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Naltrexone Treatment for Alcoholism

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Johns Hopkins University

Status and phase

Completed
Phase 4

Conditions

Alcoholism

Treatments

Drug: naltrexone (Revia)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other
NIH

Identifiers

NCT00000438
NIAAAMCC11855
R01AA011855 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of the medication naltrexone (Revia) for treating alcoholism. Individuals will be inpatients for a 2 week period and provide assessments of their alcohol withdrawal symptoms, craving, and mood. Following hospital discharge, individuals will be assigned randomly to receive naltrexone daily, naltrexone twice a day or a placebo. This part of the study will last 12 weeks, with regular measurements of drinking level, craving and mood. Assessments will be conducted 6 and 12 months after the beginning of the study.

Sex

All

Ages

30 to 55 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Meets criteria for alcohol dependence.
  • Committed to alcohol abstinence as a treatment goal.
  • Individuals will be required to identify two family members or close friends who are knowledgeable about their location, drinking behavior, and psychosocial status.

Exclusion criteria

  • Meets criteria for any other psychoactive substance use disorder (excluding nicotine and caffeine).
  • Meets criteria for a major psychiatric disorder and are in need of or currently undergoing pharmacotherapy.
  • Females who are pregnant, lactating, or not using a reliable method of contraception.
  • Currently experiencing a serious medical condition that would place them at risk or interfere with study participation.
  • Experiencing acute hepatitis or liver failure or whose liver function test is more than 3 times normal.
  • Have a history of severe allergies, multiple adverse drug reactions or known allergy to naltrexone.
  • Vocabulary below the 5th grade reading level.
  • Abnormal MRI scan.
  • HIV infection due to the neurological sequelae.
  • Significant central nervous system diseases.
  • Seizure disorder or history of closed head trauma.
  • Neuroendocrine disorders.
  • Treatment with opiates within the last six months.

Trial contacts and locations

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