A Novel Compound for Alcoholism Treatment: A Translational Strategy - Part II
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Background: Hormones are naturally occurring chemicals in the body. Ghrelin is a hormone that stimulates appetite. It may also stimulate alcohol cravings and use. Researchers want to learn more about alcohol cravings and test if a drug that blocks ghrelin lowers alcohol cravings. Objective: To test if the drug PF-05190457 decreases alcohol craving. Eligibility: People ages 18-70 who have: Alcohol use disorder No other serious medical problems Woman must be postmenopausal or have had surgery to prevent pregnancy. Design: Participants will stay on the inpatient unit here at the Clinical Center for two 2-week stages, which will be separated by at least 2 days. The inpatient phase include: Taking the study drug or placebo by mouth twice daily Blood tests Tasting several sweet solutions Physical exams Exposure to alcohol, water, and food cues in a bar-like room. Participants answer questions on a computer. Blood pressure and heart rate are monitored through an arm cuff and sensors on the chest. MRIs: Participants lie on a table that slides in and out of the cylinder, and a coil is placed over the head. They complete tasks on a computer screen while in the cylinder. This lasts up to 2 hours. Wearing a virtual reality headset, walking around a virtual room, and selecting virtual food and drink. Physical exams
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02707055
- Recruitment status
- Terminated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 42 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 70 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Jun 14, 2016
- Primary completion
- Feb 19, 2020
- Completion
- Sep 8, 2020
- Last update posted
- Mar 15, 2022
2016 – 2020
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike | Bethesda | Maryland | 20892 | — |
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- Last update posted Mar 15, 2022 · Synced Sep 9, 2026
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