Overview

Levetiracetam XR in Very Heavy Drinkers

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The primary objectives of this study are to assess the efficacy of levetiracetam XR in increasing the percentage of subjects with no heavy drinking days and in reducing the weekly percentage of heavy drinking days in subjects with alcohol dependence confirmed by DSM-IV criteria and who frequently consume 10 or more drinks per drinking day for men and 8 or more drinks per drinking day for women (designated as "very heavy" drinkers).
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Treatments:
Etiracetam
Levetiracetam
Piracetam