Prazosin Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder With Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms
Yale University
Summary
This is a Phase 2 single site randomized clinical trial (RCT) to be supported by a new NIH-NIAAA grant, R01-AA029113-01, to assess the efficacy of Prazosin (16mg/day) versus Placebo over a 12 week treatment period, followed by a 1- and 3- month assessments post-treatment for individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and history of past or current evidence of alcohol withdrawal symptoms. If medical detoxification is required for any patient, patients would be enrolled after medical detoxification. for those not requiring detoxification, they will be enrolled directly without any requirement of alcohol abstinence. All patients will be provided behavioral counseling weekly with a trained counselor to support recovery during the trial. Primary outcome will be percent of any heavy drinking days and secondary drinking outcomes will be percent of subjects with no heavy drinking days (PSNHDD), avg drinks per drinking day and %of any drinking drinking days as well as additional secondary outcomes of craving, mood and anxiety problems.
Description
In this Phase 2 single site RCT, individuals with moderate to severe alcohol use disorder (AUD) and presence of alcohol withdrawal symptoms (greater than 3 symptoms or more) will be enrolled in a 12 week trial with a 1- and 3- month follow up assessment. Subjects will be randomized to 16 mg /day Prazosin (PR) or Placebo (PBO) with a 2 week titration period and9-week full dose period and week 12 taper. All subjects will be assessed 2X weekly and also provided weekly behavioral counseling to support recovery.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–70 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Alcohol Withdrawal (AW) scores of 3 or more on the CIWA-Ar at treatment entry OR 2 or more Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) symptoms and regular weekly heavy drinking at treatment entry; * Must meet current DSM-5 criteria for moderate to severe Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) using SCID-I for DSM-5; * No health conditions that would impact trial participation as verified by screening and physical examination; * Able to read English and complete study evaluations * Able to provide informed written and verbal consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Meet current criteria for moderate…
Interventions
- DrugPrazosin
Prazosin (16mg/day) versus Placebo comparator, with a 2 week titration period, 9 weeks at full dose and a 5-day taper in week 12.
- Behavioral12-Step Facilitation with Relapse Prevention and Contingency Management
12-Step Facilitation and relapse prevention weekly support and Contingency Management for each weekly appointment to support treatment attendance for all subjects.
Locations (2)
- The Yale Stress Center: Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut
- The Yale Stress Center: Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut