Alcoholism
Conditions
Keywords
pregabalin, patients, treatment
Brief summary
The study hypothesis is: Pregabalin is superior to placebo in preventing relapse to drinking and reducing drinking severity
Detailed description
This is a two cell double blind placebo controlled randomized clinical trial of pregabalin for alcohol dependence
Interventions
DRUGPregabalin
DRUGPlacebo
Sponsors
St.-Petersburg Bekhterev Research Psychoneurological Institute, Russian Federation
St. Petersburg Bekhterev Research Psychoneurological Institute
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Alcohol Dependence by ICD-X criteria
Exclusion criteria
* Severe co-morbid psychiatric and somatic diseases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Retention in treatment | three months | Number of subjects retianed in treatment (not relapsed) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly alcohol consumption | three months | Time Line Follow Back technique |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | three months | Hamilton anxiety scale and Spielbereger State Trait Anxiety test |
Countries
Russia
Outcome results
None listed