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NCT04827056 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 1

Effect of Sublingual Formulation of Dexmedetomidine HCl (BXCL501) - Alcohol Interaction Study

A Phase 1 study, sponsored by Pharmacotherapies for Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders Alliance.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
10
Enrollment target

NCT04827056: Completed Phase 1 study, sponsored by Pharmacotherapies for Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders Alliance.

NCT04827056 is a Phase 1 study that has completed, run by Pharmacotherapies for Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders Alliance. The registered enrollment target is 10 participants, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (83% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT04827056, a Phase 1 study, has completed, sponsored by Pharmacotherapies for Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders Alliance.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
10 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The overall objective of the proposed study is to determine if Dexmedetomidine HCl (BXCL501) is safe for treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD) with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and also shows potential signals of efficacy thereby supporting the conduct of later phase clinical trials. Safety endpoints will be compared following an alcohol challenge without and concurrent with BXCL501 treatment.

Primary Outcome

Anxiety is measured via blood pressure (systolic and diastolic). Participants will undergo stress (PTSD) reactivity conditions (both neutral and trauma) on laboratory test days 1, 2, and 3 (where participant receives either BXCL501 40µg, 80µg, or placebo in a randomized fashion each day). For each test day (1-3), the change in blood pressure is computed as the difference in measurements taken across the PTSD Reactivity Conditions to the measurement collected immediately prior to the stress condi

Interventions

  • DRUG Placebo
  • DRUG Dexmedetomidine (DEX) for sublingual (SL) administration (BXCL501) - 40µg
  • DRUG Dexmedetomidine (DEX) for sublingual (SL) administration (BXCL501) - 80µg
  • PROCEDURE Ethanol Infusion
  • BEHAVIORAL PTSD Reactivity Condition

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 10 participants
Start Date 2021-11-09
Est. Completion 2023-06-02
Phase Phase 1

What the finished NCT04827056 record still lists

NCT04827056 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 10 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (83% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 5 interventions - of which Placebo is the first listed.

NCT04827056 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT04827056 about?

NCT04827056 is a clinical study titled "Effect of Sublingual Formulation of Dexmedetomidine HCl (BXCL501) - Alcohol Interaction Study". The overall objective of the proposed study is to determine if Dexmedetomidine HCl (BXCL501) is safe for treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD) with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and also shows potential signals of efficacy thereby supporting the conduct of later phase clinical tria...

What is the current status of trial NCT04827056?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 1 study. The enrollment target is 10 participants. The study started on 2021-11-09. Estimated completion is 2023-06-02.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04827056?

The interventions under investigation include: Placebo (DRUG), Dexmedetomidine (DEX) for sublingual (SL) administration (BXCL501) - 40µg (DRUG), Dexmedetomidine (DEX) for sublingual (SL) administration (BXCL501) - 80µg (DRUG), Ethanol Infusion (PROCEDURE), PTSD Reactivity Condition (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04827056?

This trial is sponsored by Pharmacotherapies for Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders Alliance, which has 5 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT04827056's enrollment target sits among peer trials

10 1913th of 2000 higher than 46 of 2,000 other Phase 1 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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

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