HORIZANT (Gabapentin Enacarbil Extended-Release Tablets) for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02252536 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 30, 2014
Results First Posted : September 21, 2018
Last Update Posted : November 14, 2018
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Sponsor:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Collaborator:
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
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Study Type | Interventional |
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Study Design | Allocation: Randomized; Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment; Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor); Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Condition |
Alcohol Use Disorder |
Interventions |
Drug: gabapentin enacarbil Drug: Placebo |
Enrollment | 346 |
Participant Flow
Recruitment Details | The study was a Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, parallel-group 26-week treatment clinical trial. Candidates responded by telephone to advertisements at 10 academic sites in the US between June 2015 and February 2017. |
Pre-assignment Details |
Arm/Group Title | Sugar Pill | Gabapentin Enacarbil |
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Matching placebo, sugar pill Placebo: Placebo tablet, white to off-white, oval shaped tablets, taken 2 times per day |
600 mg Gabapentin Enacarbil (Horizant) gabapentin enacarbil: Horizant Extended Release Tablets, 600 mg, white to off-white, oval shaped tablets, taken 2 times per day |
Period Title: Overall Study | ||
Started | 173 | 173 |
Completed | 168 | 170 |
Not Completed | 5 | 3 |
Reason Not Completed | ||
Lost to Follow-up | 5 | 3 |
Baseline Characteristics
Arm/Group Title | Sugar Pill | Gabapentin Enacarbil | Total | |
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Matching placebo, sugar pill Placebo: Placebo tablet, white to off-white, oval shaped tablets, taken 2 times per day |
600 mg Gabapentin Enacarbil (Horizant) gabapentin enacarbil: Horizant Extended Release Tablets, 600 mg, white to off-white, oval shaped tablets, taken 2 times per day |
Total of all reporting groups | |
Overall Number of Baseline Participants | 168 | 170 | 338 | |
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[Not Specified]
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Age, Continuous
Mean (Standard Deviation) Unit of measure: Years |
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Number Analyzed | 168 participants | 170 participants | 338 participants | |
49.4 (11.4) | 50.7 (10.3) | 50.1 (10.8) | ||
Sex: Female, Male
Measure Type: Count of Participants Unit of measure: Participants |
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Number Analyzed | 168 participants | 170 participants | 338 participants | |
Female |
67 39.9%
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48 28.2%
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115 34.0%
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Male |
101 60.1%
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122 71.8%
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223 66.0%
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Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Measure Type: Count of Participants Unit of measure: Participants |
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Number Analyzed | 168 participants | 170 participants | 338 participants | |
Hispanic or Latino |
18 10.7%
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14 8.2%
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32 9.5%
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Not Hispanic or Latino |
146 86.9%
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150 88.2%
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296 87.6%
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Unknown or Not Reported |
4 2.4%
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6 3.5%
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10 3.0%
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Race (NIH/OMB)
Measure Type: Count of Participants Unit of measure: Participants |
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Number Analyzed | 168 participants | 170 participants | 338 participants | |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
2 1.2%
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1 0.6%
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3 0.9%
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Asian |
0 0.0%
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3 1.8%
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3 0.9%
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Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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0 0.0%
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Black or African American |
28 16.7%
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35 20.6%
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63 18.6%
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White |
126 75.0%
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117 68.8%
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243 71.9%
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More than one race |
10 6.0%
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9 5.3%
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19 5.6%
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Unknown or Not Reported |
2 1.2%
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5 2.9%
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7 2.1%
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Region of Enrollment
Measure Type: Count of Participants Unit of measure: Participants |
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United States | Number Analyzed | 168 participants | 170 participants | 338 participants |
168 100.0%
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170 100.0%
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338 100.0%
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Outcome Measures
Adverse Events
Limitations and Caveats
[Not Specified]
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Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.
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Restricts disclosure until the main study paper is published.
Results Point of Contact
Name/Title: | Megan Ryan |
Organization: | NIAAA |
Phone: | 3014434225 |
EMail: | mryan1@mail.nih.gov |
Responsible Party: | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02252536 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
NCIG - 006 |
First Submitted: | September 26, 2014 |
First Posted: | September 30, 2014 |
Results First Submitted: | April 9, 2018 |
Results First Posted: | September 21, 2018 |
Last Update Posted: | November 14, 2018 |