Open AccessAcetyl-L-Carnitine for Alcohol Craving and Relapse Prevention in Anhedonic Alcoholics: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial
Author(s) -
Giovanni Martinotti,
Daniela Reina,
Marco Di Nicola,
S. Andreoli,
D. Tedeschi,
Ilaria Ortolani,
Gino Pozzi,
Emerenziana Iani,
S D'Iddio,
Luigi Janiri
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
alcohol and alcoholism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1464-3502
pISSN - 0735-0414
DOI - 10.1093/alcalc/agq039
Subject(s) - craving , placebo , randomized controlled trial , medicine , visual analogue scale , relapse prevention , alcohol dependence , alcohol , psychology , anesthesia , psychiatry , addiction , biochemistry , chemistry , alternative medicine , pathology
The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of acetyl-l-carnitine (ALC), at different doses, in relapse prevention and craving in anhedonic detoxified alcohol-dependent subjects.