Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:06 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2026-02-28 @ 3:48 AM
Study NCT ID:
NCT03827460
Status:
RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2025-12-18
First Post:
2018-11-12
Is NOT Gene Therapy:
True
Has Adverse Events:
False
Brief Title:
Sex Differences in the Response to Abstinence From Alcohol.
Sponsor:
Indiana University
Organization:
Study Overview
Official Title:
Sex Differences in the Response to Abstinence From Alcohol.
Status:
RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2025-12
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
SPAR
Brief Summary:
In laboratory animals, repeated cycles of abstinence from and return to alcohol drinking can lead to changes in alcohol intake. In a study of the effect of abstinence on drinking in humans, the investigators found evidence that abstinence affects drinking differently in women compared to men. In the present study, the investigators propose to study how men and women respond to abstinence, and whether this information can be used to improve intervention and prevention strategies.
Detailed Description:
Women and men differ in how quickly they progress from social to problematic alcohol drinking. In laboratory animals, short-term abstinence increases alcohol consumption, with repeated deprivations leading to disordered drinking. In a preliminary study, the investigators found that men and women differed in how their motivation to drink alcohol changed after a short period of abstinence. The investigators hypothesize that this difference may affect their transition to alcohol use disorders. The objectives of this application are to characterize the human post abstinence response, and use identical alcohol exposures to study the mechanisms underlying identified sex differences. In addition, the investigators will complete a 2 year prospective study of natural drinking patterns to assess how self-reported abstinence intervals influence drinking trajectories. The long-term goal of this project is to inform alcohol use disorder treatment and to design and test novel interventions using the laboratory model of post-abstinence response. There is a critical unfilled need to understand sex differences in disease progression, and this lab-based assessment coupled to longitudinal follow-up provides the rigorous experimental design to begin to meet that need. This project will increase scientific knowledge by advancing the translation between preclinical and clinical models, eventually informing sex-specific intervention and prevention strategies for problematic drinking and establishing a model to test those interventions..
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
True
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
True
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
Secondary ID Infos
| Secondary ID | Type | Domain | Link | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R01AA027236-05 | NIH | None | https://reporter.nih.gov/quic… | View |