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Alcohol and Neural Cardiovascular Control in Binge Drinkers

NCT03567434 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 69

Last updated 2024-09-24

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Summary

This study evaluates the impact of evening alcohol consumption on sympathetic activity and baroreflex function in binge drinkers. Our central hypothesis is that evening binge alcohol consumption will lead to sympathetic overactivity and blunted baroreflex function.

Conditions

  • Binge Drinking

Interventions

OTHER

Alcohol vs. Placebo

Using a randomized, cross-over design, all subjects will consume evening alcohol (and a fluid-control placebo) in a dose that mimics binge drinking.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Chicago

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

    collaborator NIH

  • Baylor University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jason Carter · Baylor University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-21
Primary Completion
2022-07-01
Completion
2022-07-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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