Blood levels of proteins (which protects the brain) in alcohol dependent patients, patient with alcohol withdrawal symptoms and in patients who stopped drinking.
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: F102- Alcohol dependence
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/01/017271
- Lead Sponsor
- Applied to DSTSERB
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1) Male inpatient in the age group of 20 to 50 years, diagnosed with alcohol use disorder according to DSM-5 and admitted for detoxification treatment as Shree Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara De-addiction and Research center, Ujire.
2) Patient with an AUDIT score above 8.
Exclusion Criteria
1) They are on any prior disulfiram therapy or deaddiction program.
2) They are taking any other medication or on hormonal therapy.
3) If they have any known physical or psychiatric illnesses or any chronic disorder such as diabetes mellitus, tuberculosis, epilepsy, cerebrovascular accident, and seizures.
4) Less than 8 points in an AUDIT.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Blood levels of neuroimmune regulatory proteins in alcohol dependence, withdrawal and in abstinenceTimepoint: At the end of four years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaluate the severity of craving, withdrawal symptoms and alcohol dependence in the above patients using standardized questionnaireTimepoint: At the end of four years