Intranasal Oxytocin Effects in Alcohol Withdrawal and Dependence; Follow-up Study

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-03-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study is an assessment of the long-term effect of oxytocin nasal spray on alcohol withdrawal and dependence in adults admitted for detoxification of alcohol after 60 days and 1 year. It is a follow-up study of a placebo-controlled randomized controlled study where subjects used oxytocin nasal spray during acute withdrawal and the following 4 weeks in an outpatient setting. Half of the participants have received oxytocin nasal spray, the other half placebo nasal spray (NCT02903251). (added March 2019: 24 patients were available for 1-year follow-up)

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• Collaborators: Lade Addiction Treatment Center; St. Olavs Hospital
• Treatments: Oxytocin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• participants in the RCT (NCT02903251) who completed the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• participants in the RCT (NCT02903251) who did not complete the study