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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: C_₂H_₆O

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

Clinical Trials

Effect of Nutritional Ketosis on Alcohol Metabolism

Phase 2

Recruiting

Conditions: Ketoses, Metabolic
Alcohol Intoxication
Alcohol Drinking
Ketogenic Dieting
Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Interventions: Drug: Ethanol
Dietary Supplement: Ketone Supplement
Other: Control Diet
Other: Ketogenic diet

First Posted Date: 2023-10-04

Last Posted Date: 2025-05-20

Lead Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania

Target Recruit Count: 20

Registration Number: NCT06065657

Locations: 🇺🇸
University of Pennsylvania Center for Studies of Addiction, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Role of Acetaldehyde in the Development of Oral Cancer

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Fanconi Anemia
Alcohol-Related Carcinoma
Oral Cavity Carcinoma

Interventions: Procedure: Biospecimen Collection
Drug: Alcohol
Procedure: Breath Test

First Posted Date: 2023-08-03

Last Posted Date: 2024-08-21

Lead Sponsor: Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

Target Recruit Count: 170

Registration Number: NCT05973656

Locations: 🇺🇸
Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Ethanol Lock and Risk of Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection in Patients With Haemodialysis Catheter

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Hemodialysis Complication
Hemodialysis Catheter-Associated Bacteremia

Interventions: Drug: Isotonic saline with heparin
Drug: Ethanol 70%

First Posted Date: 2023-07-20

Last Posted Date: 2023-07-20

Lead Sponsor: Zealand University Hospital

Target Recruit Count: 280

Registration Number: NCT05953675

Locations: 🇩🇰
Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark

Impulsivity Domains and Subjective Response

Early Phase 1

Recruiting

Conditions: Alcohol Use Disorder

Interventions: Drug: Placebo
Drug: Alcohol

First Posted Date: 2023-07-03

Last Posted Date: 2024-10-31

Lead Sponsor: Jessica Weafer

Target Recruit Count: 250

Registration Number: NCT05929677

Locations: 🇺🇸
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States

Social Effects of Alcohol

Early Phase 1

Completed

Conditions: Alcohol Drinking

Interventions: Drug: Alcohol
Drug: Placebo

First Posted Date: 2023-04-24

Last Posted Date: 2024-01-24

Lead Sponsor: University of Chicago

Target Recruit Count: 37

Registration Number: NCT05826951

Locations: 🇺🇸
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Comparative Study of Polidocanol and Absolute Alcohol for Percutaneous us Guided Treatment of Benign Thyroid Cyst

Phase 4

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Thyroid Lump
Thyroid Cyst
Benign Thyroid Nodule

Interventions: Drug: Polidocanol
Drug: Alcohol

First Posted Date: 2023-04-05

Last Posted Date: 2023-04-05

Lead Sponsor: Assiut University

Target Recruit Count: 30

Registration Number: NCT05798936

Wet Time for a Foam Hand Sanitizer

Phase 4

Completed

Conditions: Hand Hygiene Effectiveness

Interventions: Drug: Alcohol hand sanitizer foam

First Posted Date: 2023-02-23

Last Posted Date: 2023-02-24

Lead Sponsor: Medline Industries

Target Recruit Count: 46

Registration Number: NCT05740332

Locations: 🇺🇸
Medline Industries, LP, Northfield, Illinois, United States

Towards a Wearable Alcohol Biosensor: Examining the Accuracy of BAC Estimates From New-Generation Transdermal Technology Using Large-Scale Human Testing and Machine Learning Algorithms

Recruiting

Conditions: Alcohol Drinking
Alcohol Intoxication

First Posted Date: 2023-01-20

Last Posted Date: 2025-05-21

Lead Sponsor: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Target Recruit Count: 240

Registration Number: NCT05692830

Locations: 🇺🇸
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States

The Effect of LSD on Neural Synchrony, Prosocial Behavior, and Relationship Quality

Phase 1

Recruiting

Conditions: Prosocial Behavior

Interventions: Drug: Ethanol
Drug: LSD

First Posted Date: 2023-01-04

Last Posted Date: 2023-01-04

Lead Sponsor: Maastricht University

Target Recruit Count: 60

Registration Number: NCT05670184

Locations: 🇳🇱
Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands

Topical Ethanol Extract (Piper Crocatum) for Anogenital Warts

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Anogenital Wart

Interventions: Drug: Trichloroacetic Acid Topical
Drug: Topical Ethanol Extract (Piper crocatum)

First Posted Date: 2022-11-21

Last Posted Date: 2022-11-21

Lead Sponsor: Hasanuddin University

Target Recruit Count: 100

Registration Number: NCT05622916

Locations: 🇮🇩
Wahidin Sudirohusodo General Hospital, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

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