NCT01596231

Kudzu Treatment for Alcohol Abuse

Isoflavone (Kudzu) Extract Effects on Alcohol Drinking: Single Dose Pretreatment Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mclean Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This is a study designed to test whether a single administration of kudzu extract (2 mg) will significantly reduce the number of drinks consumed during a single 1 ½ hours drinking session when given as pretreatment 2 ½ hours before the drinking session.

Detailed description

In a laboratory experimental setting, subjects will be treated with placebo or 2 grams of kudzu extract 2.5 hours before an afternoon drinking session. The investigators hypothesis is that the kudzu pretreatment will reduce alcohol consumption in this free choice, self-administration paradigm.

Conditions

• Alcohol Consumption

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Kudzu	Kudzu (2 mg) will be administered as a pretreatment 2 ½ hours before a drinking session to see if it will significantly reduce the number of drinks consumed during a single 1 ½ hours drinking session.
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo	Placebo will be administered as a pretreatment 2 ½ hours before a drinking session

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-05-01
• Primary completion: 2013-05-01
• Completion: 2014-07-01
• First posted: 2012-05-10
• Last updated: 2014-10-21
• Results posted: 2014-10-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States