Status:
COMPLETED
Targeted Naltrexone for Problem Drinkers
Lead Sponsor:
UConn Health
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Conditions:
Alcoholism
Alcohol Drinking
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether naltrexone, combined with brief coping skills therapy, is effective in the treatment of heavy drinking.
Detailed Description
This is a 12-week, placebo-controlled trial of naltrexone (50 mg orally) in 163 problem drinkers. Problem drinkers are those individuals whose drinking puts them at risk of a variety of psychosocial a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male and female outpatients 18-70 years of age.
- Participants will have an average weekly ethanol consumption of \>=24 standard drinks for men, or \>=18 standard drinks for women (i.e., substantially in excess of non-hazardous drinking levels).
- Participants will be able to read English at the eighth grade or higher level and show no evidence of significant cognitive impairment.
- If a woman of child-bearing potential (i.e., who has not had a hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, tubal ligation or who are less than two years postmenopausal), participant must be non-lactating, practicing a reliable method of birth control, and have a negative serum pregnancy test prior to initiation of treatment.
- Participants will be willing to provide signed, informed consent to participate in the study (including a willingness to reduce drinking to non-hazardous levels).
Exclusion
- Participants who have a current, clinically significant physical disease or abnormality on the basis of medical history, physical examination, or routine laboratory evaluation, including total bilirubin elevations of \>110% or ALT or AST elevations \>300% the upper limit of normal or have a diagnosis of Hepatitis B or C infection or AIDS (given the potential for adverse effects of naltrexone on liver function).
- Participants who have a serious psychiatric illness (i.e., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe major depression, panic disorder, borderline personality states, organic mood or mental disorders, or substantial suicide or violence risk) on the basis of history or psychiatric examination.
- Participants who have a current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th ed (DSM-IV) diagnosis of drug dependence (other than nicotine dependence) or a lifetime DSM-IV diagnosis of opioid dependence.
- Participants who have a current DSM-IV diagnosis of alcohol dependence that is clinically severe.
- Participants who have used opioids or other psychoactive medications regularly in the month prior to study enrollment.
- Participants who have a history of hypersensitivity to naltrexone.
- Participants who are considered by the investigators to be an unsuitable candidate for receipt of an investigational drug.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
163 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00369408
Start Date
June 1 2003
End Date
March 1 2008
Last Update
June 20 2011
Active Locations (1)
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University of Connecticut Health Center
Farmington, Connecticut, United States, 06030