alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) in inpatients
Conditions
Interventions
Trade Name: Keppra
Product Name: Keppra
Pharmaceutical Form: Tablet
INN or Proposed INN: Levetiracetam
Concentration unit: mg milligram(s)
Concentration type: equal
Concentration number: 500-
Pharmace
Sponsors
Charité Campus Mitte, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: •Ages eligible for study: 18-65 years. •Meets criteria for alcohol dependence according to DSM-IV/ICD-10 •Known withdrawal symptoms in the past in case of discontinuation of alcohol consumption •Hospital admission for alcohol detoxification •Able to provide a written informed consent. •Able to follow verbal and written instructions (incl. a sufficient knowledge of German language). •Must be medically acceptable for study treatment. No past or present physical disorder that is likely to deteriorate during participation. No ECG abnormality which would likely worsen during participation and no clinical laboratory abnormality that would also suggest deterioration during treatment. •have a negative urine drug screen for benzodiazepines or heroine or methadone Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: •Current diagnosis of any other substance dependence syndrome other than alcohol dependence (excluding nicotine and caffeine dependence). •History of idiopathic epilepsy. •Patient with any current clinically significant psychiatric disorder (acute suiciality) or developmen-tal disorder (including organic mental disorder), like psychotic disorders. •Patients with the following complications of alcoholism (lifetime): acute delirium tremens, hallucinatory alcoholic state, Korsakoff`s syndrome, Wernicke encephalopathy, decompensed liver cirrhosis (Child B, C), suspected cirrhosis with the following clinical symptoms detected at clinical exam: signs of portal hypertension and signs of hepato-cellular failure, thrombozytopenia. •Subjects with known sensitivity of previous adverse reaction to levetiracetam •Contra-indication (hypersensitivity to levetiracetam or pyrrolidon derivatives) or known non-response to levetiracetam. •History of severe GI disease which might render absorption of the medication difficult or produce medical instability of the patient which would include active peptic ulcer disease, ulcerative colitis, regional colitis, or evidence by history or physical exam of GI bleeding. •Patients with any clinically significant acute or chronic progressive neurological, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, haematological, endocrine, derma-tological or respiratory disease, such as diabetes, severe infection, acute alcoholic hepatitis, or any other medical condition with significant worsening of the clinical situation of the patient that might interfere with the evaluation of study medica-tion. •Female patients pregnant, breast-feeding or of child bearing age and not protected by effective contraceptive such as implants, injectables, combined oral contracep-tives, some IUDS, sexual abstinence, sterilization or vasectomised partner. •actually continous use of pharmacological agents that are known to lower the seizure threshold or augment or decrease the alcohol withdrawal syndrome. •Subjects with known sensitivity of previous adverse reaction to diazepam or clo-nidine •Contra-indication or known non-response to diazepam or clonidine
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of levetiracetam for treating alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) in inpatients (vs. placebo) The primary come-out parameter is the reduction of the total needed amount of diazepam for add-on treatment of acute alcohol withdrawal symptoms. ;Secondary Objective: secondary come-out parameter are - safety criteria (AE) - reduction of alcohol withdrawal score over the days;Primary end point(s): at least 6 days and additionally patient is not treating over 24 hours by diazepam and alcohol withdrawal score AWSS during 2 days smaller than 4. | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed