Alcohol Detoxification in Primary Care Treatment (ADEPT) (ADEPT)

January 18, 2011 updated by: University of Bristol

Alcohol Detoxification in Primary Care Treatment (ADEPT) - a Feasibility Study of Conducting a Randomised Trial in Primary Care Comparing Two Pharmacological Regimens.

Once someone becomes dependent on alcohol (alcoholic), the risks of complications from alcohol withdrawal when they stop drinking grow. These can include a life-threatening fit or delirium tremens (see things, become frightened). To prevent such complications, people take medication such as benzodiazepines (e.g., valium or librium) in reducing doses for about a week; this is called detoxification or 'detox.' In the UK effective alcohol treatment exists but little is known about what is the best detox medication. Alternative drugs to benzodiazepines appear to protect the brain from the toxicity of alcohol withdrawal and to reduce the likelihood of drinking again. This study will examine the feasibility of comparing medication regimens for alcohol detox for the first time in primary care. It will include a standard detox regimen (librium over 8 days) alone and together with a drug, acamprosate, that has been shown to reduce toxicity of alcohol withdrawal in preclinical models and is used after detox to help people remain sober. It will focus on the practicalities of doing such a study as well as assessing how people feel (withdrawal symptoms) and do (drinking during first month).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Aims and objectives:

To provide a framework for investigating the hypothesis that for those patients undergoing alcohol detox in primary care adding acamprosate to a reducing regimen of a benzodiazepine (chlordiazepoxide) provides better symptom control during detox compared with benzodiazepine alone. In addition we will assess improvement in sleep, drinking outcomes, completion rates and cognitive performance.

Specific primary aim:

This feasibility study aims to inform a full application for an RCT to compare the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of acamprosate as an adjunctive treatment for benzodiazepines for alcohol detox in primary care.

Key objectives are to:

  1. determine the optimal method of recruiting patients in primary care and estimate likely recruitment rate
  2. investigate feasibility of completion of and variation in our proposed primary outcome measure in the community - Clinical Institute of Withdrawal Scale-Alcohol (symptoms during detox), and secondary outcome measures - drinking during first month (via diary to derive % days abstinent), completion of detox, sleep and cognitive performance.
  3. investigate patient and GP acceptability of this randomised trial using qualitative measures.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

36

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United Kingdom
      • Bristol, United Kingdom, BS6 6JL
        • University of Bristol, Bristol PCT.

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Anyone (18-65 years old) consulting their GP for whom a community based alcohol detox requiring medication is appropriate.
  • Due to acamprosate's license for maintaining abstinence, nobody under the age of 18 and over 65 will be recruited.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unsuitable for home/community detox, e.g., with current or significant history of:

    • delirium tremens or seizures
    • current or history of high dose polydrug use
    • significant medical or psychiatric ill health
    • pregnant or breast feeding
    • Wernicke's encephalopathy

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Reduction in alcohol withdrawal symptoms
Time Frame: up to 10 days
up to 10 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
alcohol drinking
Time Frame: within 4 weeks of end of detox
within 4 weeks of end of detox

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Bristol

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Anne Lingford-Hughes, University of Bristol

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 3, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 3, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

March 4, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 19, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 18, 2011

Last Verified

January 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • RED 740
  • RfPB: PB-PG-0407-13296
  • EUDRACT: 2008-004820-22

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