Naltrexone for Early Problem Drinkers

June 17, 2011 updated by: UConn Health

Targeted Naltrexone for Early Problem Drinkers

Early problem drinkers are prevalent in the United States. Recent controlled trials have shown that brief interventions in the primary care setting can reduce drinking and alcohol-related problems in patients who lack evidence of alcohol dependence.

Although naltrexone (Revia) has been approved for the treatment of alcohol dependence, few pharmacotherapy studies have been undertaken with early problem drinkers. This study is an 8-week trial of naltrexone versus placebo, combined with coping skills treatment that either focuses on targeted use of medication or serves as background to daily use of the medication. A total of 160 early problem drinkers recruited through screening in primary care medical settings will be randomly assigned to one of four treatment groups. Followup evaluations will be conducted at the end of treatment and again 3, 6, and 12 months.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

160

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19103
        • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Limited to early problem drinkers (i.e., those with no more than mild alcohol dependence).
  • Have an average weekly alcohol consumption of greater than or equal to 24 standard drinks for men and 18 standard drinks for women.
  • Able to read English at the eighth grade or higher level and show no evidence of significant cognitive impairment.
  • Willing to provide a collateral informant for interviews regarding the patient's drinking during the study.
  • A woman of child-bearing potential must be non-lactating, practicing a reliable method of birth control, and have a negative pregnancy test prior to initiation of treatment.
  • Willing to provide a signed informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have a current clinically significant physical disease or abnormality.
  • Have a serious psychiatric illness.
  • Have a current diagnosis of drug dependence (other than nicotine dependence) or a lifetime diagnosis of opioid dependence.
  • A current diagnosis of alcohol dependence that is moderate or greater in severity or a history of alcohol withdrawal, or recurrent use of alcohol to alleviate alcohol withdrawal symptoms.
  • Used opioids or other psychoactive medications regularly in the month prior to study enrollment.
  • History of hypersensitivity to naltrexone (Revia).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

UConn Health

Collaborators

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Completion

September 1, 2002

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 2, 1999

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 2, 1999

First Posted (Estimate)

November 3, 1999

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 20, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 17, 2011

Last Verified

June 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NIAAAKRA11062
  • R01AA011062 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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