.
  • Score 7 or higher in the GHQ-28 scale.

Who cannot join

  • More than 30 days without drinking alcohol.
  • Severe medical disorders.
  • Psychotic or bipolar disorders severely decompensated requiring antipsychotic medication.
  • Opiate, cocaine or benzodiazepine dependence disorders, requiring more than one week of detoxification treatment.
  • Pregnant or lactating women

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Spain1 site
  • Unidad de Conductas Adictivas//Servicio de Psiquiatría//Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

    Barcelona, Barcelona, 08025

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About this study

Official title: Clinical Trial With Ziprasidone for the Treatment of Psychiatric Pathology, Not Being a Severe Mental Disorder, Associated to Alcohol Dependence Disorder.

Alcohol dependent patients show comorbid psychiatric symptoms, related to malfunction of dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin neurotransmission, during early recovery. Ziprasidone can improve malfunctioning of these disregulated systems, thereby improving anxiety, depression, anhedonia, anger, and alcohol craving.

Read the detailed description

60 alcohol-dependent patients will be included, once finished alcohol detoxification treatment.Thirty patients will receive ziprasidone treatment, in progressively increasing doses, starting from 40 mg per day, and the other 30 patients will receive placebo, in a double blind procedure

Being tested
Treatment of psychiatric symptoms associated to alcoholism
Keywords
Psychiatric symptoms associated to alcoholism recovery, Alcoholism treatment, Alcohol craving, Relapse to heavy drinking, Abuse of other substances during alcoholism recovery
Medical subject headings
Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Alcoholism

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Treatment of psychiatric symptoms associated to alcoholismDrug

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Score opf SCL-90-R psychiatric symptoms scale.

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Alcohol consumption (amount and frequency)

  2. Alcohol craving

  3. Other substances consumption

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2004
  3. Study completionApr 2007

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Enrolment
60 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00197951
Sponsor's protocol ID
2004-001056-36
Other IDs
2004
Status last verified
Apr 2007
First submitted
12 Sep 2005
Last updated
23 Apr 2007
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Treatment of psychiatric symptoms associated to alcoholism in people with Depression and Anger, run by Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau at 1 site in Spain.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 Apr 2007. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Score opf SCL-90-R psychiatric symptoms scale.. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 Apr 2007.

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