Overview

Medication Development in Alcoholism: Investigating Glucocorticoid Antagonists

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The primary hypotheses under test are that alcohol dependent subjects treated with mifepristone will report decreased craving for alcohol following alcohol exposure in the laboratory and report significantly less drinking under naturalistic conditions, than those treated with placebo.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
The Scripps Research Institute
Collaborator:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Treatments:
Glucocorticoids
Mifepristone