# Neuroimaging Mechanisms by Which Memory and Glucocorticoids Promote Risky Drinking

> **NCT04896489** · EARLY_PHASE1 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Yale University** · enrollment: 27 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Alcohol Drinking
- Drinking Behavior
- Episodic Memory
- Long-term Memory

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Hydrocortisone 20 MG
- **OTHER:** Placebo

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04896489
- **Lead sponsor:** Yale University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** EARLY_PHASE1
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2021-05-12
- **Primary completion:** 2022-03-15
- **Final completion:** 2022-03-15
- **Target enrollment:** 27 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2022-06-02


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04896489

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04896489, "Neuroimaging Mechanisms by Which Memory and Glucocorticoids Promote Risky Drinking". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04896489. Licensed CC0.

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