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CTRI Number  CTRI/2013/04/003588 [Registered on: 26/04/2013] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 26/04/2013
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparing the efficacy and safety of Baclofen and Chlordiazepoxide in Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome. 
Scientific Title of Study   A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EFFICACY AND TOLERABILITY OF BACLOFEN AND CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE IN ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME  
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr VIKRAM REDDY K 
Designation  POST-GRADUATE/RESIDENT 
Affiliation  KEMPEGOWDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 
Address  DEPT OF PHARMACOLOGY, KEMPEGOWDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES,B.S.K 2ND STAGE, BANGALORE – 560 070

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560070
India 
Phone  8951234632  
Fax    
Email  vikramred777@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr GIRISH K 
Designation  ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR 
Affiliation  KEMPEGOWDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 
Address  DEPT OF PHARMACOLOGY, KEMPEGOWDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES,B.S.K 2ND STAGE, BANGALORE – 560 070

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560070
India 
Phone  9980911060  
Fax    
Email  drgirish_k@rediffmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr GIRISH K 
Designation  ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR 
Affiliation  KEMPEGOWDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 
Address  DEPT OF PHARMACOLOGY, KEMPEGOWDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES,B.S.K 2ND STAGE, BANGALORE – 560 070

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560070
India 
Phone  9980911060  
Fax    
Email  drgirish_k@rediffmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
nil 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr VIKRAM REDDY K 
Address  #332,C.T.BED, T.R.NAGAR, B.S.K 2ND STAGE, BANGALORE – 560028 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Resident ] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr VIKRAM REDDYK  KEMPEGOWDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE (KIMS) HOSPITAL, BANGALORE  DEPT OF PSYCHIATRY, KEMPEGOWDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE (KIMS) HOSPITAL, BANGALORE
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
8951234632

vikramred777@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
KEMPEGOWDA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, BANGALORE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Baclofen 10 mg  Baclofen 10 mg in following schedule TID up to 3 days, BD up to 3 days and OD up to 3 days 
Comparator Agent  Chlordiazepoxide 25mg  Chlordiazepoxide 25mg in following schedule TID up to 3 days, BD up to 3 days and OD up to 3 days. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  a. Subjects with alcohol dependence according to DSM-IV (TR) criteria.
b. Last alcohol intake within 24 hour preceding the initiation of study.
c. Willingness to give written informed consent.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  a. Patients with known psychiatric disorders.
b. Patients with known renal and cardiovascular diseases.
c. Patients with known allergy to study medications.
d. Patients with multi-drug abuse.
e. Patients with any other substance dependence except nicotine.
f. Patients with delirium tremens.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Random Number Table 
Method of Concealment   Alternation 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To compare the efficacy of baclofen with chlordiazepoxide in AWS as assessed by Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment of Alcohol Scale Revised (CIWA-Ar score).
Primary Outcome: lowering in CIWA-Ar severity scores. 
10 days 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Clinical Global Impression(CGI) Scales.
1.Decrease in CGI-severity scale.
2.Increase in CGI-improvement scale and
3.Change in CGI-efficacy index score according to therapeutic and side effects. 
10 days 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   30/01/2012 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   none yet 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary  
This is a open label, randomized, controlled, two arm clinical trial to compare the efficacy and tolerability of baclofen and chlordiazepoxide in alcohol withdrawal syndrome, Baclofen 10 mg will be administered in the schedule (1-1-1) up to 3 days, (1-0-1) up to 3 days and (0-0-1) up to 3 days and Chlordiazepoxide at a dose of 25mg in the schedule (1-1-1) up to 3 days, (1-0-1) up to 3 days and (0-0-1) up to 3 days. The efficacy of study drugs will be assessed everyday using CIWA-Ar scale and adverse effects will be recorded. Lorazepam/Haloperidol (IM) will be used as rescue medication.

 
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