Status:

COMPLETED

Comparative Trial Of Disulfiram, Naltrexone And Acamprosate In The Treatment Of Alcohol Dependence

Lead Sponsor:

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Conditions:

Alcohol Dependence

Eligibility:

All Genders

25-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to compare the effect of manual based cognitive therapy in adjunct of three different pharmacotherapy.

Detailed Description

Context Alcoholism is common clinical problem and its treatment has no standard and is controversy. Different pharmacotherapy's, acamporsate, nalterxone and disulfiram have shown to improve the drinki...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Alcohol dependence (ICD-10)

Exclusion

  • Clinically significant symptoms of alcohol withdrawal
  • Significant recently diagnosed psychiatric disease (psychosis, personality disorder or suicidal tendency that appeared during the initial interview)
  • Current psychiatric disease demanding special treatment or medication including DSM-IV determined drug dependence other than alcohol or nicotine dependence
  • Current use of any opioids within four weeks before screening
  • Significant brain, thyroid, kidney, uncompensated heart disease, or clinically significant liver disease (cirrhosis, aqlcoholic hepatitis or ALAT \> 200)
  • Pregnancy, nursing, or women refused to use a reliable method for birth control

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2000

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

April 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

243 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00435435

Start Date

September 1 2000

End Date

April 1 2005

Last Update

February 16 2007

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National Public Health Institute, Department of Mental Health and Alcohol Research

Helsinki, Finland, 00251