Behavior Brain Responses

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2020-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Male

Summary

To compare responses to acute oral doses of ethanol in healthy young adults who experience mainly stimulant subjective effects from the drug or mainly sedative effects.

• Phase: Early Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Chicago
• Treatments: Ethanol

Criteria

• 21-35 years old

• 4-30 alcoholic drinks per week (as reported on PHQ or TLFB)

• No 'flushing' reaction to alcohol

• BMI 19-26

• High school education or greater, fluent in English

• No night shift work

• No current or past year Axis I psychiatric disorder including drug/alcohol dependence

• No current psychopharmacological treatment

• No lifetime ADHD or prescription for ADHD medication

• No abnormal EKG, cardiovascular illness, high blood pressure

• No medical condition or pharmacological treatment for which alcohol is contraindicated

• Not pregnant, lactating, or planning to become pregnant

• Smoke <6 cigarettes per day