Brexanolone to Target Concurrent PTSD and Stress Induced Alcohol Use in Veterans: A Dose Finding Study

NCT06580444 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2025-05-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to find out how Zulresso®/brexanolone influences Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms and alcohol use.

Conditions

  • Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Interventions

DRUG

Brexanolone

The participant will receive either a placebo, or 90, 60, or 30 mcg/kg/hr of Brexanolone over a 20-hour period intravenous infusion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • United States Department of Defense

    collaborator FED
  • Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

    collaborator FED
  • VA Connecticut Healthcare System

    collaborator FED
  • Sage Therapeutics

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • RTI International

    collaborator OTHER
  • Yale University

    collaborator OTHER
  • Pharmacotherapies for Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders Alliance

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • MacKenzie R. Peltier, Ph.D. · Assistant Professor Psychiatry

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-07-28
Primary Completion
2027-02-26
Completion
2027-03-19
FDA Drug
Yes

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