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CompletedNCT03565016Updated Jun 21, 2018

Consequences of At-risk Alcohol Consumption in ICU Patients

An observational study in Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, sponsored by Nantes University Hospital. Completed at 1 site in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-06-21.

Sponsored by Nantes University Hospital · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
150
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

At-risk drinking is known to cause a high incidence of alcohol withdrawal syndrome which has a high impact on morbidity and mortality.

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Alcohol-use disorder has a significant impact on morbidity in surgical intensive care units and is known to cause alcohol withdrawal syndrome which mortality can reach 50% if left untreated. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of alcohol use disorder on one-year mortality and adverse ICU outcomes such as agitation in a Medical Intensive Care Unit.

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Conditions studied

  • Alcohol Abuse
  • Alcoholism

Keywords

  • Alcohol use disorders
  • agitation
  • intensive care unit
  • restlessness
  • alcohol withdrawal syndrome
  • alcohol-dependence
  • heavy drinking
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In context

Alcoholism

1,606 studies on the registry are indexed under Alcoholism; 329 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 150 is below the median of 180 across 173 observational studies indexed under Alcoholism.

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Lead sponsor

Nantes University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 825 studies on the registry; 195 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

patients aged 18 years old or more admitted in ICU non-at-risk drinkers or at-risk drinkers according to the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • All consecutive patients aged 18 years old or more admitted in ICU

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No exclusion criteria
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
150 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Interventions

  • Otherno interventional study

    no interventional study

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. One-Year Mortality

    Assessment of mortality at one year after ICU discharge

    Time frame: The primary outcome measure was assessed at one year after ICU discharge

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Study locations

1 site
  • Nantes University Hospital
    Nantes, 44093, France
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 21, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03565016
Lead sponsor
Nantes University Hospital
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 21, 2018
Start date
Jun 11, 2012
Primary completion
Nov 25, 2013
Completion
Nov 25, 2013
Last update
Jun 21, 2018

Study contacts

Mickael Vour'ch, Dr
principal investigator · Nantes University Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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