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Dexamethasone to Target Stress and Immune System Mechanisms Underlying Alcohol Craving

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05305404

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Official title

Dexamethasone to Target Stress and Immune System Changes During Early Abstinence in Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)

Brief summary

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This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, proof of concept laboratory study to recruit N=70 (35 Males / 35 Females) non-treatment seeking, heavy drinkers with alcohol use disorder (AUD). It is hypothesized that randomization to 1.5mgs dexamethasone versus placebo will decrease alcohol craving during stress by decreasing basal cortisol, increasing anti-inflammatory cytokine levels and potentially normalizing the immune response to stress.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT05305404
Recruitment status
Not listed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Early Phase 1
Lead sponsor
Stony Brook University
Other
Enrollment
70 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 55 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Mar 10, 2022
Primary completion
Jun 22, 2024
Completion
Jun 29, 2024
Last update posted
Jul 27, 2022

2022 – 2024

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
The Health Sciences Center Stony Brook New York 11794 Recruiting

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