MedTrace Logo

The Effects of Zonisamide on Alcohol Dependence

NCT00406692 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2010-05-11

Study results available
· View outcomes & findings →

Summary

In this study the influence of zonisamide administration over a 13 week period on alcohol consumption in alcoholic (alcohol dependent) subjects will be examined. The dose of zonisamide given to subjects will be slowly increased over a period of several weeks. They will receive a full dose over a 5 week period. This will be a pilot study in which all of the subjects will only receive zonisamide. A primary objective of this study is to determine the possible size of the effect that zonisamide administration has on drinking (i.e. drinks consumed per day) to allow us to plan for a larger clinical trial of the effects of zonisamide on alcohol dependence.

Conditions

  • Alcoholism

Interventions

DRUG

Zonisamide

Week 1 (Wk1) -100 mg daily; Wk 2- 100 mg daily; Wk 3- 200 mg daily; Wk 4- 200 mg daily; Wk 5- 300 mg daily; Wk 6- 300 mg daily; Wk 7-11- 400 mg daily; Wk 12(Days 1-5) 300 mg daily; Wk 12 (Day 6-7) Week 13 (Days 1-3)- 200 mg daily; Week 13 (Days 4-7) - 100 mg daily.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Boston University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Clifford Knapp, PhD · Boston University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-11-30
Primary Completion
2008-08-31
Completion
2009-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT00406692 on ClinicalTrials.gov