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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov
For full trial details, please see the original record at
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01711125
Registration number
NCT01711125
Ethics application status
Date submitted
16/10/2012
Date registered
22/10/2012
Date last updated
8/08/2017
Titles & IDs
Public title
Baclofen in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence With or Without Alcoholic Liver Disease
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Scientific title
Exploring the Efficacy and Biobehavioural Basis of Baclofen in the Treatment of Alcoholic Liver Disease
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X11-0154
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
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Trial acronym
BacALD
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Linked study record
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Alcoholic Liver Disease
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Alcohol Dependence
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Condition category
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Oral and Gastrointestinal
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Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon
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Cancer
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Liver
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Mental Health
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Addiction
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Baclofen 30mg/day
Treatment: Drugs - Baclofen 75mg/day
Treatment: Drugs - Placebo
Experimental: Arm 1 - Baclofen low dose
Experimental: Arm 2 - Baclofen high dose
Placebo comparator: Arm 3 - Placebo
Treatment: Drugs: Baclofen 30mg/day
30mg/day 10 mg t.i.d
Treatment: Drugs: Baclofen 75mg/day
75mg/day 25 mg t.i.d
Treatment: Drugs: Placebo
Placebo 3 matched tabs/day
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Treatment: Drugs
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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alcohol consumption
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Assessment method [1]
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as measured by the number of days abstinent, number of heavy drinking days, time to relapse, time to lapse and number of drinks per drinking day
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Timepoint [1]
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12 weeks
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Secondary outcome [1]
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clinical markers of liver injury
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12 weeks
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Secondary outcome [2]
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incidence of hepatic side effects
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12 weeks
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Secondary outcome [3]
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craving for alcohol
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12 weeks
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Secondary outcome [4]
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early termination due to side effects
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12 weeks
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* ALD (for trial group 1), defined as the presence of symptoms and/or signs referable to liver disease with or without cirrhosis, in which alcohol use is considered to play a major aetiological role. Alcohol use will have exceeded an average of 60g/day in women and 80g/day in men for >10 years.
* Alcohol dependence according to the ICD-10 criteria (for both trial 1 and 2)
* Adequate cognition and English language skills to give valid consent and complete research interviews
* Willingness to give written informed consent
* Abstinence from alcohol for between 3 and 21 days
* Resolution of any clinically evident alcohol withdrawal (CIWA-AR)
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Minimum age
18
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Maximum age
75
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
* Active major psychological disorder associated with psychosis or significant suicide risk
* Pregnancy or lactation
* Concurrent use of any psychotropic medication other than antidepressants
* Substance use other than nicotine if unstable
* Clinical evidence of persisting hepatic encephalopathy
* Pending incarceration
* Lack of stable housing
* Active peptic ulcers
* Unstable diabetes mellitus
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Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
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Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
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Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
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Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
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Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
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Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s
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Intervention assignment
Parallel
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Other design features
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Phase
Phase 3
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
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Data analysis
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Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
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Date of first participant enrolment
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Actual
1/03/2013
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Date of last participant enrolment
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Date of last data collection
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Actual
1/06/2017
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Sample size
Target
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Accrual to date
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Final
104
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Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW
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Recruitment hospital [1]
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Drug Health Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital - Sydney
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2050 - Sydney
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Funding & Sponsors
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Other
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South West Sydney Local Health District
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Other
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National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia
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Other
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University of Sydney
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Ethics approval
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Summary
Brief summary
To explore the effectiveness and biobehavioural basis of baclofen in improving treatment outcomes for alcohol dependence in people with or without alcoholic cirrhosis in a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial.
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Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01711125
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Trial related presentations / publications
Morley KC, Louie E, Hurzeler T, Baillie A, Dore G, Phung N, Haber PS. Sex as a Potential Moderator for Baclofen Response in the Treatment of Alcohol Dependence. Front Glob Womens Health. 2022 Mar 29;3:807269. doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2022.807269. eCollection 2022. Logge WB, Morris RW, Baillie AJ, Haber PS, Morley KC. Baclofen attenuates fMRI alcohol cue reactivity in treatment-seeking alcohol dependent individuals. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2021 May;238(5):1291-1302. doi: 10.1007/s00213-019-05192-5. Epub 2019 Feb 20. Morley KC, Lagopoulos J, Logge W, Baillie A, Adams C, Haber PS. Brain GABA levels are reduced in alcoholic liver disease: A proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study. Addict Biol. 2020 Jan;25(1):e12702. doi: 10.1111/adb.12702. Epub 2018 Dec 18. Heng S, Jamshidi N, Baillie A, Louie E, Dore G, Phung N, Haber PS, Morley KC. Baclofen Response in Alcohol Dependent Patients Concurrently Receiving Antidepressants: Secondary Analysis From the BacALD Study. Front Psychiatry. 2018 Nov 19;9:576. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00576. eCollection 2018. Morley KC, Baillie A, Fraser I, Furneaux-Bate A, Dore G, Roberts M, Abdalla A, Phung N, Haber PS. Baclofen in the treatment of alcohol dependence with or without liver disease: multisite, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Br J Psychiatry. 2018 Jun;212(6):362-369. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2018.13. Epub 2018 May 2. Morley KC, Leung S, Baillie A, Haber PS. The efficacy and biobehavioural basis of baclofen in the treatment of alcoholic liver disease (BacALD): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2013 Nov;36(2):348-55. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2013.08.002. Epub 2013 Aug 9.
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Contacts
Principal investigator
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Paul S Haber, MBBS
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Sydney Local Health District
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