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
Effects of Alcohol on Simulated Driving
- First Posted Date
- 2007-05-24
- Last Posted Date
- 2008-04-15
- Lead Sponsor
- Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Target Recruit Count
- 32
- Registration Number
- NCT00477984
- Locations
- 🇳🇱
Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht, Netherlands
Ethanol-Lock Treatment in Preventing Central Venous Catheter Infections in Patients With High-Risk Neuroblastoma
- First Posted Date
- 2007-05-10
- Last Posted Date
- 2013-03-05
- Lead Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Target Recruit Count
- 12
- Registration Number
- NCT00471679
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
Systemic and Local Diffusion of Ethanol After Administration of Ethanol 96% Formulated in a Gel and Ethanol 98% Solution by the Percutaneous Route, in Patients With Congenital Venous Malformations:Pharmacokinetic, Pharmacodynamic and Clinical Study.
- Conditions
- Congenital Venous Malformation
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2007-04-19
- Last Posted Date
- 2015-01-15
- Lead Sponsor
- Orfagen
- Target Recruit Count
- 32
- Registration Number
- NCT00462462
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
🇫🇷Hôpital Bretonneau Service de neuroradiologie, Tours Cedex 1, France
A Study of the Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics of GK Activator (2) in Type 2 Diabetes Patients With Hepatic Impairment.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Interventions
- Drug: GK Activator (2)
- First Posted Date
- 2007-02-21
- Last Posted Date
- 2016-08-24
- Lead Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
- Target Recruit Count
- 2
- Registration Number
- NCT00437606
Moderate Alcohol Intake Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes
- First Posted Date
- 2006-02-23
- Last Posted Date
- 2006-09-13
- Lead Sponsor
- The S. Daniel Abraham International Center for Health and Nutrition
- Target Recruit Count
- 100
- Registration Number
- NCT00295334
Hangover, Congeners, Sleep and Occupational Performance
- Conditions
- SleepNeurobehavioral Manifestations
- First Posted Date
- 2005-11-02
- Last Posted Date
- 2006-12-06
- Lead Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
- Target Recruit Count
- 140
- Registration Number
- NCT00247585
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
General Clinical Research Center, Boston University School of Public Health/Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Residual Effects of Intoxication on Student Performance
- Conditions
- Alcoholic IntoxicationNeurobehavioral Manifestations
- Interventions
- Other: Placebo
- First Posted Date
- 2005-09-16
- Last Posted Date
- 2020-12-08
- Lead Sponsor
- Boston University
- Target Recruit Count
- 239
- Registration Number
- NCT00183170
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
General Clinical Research Center/Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Metabolic Effects of Alcohol
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- First Posted Date
- 2005-09-14
- Last Posted Date
- 2012-07-10
- Lead Sponsor
- Bantle, John P., MD
- Target Recruit Count
- 20
- Registration Number
- NCT00167115
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Safety/Tolerability Study of Alcohol Injection for Treatment of BPH (Enlarged Prostate)
- Conditions
- Prostate DiseaseBPHBenign Prostatic HyperplasiaBenign Prostatic Hypertrophy
- First Posted Date
- 2002-05-17
- Last Posted Date
- 2007-10-10
- Lead Sponsor
- American Medical Systems
- Target Recruit Count
- 150
- Registration Number
- NCT00037141
Behavioral Economics of Human Drug Self-Administration
- Conditions
- Drug Dependence
- First Posted Date
- 2000-06-02
- Last Posted Date
- 2005-06-24
- Lead Sponsor
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
- Registration Number
- NCT00005765
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, United States
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