2020
Effects of Alcohol Cue Reactivity on Subsequent Treatment Outcomes Among Treatment‐Seeking Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder: A Multisite Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled Clinical Trial of Varenicline
Miranda R, O’Malley S, Padovano H, Wu R, Falk DE, Ryan ML, Fertig JB, Chun TH, Muvvala SB, Litten RZ. Effects of Alcohol Cue Reactivity on Subsequent Treatment Outcomes Among Treatment‐Seeking Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder: A Multisite Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled Clinical Trial of Varenicline. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2020, 44: 1431-1443. PMID: 32363592, PMCID: PMC7572549, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderEffects of vareniclineAlcohol cue reactivityClinical trialsCue-reactivity paradigmAlcohol useCue reactivityUse disordersHuman laboratoryAlcohol cue-induced cravingSubsequent treatment outcomesΑ4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsCue-induced alcoholAlcohol cue reactivity paradigmCue-induced cravingNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsHeavy alcohol useCue-elicited cravingHuman laboratory paradigmTreatment outcomesVareniclinePlaceboProspective associationsAlcohol cravingAcetylcholine receptors
2018
Effect of Varenicline Combined With Medical Management on Alcohol Use Disorder With Comorbid Cigarette Smoking: A Randomized Clinical Trial
O’Malley S, Zweben A, Fucito LM, Wu R, Piepmeier ME, Ockert DM, Bold KW, Petrakis I, Muvvala S, Jatlow P, Gueorguieva R. Effect of Varenicline Combined With Medical Management on Alcohol Use Disorder With Comorbid Cigarette Smoking: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry 2018, 75: 129-138. PMID: 29261824, PMCID: PMC5838706, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.3544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderMedical managementUse disordersCigarette smokingWeek 9Varenicline tartrateEfficacy of vareniclinePlacebo-controlled trialBehavioral health risksComorbid cigarette smokingRace/ethnicityAlcohol dependence criteriaSmoking 2Medication adherenceOutpatient clinicPlacebo pillsMean ageEligible participantsSmoking abstinenceClinical trialsParallel groupPlaceboMAIN OUTCOMEVareniclineWeek 13