Baclofen safety study halted early: what we learned
NCT ID NCT02596763
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tracked 239 adults in France taking baclofen for alcohol use disorder. Researchers called participants monthly for a year to see how many stopped the drug due to side effects. The goal was to better understand which side effects are caused by baclofen versus other factors like alcohol or other medications.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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239 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2015
- Finished
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Dec 2018
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 or more and under 80 years * Receiving an off-label baclofen treatment for alcohol use disorder for less than 15 days * Mentally and physically able to participate in telephone interviews * Reachable by phone * Living in the Hauts-de-France or Normandie French regions * Beneficiary of a health insurance plan * Informed and signed consent before the beginning of the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Baclofen prescriber not registered as investigator or not previously labeled for receiving consent, or not located in the regions of Hauts-de-France or Normandie * Patient with ICD-10 criteria for other substance dependence (except tobacco) in the past three months. * Patient not reachable by phone or unable to correctly understand the French language * Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centres de Soins, d'Accompagnement et de Prévention en Addictologie (CSAPA) Le Cèdre Bleu
Armentières, 59280, France
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Etablissement Public de Santé Mentale (EPSM)
Lille, 59000, France
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Hospital Center
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, 62130, France
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Hospital Center
Tourcoing, 59200, France
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Hospital Center
Valenciennes, 59300, France
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Hospital Center
Abbeville, 80100, France
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Hospital Center
Arras, 62000, France
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Hospital Center
Boulogne, 62200, France
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Hospital Center
Carvin, 62220, France
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Hospital Center
Clermont, 60600, France
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Hospital Center
Dunkirk, 59300, France
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Hospital Center
Ham, 80400, France
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Hospital Center
Hazebrouck, 59190, France
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Hospital Center
Lens, 62300, France
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Hospital Center
Roubaix, 59100, France
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Hospital Center
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, 59230, France
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Service d'Aide aux Toxicomanes (SATO-Picardie)
Beauvais, 60000, France
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University Hospital of Caen
Caen, France
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University Hospital of Rouen
Rouen, France
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