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ArticleContemporary clinical trials communications2025

Intranasal insulin for the treatment of alcohol use disorder: design and methodology of an alcohol interaction randomized controlled trial.

Carolina L Haass-Koffler, Bhavani Kashyap, Brian J Gully, Sithara S Nambiar, Rivkah Hornbacher, Stephanie L Foster, Yuval Silberman, Robert M Swift, Leah R Hanson, William H Frey

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Article in Contemporary clinical trials communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05988632 (Intranasal Insulin for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05988632 phase1 / phase2recruitingnot on this map

Intranasal Insulin for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

TypeinterventionalSponsorBrown UniversityRan2025 to 2027Enrolled40ConditionsAlcohol Use DisorderArmsRegular Human Insulin then Placebo, Placebo then Regular Human Insulin
3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Carolina L Haass-KofflerCenter for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Bhavani KashyapHealthPartners Institute, Bloomington, MN, USA.
Brian J GullyCenter for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Sithara S NambiarCenter for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Rivkah HornbacherCenter for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Stephanie L FosterDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Yuval SilbermanPennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
Robert M SwiftCenter for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Leah R HansonHealthPartners Institute, Bloomington, MN, USA.
William H FreyHealthPartners Institute, Bloomington, MN, USA.

Funding

A focus on alpha-1 blockade as a novel pharmacological treatment for alcohol use disorderR01AA027760 · NIAAA · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI Carolina Luisa Haass-Koffler · 2023 to 2023
$448k
Intranasal Insulin Administration as Medication for Alcohol Use DisorderR34AA031589 · BROWN UNIVERSITY · 2025 to 2025
$230k
NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA027760NIAAA NIH HHS R34 AA031589
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite developments in treatments for alcohol use disorder (AUD), current pharmacotherapies face several limitations, including adverse events. Intranasal (IN) insulin has shown promise for addictive disorders. The overarching hypothesis of this trial is that by increasing brain cell energy and glucose metabolism, while reducing stress hormones, IN insulin may be an ideal approach for treating multiple domains of AUD including memory, executive function and impulsivity. Preclinical and clinical studies of IN insulin demonstrate that it is a safe and effective method for delivering insulin to the central nervous system, circumventing the blood brain barrier, and reducing adverse events associated with insulin use (hypoglycemia). The overarching goal of this Phase I/IIa, within-subject, crossover, double-blind, placebo-controlled, alcohol interaction trial is to test the IN insulin (80IU), compared to placebo (0.9 % saline) as a potential therapy for AUD. The primary aim assesses the safety and tolerability of IN insulin, compared to placebo, in individuals with AUD ( Clinical trial: NCT05988632. Fda/ind: 168417.

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Alcohol use disorder (AUD)InsulinIntranasal administrationNeurotherapeutics

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PMID40584152
PMCPMC12205678

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