Phenobarbital for Acute Alcohol Withdrawal

Summary

Intravenous phenobarbital in combination with a symptom-guided standardized lorazepam-based alcohol withdrawal protocol will be associated with decreased need for ICU admission, continuous lorazepam infusion and will not be associated with increased adverse events.

Timeline

Start

2009-01

Primary completion

2010-03

Completion

2010-03

Drugs

Indications