Ethanol
- Generic Name
- Ethanol
- Brand Names
- Dalmacol, Gattex, Healing Waters Aloe Cucumber Hand Sanitizer, Healing Waters Cotton Blossom Hand Sanitizer, Healing Waters Lemon Verbena Hand Sanitizer, Healing Waters Peach Nectarine Hand Sanitizer, Lupaneta Pack 1-month, Viva-drops Lubricating Eye Drops
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C2H6O
- CAS Number
- 64-17-5
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- 3K9958V90M
- Background
A clear, colorless liquid rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and distributed throughout the body. It has bactericidal activity and is used often as a topical disinfectant. It is widely used as a solvent and preservative in pharmaceutical preparations as well as serving as the primary ingredient in alcoholic beverages.
- Indication
For therapeutic neurolysis of nerves or ganglia for the relief of intractable chronic pain in such conditions as inoperable cancer and trigeminal neuralgia (tic douloureux), in patients for whom neurosurgical procedures are contraindicated.
- Associated Conditions
- Bacterial Infections, Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Skin Irritation, Bacterial skin infections, Ethylene glycol overdose, Fat occlusion in central venous catheter, Methanol overdose
- Associated Therapies
- Hand Hygiene, Skin disinfection
Percutaneous Ethanol Injection for Primary Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma
- Conditions
- Papillary Thyroid Cancer
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2013-11-01
- Last Posted Date
- 2019-11-25
- Lead Sponsor
- Yale University
- Target Recruit Count
- 7
- Registration Number
- NCT01974284
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Endocrine Surgery Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Vein of Marshall Ethanol Infusion for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
- Conditions
- Ventricular TachycardiaAtrial Fibrillation
- Interventions
- Procedure: Ablation
- First Posted Date
- 2013-07-12
- Last Posted Date
- 2020-09-30
- Lead Sponsor
- Miguel X. Valderrabano, MD
- Target Recruit Count
- 423
- Registration Number
- NCT01898221
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
🇺🇸Houston VAMC, Houston, Texas, United States
🇺🇸University of Colorado School of Medicince, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States
Pilot Study of the Safety of a Daily Ethanol Lock for Urinary Catheters in Critically Ill Children
- First Posted Date
- 2013-05-31
- Last Posted Date
- 2018-06-28
- Lead Sponsor
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
- Target Recruit Count
- 10
- Registration Number
- NCT01865708
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Children's Helathcare of Atlanta at Egleston, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Effectiveness of Lavage With Alcohol - Chlorhexidine for Chemical Matricectomy
- First Posted Date
- 2013-05-01
- Last Posted Date
- 2013-05-01
- Lead Sponsor
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- Target Recruit Count
- 40
- Registration Number
- NCT01844141
- Locations
- 🇪🇸
Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Podología), Madrid, Spain
Ghrelin for Alcohol Use in Non-Treatment-Seeking Heavy Drinkers
- Conditions
- fMRIAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholism
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2013-01-29
- Last Posted Date
- 2018-08-03
- Lead Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- Target Recruit Count
- 17
- Registration Number
- NCT01779024
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
An Investigator-Initiated Study to Assess the Cooling Effect of Triamcinolone Acetonide Aerosol When Used for Steroid-Responsive Dermatoses
- Conditions
- Acute Steroid Responsive DermatosesChronic Steroid Responsive Dermatoses
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2012-11-29
- Last Posted Date
- 2012-12-04
- Lead Sponsor
- Patel, Rita Vikram, M.D.
- Target Recruit Count
- 30
- Registration Number
- NCT01736670
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States
Alcohol Inhibits Drug Metabolism by Carboxylesterases
- Conditions
- Drug Interactions
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2012-10-16
- Last Posted Date
- 2012-10-16
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
- Target Recruit Count
- 19
- Registration Number
- NCT01708369
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Ability of Partial Inverse Agonist, Iomazenil, to Block Ethanol Effects in Humans
- Conditions
- Active Ethanol and Placebo IomazenilActive Ethanol and Active IomazenilPlacebo Ethanol and Active IomazenilPlacebo Ethanol and Placebo IomazenilAlcohol EffectDriving Under the InfluenceAlcohol Impairment
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2012-05-02
- Last Posted Date
- 2024-10-09
- Lead Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Target Recruit Count
- 33
- Registration Number
- NCT01590277
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT, West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Evaluation of the Pharmacodynamic and Pharmacokinetic Interactions of Tasimelteon and Ethanol
- Conditions
- Pharmacodyamics and Pharmacokinetics of Tasimelteon Alone and in Combination With Ethanol
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2012-04-16
- Last Posted Date
- 2014-02-17
- Lead Sponsor
- Vanda Pharmaceuticals
- Target Recruit Count
- 28
- Registration Number
- NCT01578057
- Locations
- 🇨🇦
INC Research Toronto, Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hub Cleansing to Prevent Hub Infection
- Conditions
- Bacteremia
- Interventions
- Other: 5 second scrubOther: 15 second scrubDrug: 3.15% chlorhexidine/70% isopropyl alcohol
- First Posted Date
- 2012-03-27
- Last Posted Date
- 2016-04-18
- Lead Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
- Target Recruit Count
- 149
- Registration Number
- NCT01563406
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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