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Alcohol Use DisorderPhase 2NCT02252536

HORIZANT (Gabapentin Enacarbil Extended-Release Tablets) for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

A Phase 2 study testing gabapentin enacarbil in people with Alcohol Use Disorder, run by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) at 10 sites in United States.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether gabapentin enacarbil is effective in the treatment of problems with alcohol. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 21 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Alcohol Use Disorder
What is being tested?
gabapentin enacarbil
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
346 participants
Where
10 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Jun 2015to Mar 2017
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

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 21 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Subjects must meet each one of the following inclusion criteria in order to be eligible for participation in the study:
  • Be at least 21 years of age.
  • Have a current (past 12 months) DSM-5 diagnosis of AUD.
  • Have a BAC by breathalyzer equal to 0.000 when s/he signed the informed consent document (either just prior to or immediately after signing consent).
  • Be seeking treatment for problems with alcohol.
  • Additional will be evaluated in clinic.

Who cannot join

  • Evaluations will be conducted in clinic.

Trial locations and contacts

10 sites in 1 country.

10 sites in 1 country

United States10 sites
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21224

  • Boston University Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02118

  • University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22911

  • The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    Dallas, Texas, 75235

  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

    Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756

  • University of California Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California

  • University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

    Miami, Florida, 33136

  • Mount Sinai St. Luke's Hospital

    New York, New York, 10025

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104

  • Friends Research Institute

    San Francisco, California, 94103

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About this study

Official title: Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of HORIZANT (Gabapentin Enacarbil) Extended-Release Tablets for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

The purpose of this study is to determine whether gabapentin enacarbil is effective in the treatment of problems with alcohol.

Being tested
gabapentin enacarbil, Placebo
Keywords
alcohol use disorder, alcoholism, alcohol dependence, drinking alcohol
Medical subject headings
Alcoholism, Alcohol Drinking

What participants receive

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

  • gabapentin enacarbilDrug

    Also called Horizant Extended Release Tablets

    Horizant Extended Release Tablets, 600 mg, white to off-white, oval shaped tablets, taken 2 times per day

  • PlaceboDrug

    Placebo tablet, white to off-white, oval shaped tablets, taken 2 times per day

Study groups in NCT02252536
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Sugar PillPlacebo comparatorMatching placebo, sugar pill
Receives: Drug: Placebo
Gabapentin EnacarbilActive comparator600 mg Gabapentin Enacarbil (Horizant)
Receives: Drug: gabapentin enacarbil

What is being measured

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

  1. Percentage of Subjects With no Heavy Drinking Days (PSNHDD)

    The primary objective of the study is to compare the efficacy of HORIZANT (gabapentin enacarbil) Extended-Release Tablets 600 mg twice daily (BID) with matched placebo on the primary alcohol consumption outcome endpoint, percentage of subjects with no heavy drinking days (PSNHDD) during the last 4 weeks of treatment, among patients with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).

    Measured: Weeks 22-25

Secondary outcomes (13)
  1. Percentage of Subjects Abstinent From Alcohol (Key Secondary Endpoint)

    Timeline Follow-back drinking data is used to calculate the % of subjects that report not drinking alcohol during weeks 22-25

    Measured: Weeks 22-25

  2. Percentage of Subjects With a World Health Organization (WHO) Drinking Risk Category Decrease of at Least 1-level

    Timeline Follow Back data is used to calculate the % of participants that decrease at least 1-level WHO drinking risk category. The WHO has developed a drinking risk categorical scale that can be used in a responder analysis approach to assess clinically relevant decreases in alcohol consumption (Aubin et al-2015). The WHO 1- and 2-level decrease endpoints are the percentage of subjects experiencing at least 1- and 2-level decrease in WHO levels of alcohol consumption, respectively, from the level at baseline (the period including the 28 days before screening) to the level during the last 4 weeks of the maintenance phase (Study Weeks 22-25). The WHO levels are as follows:

    Males Females Low Risk 1 to 40g 1 to 20g Medium Risk 41 to 60g 21 to 40g High Risk 61 to 100g 41 to 60g Very High Risk 101+g 61+g

    Measured: Weeks 22-25

  3. Percentage of Subjects With a World Health Organization (WHO) Drinking Risk Category Decrease of at Least 2-levels

    Timeline Follow Back data is used to calculate the % of participants that decrease at least 1-level WHO drinking risk category. The WHO has developed a drinking risk categorical scale that can be used in a responder analysis approach to assess clinically relevant decreases in alcohol consumption (Aubin et al-2015). The WHO 1- and 2-level decrease endpoints are the percentage of subjects experiencing at least 1- and 2-level decrease in WHO levels of alcohol consumption, respectively, from the level at baseline (the period including the 28 days before screening) to the level during the last 4 weeks of the maintenance phase (Study Weeks 22-25). The WHO levels are as follows:

    Males Females Low Risk 1 to 40g 1 to 20g Medium Risk 41 to 60g 21 to 40g High Risk 61 to 100g 41 to 60g Very High Risk 101+g 61+g

    Measured: Weeks 22-25

  4. Percentage of Days Abstinent Per Week

    Timeline Follow Back daily drinking data used to calculate the % of days abstinent per week.

