Magnesium After Alcohol Withdrawal Treatment

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2005-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The primary purpose is to see if magnesium tablet supplementation will decrease elevated GGT enzyme activity in alcoholic patients immediately after they had been treated for alcohol withdrawal. The secondary aims are to find out whether supplementation decreases the activity of ASAT and ALAT enzymes, increases muscle strength, decreases blood pressure and decreases depressive symptoms among these patients.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Admission to treatment because of an acute alcohol withdrawal

• Elevated serum GGT (men>80, women >50)

• Age 20-64 years

• Fixed address and a telephone to facilitate follow-up

Exclusion Criteria:

• Mg supplementation within the past two months ten 250 mg tablets or more

• History of heart rhythm disturbances

• Contraindications against Mg treatment

• Abnormally high serum creatinine