Outpatient Versus Inpatient Detoxification Program for Alcohol Dependent Patients Seeking Abstinence: The IN/OUT Study

Sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00226720
Collaborator
Direction Générale de la Santé, France (Other)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Detoxification, in an inpatient or outpatient program, is the primary and essential step for managing alcohol dependence. The superiority of one or other method of detoxification has never been proved in several previous randomized clinical trials (RCT). The aim of this multicenter RCT was to compare efficiency, on the abstinence rate as the primary outcome, at 1 and 3 months follow-up of two alcohol detoxification programs (a 5/7-days inpatient detox vs. an ambulatory detox).

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Procedure: Outpatient detoxification program
N/A

Detailed Description

Among patients consulting in 4 alcohol treatment centers in France seeking treatment for withdrawal, we included those who met criteria for current alcohol-dependence (DSM IV) and having drinking during the past three days before randomization. Exclusion criteria were: patients' refusal of one or other method, contraindication for outpatient detoxification method (history of DELIRIUM TREMENS or withdrawal seizures), homelessness, Major Depressive Episode assessed by MADRS > 25, current Substance Abuse Disorder (except nicotine), indication for hospitalization (severe somatic disorder), judicial injunction, family crisis, patients seeking antabuse treatment.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
500 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Official Title:
Comparison of Efficacy of an Outpatient vs Inpatient Detoxification Program for Alcohol Dependent Patients Seeking Abstinence. A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial.
Study Start Date :
Sep 1, 2002
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Nov 1, 2004
Actual Study Completion Date :
Nov 1, 2004

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: 1

at the hospital

Procedure: Outpatient detoxification program
Outpatient detoxification program

Active Comparator: 2

out of the hospital

Procedure: Outpatient detoxification program
Outpatient detoxification program

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Abstinence rate at 3 Months & 6 Months follow-up. Abstinence is defined as no alcohol drinking during the period between the last day of the detoxification program and the evaluation. [at 3 Months & 6 Months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Relapse rate. Relapse is defined as drinking more than 4 Units per occasion (3 for women) and more than one occasion per week during the 6 months follow-up after the last day of detoxification program. [during the 6 months follow-up]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Alcohol dependence according to DSM IV

  • Detoxification program requested by patients

Exclusion Criteria:
  • Refusal of the patient for the hospitalization or ambulant weaning alcoholic

  • contraindication in ambulant weaning

  • The state of the patient requires a hospitalization

  • Ask of the patient for a treatment by the ESPERAL

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 BEAUJON Hospital Clichy France 92110

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
  • Direction Générale de la Santé, France

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Philippe M. BATEL, MD, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

Responsible Party:
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00226720
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • P000807
  • AOM98176
First Posted:
Sep 27, 2005
Last Update Posted:
May 6, 2008
Last Verified:
Apr 1, 2007

Study Results

No Results Posted as of May 6, 2008