    Measured: Weeks 22-25

  5. Percentage of Heavy Drinking Days Per Week

    Timeline Follow Back data used to calculate the % of heavy drinking days per week. Heavy drinking is 4+ drinks per day for females and 5+ drinks per day for males

    Measured: Weeks 22-25

  6. Weekly Mean Number of Drinks Per Week

    Timeline Follow Back data used to calculate the weekly mean number of drinks per week

    Measured: Weeks 22-25

  7. Weekly Mean Drinks Per Drinking Day

    Timeline Follow Back daily drinking data used to calculate the weekly mean drinks per drinking day

    Measured: Weeks 22-25

  8. Cigarettes Per Week Among Smokers

    A quantity frequency interview of three questions to assess cigarette smoking behavior and other tobacco/nicotine containing products use during the study: 1) "Over the past week, on how many days did you smoke cigarettes?", 2) "On the days you smoked during the past week, how many cigarettes did you smoke on average?", and 3) "Have you used any other tobacco or nicotine containing products besides cigarettes in the past week (e.g., cigars, cigarellos, pipes, bidis, or smokeless tobacco such as pan, chewing tobacco, or snuff, or nicotine replacement therapies such as patch or gum)?".

    Measured: Weeks 22-25

  9. Alcohol Craving Score [Alcohol Craving Scale - Short Form (ACQ-SR-R)]

    The ACQ-SR-R contains 12-items adapted from the 47-item ACQ-NOW developed by Singleton et al (1994) to assess craving for alcohol among alcohol users in the current context (right now). Each item has a 1 to 7 raw score (from strongly disagree to strongly agree). Items 3, 8, and 11 are reverse keyed. A general craving index is derived by summing all items and dividing by 12. Minimum score is 1 and maximum score is 7. Higher scores are indicative of higher craving.

    Mixed effects models as stated in Section 9.4.3 of the SAP will be generated for the total score and for the 4 subscales. Covariates for these models will be identified

    Measured: Weeks 24 and 26

  10. Alcohol Related Consequences (ImBIBe) Score

    ImBIBe is a 15-item questionnaire in which the subject responds on a 5-point scale (0-4) responses to questions on the consequences of alcohol use. This scale was adapted from the Drinker Inventory of Consequences questionnaire based on FDA recommendations on patient reported outcomes (Miller \& Tonigen-1995). The potential range is 0-60. A higher score indicates a worse outcome. The questions are added together. A question that is missing is imputed with the average value of all other questions in the questionnaire.The total score is the sum of the individual item scores.

    Mixed effects models as stated in Section 9.4.3 will be generated for the total score. Covariates for these models will be identified

    Measured: Weeks 24 and 26

  11. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) Score

    The PSQI is a 19-item questionnaire assessing the subject's overall sleep experience in the past 30 days (Buysse et al-1989). The lower the overall score, the better the person sleeps. The tool has an adequate internal reliability, validity and consistency for clinical and community samples of the various populations. Range is (0-21); >6 indicative of "poor" sleep quality.

    Measured: Week 26

  12. Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) Score

    The BAI consists of 21 questions about how the subject has been feeling in the last week, expressed as common symptoms of anxiety (such as numbness and tingling, sweating not due to heat, and fear of the worst happening). This inventory was designed to minimize the overlap with depression scales (Beck et al-1988).The BAI has a maximum score of 63. The standardized cutoffs for anxiety severity are: 0-7: minimal level of anxiety 8-15: mild anxiety 16-25: moderate anxiety 26-63: severe anxiety

    Measured: Week 26

  13. Beck Depression Inventory - II

    The BDI-II is a 21-item multiple choice questionnaire that is used for measuring the severity of depression (Beck et al-1966). Each item is scored on a scale value of 0 to 3. The standardized cutoffs for depression severity are:

    0-13: minimal depression 14-19: mild depression 20-28: moderate depression 29-63: severe depression

    Measured: Week 26

Timeline

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

  1. First posted30 Sep 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2015
  3. Primary completionMar 2017
  4. Study completionMar 2017

Resources

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 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
346 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02252536
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCIG - 006
Status last verified
Oct 2018
First submitted
26 Sep 2014
Last updated
14 Nov 2018
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing gabapentin enacarbil in people with Alcohol Use Disorder, run by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) at 10 sites in United States.

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 6 inclusion and 1 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 14 Nov 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 10 sites in United States. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 21 Sep 2018). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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?

Percentage of Subjects With no Heavy Drinking Days (PSNHDD) (time frame: Weeks 22-25). 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 14 Nov 2018.

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