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NCT01000987 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Effect of Varenicline on Fixed-Dose Alcohol Administration in Participants With Alcohol Use Disorders

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Yale University.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
44
Enrollment target

NCT01000987: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by Yale University.

NCT01000987 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by Yale University. The registered enrollment target is 44 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (67% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01000987, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by Yale University.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
44 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is the examine the effect of varenicline on cognition to a high dose (0.08 g/dL) of alcohol (vs. placebo alcohol) over the ascending and descending limb of the blood alcohol curve.

Primary Outcome

Cognitive function was measured using the Continuous Performance Task (CPT). The CPT assess attention and response inhibition and the main outcome was number of omissions (the number of times the target was present, but the subject did not respond) errors in response to go and stop targets. Participants are presented with "stop" and "go" targets that appear on a computer screen. They are told to press the space bar (respond) to "go" targets and to avoid pressing the space bar when "stop" targets

Interventions

  • DRUG placebo
  • DRUG varenicline

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 44 participants
Start Date 2009-10
Est. Completion 2016-11
Phase Phase 2
Yale University

1,492 total trials

What the finished NCT01000987 record still lists

NCT01000987 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 44 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (67% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which placebo is the first listed.

NCT01000987 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01000987 about?

NCT01000987 is a clinical study titled "Effect of Varenicline on Fixed-Dose Alcohol Administration in Participants With Alcohol Use Disorders". The purpose of this study is the examine the effect of varenicline on cognition to a high dose (0.08 g/dL) of alcohol (vs. placebo alcohol) over the ascending and descending limb of the blood alcohol curve.

What is the current status of trial NCT01000987?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 44 participants. The study started on 2009-10. Estimated completion is 2016-11.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01000987?

The interventions under investigation include: placebo (DRUG), varenicline (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01000987?

This trial is sponsored by Yale University, which has 1,492 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01000987's enrollment target sits among peer trials

44 1322nd of 2000 higher than 669 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01000987, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT01000987 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.