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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT05042102
Donepezil and Cognitive Training for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
November 7, 2023 updated by: VA Connecticut Healthcare System
The Combination of Donepezil and Cognitive Training for Treating Alcohol Use Disorder
The goal of the project is to evaluate whether donepezil + cognitive remediation therapy is superior to placebo in reducing heavy drinking in patients with alcohol use disorder in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Study Overview
Status
Recruiting
Conditions
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Estimated)
160
Phase
- Phase 2
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Contact
- Name: Gihyun Yoon, MD
- Phone Number: 7421 203-932-5711
- Email: gihyun.yoon@yale.edu
Study Locations
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Connecticut
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West Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06516
- Recruiting
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System
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Contact:
- Gihyun Yoon, MD
- Phone Number: 7421 203-932-5711
- Email: gihyun.yoon@yale.edu
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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 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Description
Inclusion criteria:
- Males and females 18-80 years of age
- Fluency in English and a 6th grade or higher reading level
- Meets the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) criteria for a current alcohol use disorder (subjects should have a primary alcohol use disorder [AUD] diagnosis, but may have concurrent occasional use of other substances)
- Last alcohol use and at least one heavy drinking day within the past 30 days
- Willingness to attend follow-up assessments at 13 weeks
- Willingness to submit to Urine Toxicology screenings
Exclusion criteria:
- Lifetime diagnosis of a psychotic disorder, not induced by drug use
- Current treatment with opioids or benzodiazepines, which may affect new learning
- Involvement in a legal case that may lead to incarceration during the study period
- Residential plans that would interfere with participation
- Medical illness that may significantly compromise cognition (e.g., Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, Huntington's chorea, moderate or greater TBI)
- An uncorrected sensory impairment (hearing or sight) that would seriously interfere with cognitive training
- Pre-morbid intelligence quotient (IQ) estimate below 70
- Unstable housing or lack of commitment to staying within a geographic area that would make follow-up unlikely
- Unwillingness to provide contact information of someone who can help study staff contact the subjects in the event that study staff are unable to maintain contact directly
- Allergy to donepezil
- Unstable cardiovascular disease or unstable medical condition-clinically determined by a physician
- Imminent suicidal or homicidal risk
- Pregnant or nursing women, positive pregnancy test, or inadequate birth control methods in women of childbearing potential
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
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Donepezil + Cognitive remediation therapy (CRT)
Subjects in this arm will receive (1) donepezil and (2) cognitive remediation therapy (CRT).
Subjects will take 5 mg/day of oral donepezil in the evening for the first 4 weeks, then 10 mg/day of oral donepezil in the evening until week 13.
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Subjects in this arm will receive (1) donepezil and (2) cognitive remediation therapy (CRT).
Subjects will take 5 mg/day of oral donepezil in the evening for the first 4 weeks, then 10 mg/day of oral donepezil in the evening until week 13.
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Experimental: Donepezil + Placebo CRT
Subjects in this arm will receive (1) donepezil and (2) placebo CRT.
Subjects will take 5 mg/day of oral donepezil in the evening for the first 4 weeks, then 10 mg/day of oral donepezil in the evening until week 13.
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Subjects in this arm will receive (1) donepezil and (2) placebo CRT.
Subjects will take 5 mg/day of oral donepezil in the evening for the first 4 weeks, then 10 mg/day of oral donepezil in the evening until week 13.
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Experimental: Placebo medication + Cognitive remediation therapy (CRT)
Subjects in this arm will receive (1) placebo medication and (2) cognitive remediation therapy (CRT).
Subjects will take placebo oral medication in the evening for the first 4 weeks, then placebo oral medication in the evening until week 13.
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Subjects in this arm will receive (1) placebo medication and (2) cognitive remediation therapy (CRT).
Subjects will take placebo oral medication in the evening for the first 4 weeks, then placebo oral medication in the evening until week 13.
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Experimental: Placebo medication + Placebo CRT
Subjects in this arm will receive (1) placebo medication and (2) placebo CRT.
Subjects will take placebo oral medication in the evening for the first 4 weeks, then placebo oral medication in the evening until week 13.
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Subjects in this arm will receive (1) placebo medication and (2) placebo CRT.
Subjects will take placebo oral medication in the evening for the first 4 weeks, then placebo oral medication in the evening until week 13.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Heavy drinking days
Time Frame: 13 weeks of active intervention
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Heavy drinking days as measured by weekly Time Line Follow Back (TLFB)
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13 weeks of active intervention
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Global neurocognitive functioning
Time Frame: At 7 weeks and at 13 weeks
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Global neurocognitive functioning on a global index of neurocognitive function
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At 7 weeks and at 13 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Gihyun Yoon, MD, Yale University, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
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 (Actual)
August 8, 2022
Primary Completion (Estimated)
May 31, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
May 31, 2026
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
September 3, 2021
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
September 3, 2021
First Posted (Actual)
September 13, 2021
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
November 8, 2023
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
November 7, 2023
Last Verified
November 1, 2023
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Mental Disorders
- Chemically-Induced Disorders
- Drinking Behavior
- Alcohol-Related Disorders
- Substance-Related Disorders
- Alcohol Drinking
- Alcoholism
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Neurotransmitter Agents
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Cholinergic Agents
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Nootropic Agents
- Cholinesterase Inhibitors
- Donepezil
Other Study ID Numbers
- GY0010
- 5R01AA029075 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
YES
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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