Puerarin Effects on Alcohol Drinking

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2011-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This research is designed to assess the impact of pretreatment with puerarin (NPI-031G), a major ingredient in the plant kudzu, on alcohol drinking. Hypothesis: Short-term treatment with this compound will reduce alcohol self-administration in a simulated natural settings laboratory.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Mclean Hospital
• Treatments: Puerarin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• moderate to heavy alcohol drinkers (20+ drinks per week)

Exclusion Criteria:

• alcohol dependence or treatment-seeking drinkers

• other drug abuse or dependence

• psychiatric disorders