Auf der Suche nach etwas völlig anderem gestern im Guardian "aufgelesen"
"Baclofen: alcoholism 'cure' pill no better than counselling – study"
https://www.theguardian.com/society/201 ... ling-studyGanz kurz zusammengefasst: 151 Patienten, 3 Gruppen, low dose (30mg), high dose (bis zu 150 mg) und Placebo,
begleitend Psychotherapie. Keine Vorteile durch die Gabe von Baclofen.
Es wird eine weitere Studie mit Patienten geben, bei denen alle bisherigen Therapieversuche vergeblich blieben - konkret mit high-dose-Gaben von bis zu 330 mg
Mal auf der Spur finden sich etliche weitere, englischsprachige Publikationen zu dieser niederländischen Studie, wie etwa diese hier:
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-11-b ... dered.htmlStudy suggests prescribing of baclofen for alcohol dependence 'should be reconsidered'
"This came as a surprise to us. In August 2015 a small German RCT had indicated that high dose baclofen showed good results, but their control group did not receive any treatment, whereas all our patients, including the placebo group, received psychosocial treatment. Together these studies indicate that baclofen may be as effective as psychosocial care, but does not seem to increase effectiveness further. This means that we may have to further study the effectiveness of baclofen before we can recommend it for use. For example, perhaps it can help a subgroup of alcohol-dependent patients who do not respond to psychosocial treatment. We believe that prescribing baclofen widely, as currently happens in France, might be premature and should be reconsidered".
Professor Wiers continued:
"We are planning a new RCT, where we will test high dose Baclofen, up to 330 mg per day, in alcohol-dependent patients who have not responded to regular psychological treatment. For comparison, the maximum recommended adult dose of baclofen for its normal (spasticity) use is 80 mg/day. We need to consider safety and side-effects. We are not closing the door on baclofen, but we are saying that we need more research".
November 30, 2016
De Wiers Ausführungen kann man lesen, den Schotten (Chick) sollte man sich sparen...
oder hier in den USA
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27842939Alle Artikel basieren wohl auf dieser Veröffentlichung, die allerdings kostenpflichtig ist,
http://www.europeanneuropsychopharmacol ... 24-977X(16)31968-X/abstract