Motivation for IV Alcohol Self-Administration in Humans
Translational Underpinnings of Motivation for Alcohol in Humans
University of California, Los Angeles
210 participants
Jan 16, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this translational study is to understand different reasons why people between the ages of 21 and 65 with alcohol use disorder are motivated to self-administer alcohol. The main questions it aims to answer are: * How does a person's desire for a reward affect their motivation to self-administer alcohol? * How does a person's emotions affect their motivation to self-administer alcohol? * How does a person's cognitive functioning affect their motivation to self-administer alcohol? Participants will be asked to complete questionnaires about their mood, habits, and functioning and will complete an IV alcohol administration that will include pressing a button to receive additional doses of IV alcohol.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- To be included in the study, participants must:
- Be between the ages of 21 and 65
- Have self-reported alcohol use in the past 30 days
- Meet current (i.e., past 12 months) DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorder mild-to-severe
Exclusion Criteria25
- To be included in the study, participants must not:
- Currently be treatment seeking, in treatment for alcohol use, or have a history of treatment in the 30 days prior to consent
- Have current (last 12 months) DSM-5 diagnosis of substance use disorder for any psychoactive substances other than alcohol and nicotine
- Have a lifetime DSM-5 diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or any other psychotic disorder
- Have current suicidal ideation or lifetime history of suicide attempt as reported on the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
- Have a positive urine screen for drugs other than cannabis
- Be pregnant, nursing, or planning to become pregnant while taking part in the study; and must agree to one of the following methods of birth control (if female), unless she or partner are surgically sterile:
- Oral contraceptives
- Contraceptive sponge
- Patch
- Double barrier
- Intrauterine contraceptive device
- Etonogestrel implant
- Medroxyprogesterone acetate contraceptive injection
- Hormonal vaginal contraceptive ring
- Complete abstinence from sexual intercourse
- Have clinically significant abnormalities identified in the physical exam that may interfere with safe study participation (e.g. unstable cardiac, renal, or liver disease; diabetes; uncontrolled hypertension; or HIV)
- Exceed Grade 2 laboratory abnormalities, based on FDA Guidance Document "Toxicity Grading Scale for Healthy Adult and Adolescent Volunteers Enrolled in Preventive Vaccine Clinical Trials"
- Currently use any medications known to interact with alcohol, including: antidepressants, anticonvulsants, opioids, benzodiazepines, medications for diabetes, and medications that affect alcohol metabolism
- Have an intense fear of needles or have had adverse reactions to needle puncture
- Have any other circumstances that, in the opinion of the investigators, would not be a good fit for study participation
- To participate in the IV alcohol administration, participants must not:
- Have a BrAC > 0.000 g/dl
- Have clinically significant alcohol withdrawal symptoms as indicated by a score ≥ 10 on the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol-Revised (CIWA-R)
- Exceed Grade 2 clinical vital sign abnormalities, based on FDA Guidance Document "Toxicity Grading Scale for Healthy Adult and Adolescent Volunteers Enrolled in Preventive Vaccine Clinical Trials"
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Interventions
Participants will receive intravenous alcohol (6% ethanol v/v in saline; obtained from the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Investigational Drug Service) over the course of an alcohol challenge. During the challenge, participants will be administered alcohol designed to reach target BrACs of 20, 40, and 60 mg%, each over 15 min. After reaching the last target BrAC (0.06 g/dl) participants will complete a self-administration (SA) paradigm. Participants will be invited to work (button press) for alcohol according to a log-linear progressive ratio schedule.
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NCT06494891