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Withdrawn Phase 2 Interventional

Ketamine for the Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder in the ED

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05661669

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Official title

Ketamine for the Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Randomized Clinical Trial

Brief summary

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The investigators' approach is to conduct a pilot double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial with individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) seeking inpatient alcohol detoxification in the emergency department (ED) to receive either intravenous ketamine or saline placebo. The primary aim is to evaluate the intervention's safety. The secondary aim is to evaluate the preliminary efficacy of alcohol-related outcomes.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT05661669
Recruitment status
Withdrawn
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Enrollment
Not listed

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Aug 31, 2023
Primary completion
Aug 18, 2024
Completion
Aug 18, 2024
Last update posted
Jan 7, 2025

2023 – 2024

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital Boston Massachusetts 02130

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