Drug Therapy for Alcohol Dependence in Alaska Natives (Naltrexone/Sertraline)
Completed · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Alcoholism, Alcohol Dependence
In brief
This study will assess the ability of naltrexone (Revia) to reduce the risk of relapse in Alaska natives with alcohol dependence. The study will also examine whether a combination of naltrexone and sertraline (Zoloft) yields better abstinence rates than naltrexone used alone. Alaska Native individuals will be recruited into a 16 week outpatient study.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00000451
- Run by
- Yale University
- People needed
- 198
- Starts
- 2003-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2005-11-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-01-29
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Alaska Native having biological Alaska Native ancestry.
- Meets criteria for alcohol dependence.
- Prior to entering the study must be abstinent between 3 and 14 days and have a withdrawal assessment.
- Stable residence to ensure that subjects can be located during the study.
You may not qualify if…
- Currently meets criteria for abuse or dependence on substances other than alcohol or nicotine.
- Current use of disulfiram.
- Psychotic or otherwise severely psychiatrically disabled.
- Use of other psychotropic medications including antidepressants and anxiolytics.
- Medical conditions that would not permit the use of sertraline or naltrexone, such as a history of unstable or severe hepatic, cardiovascular, metabolic, endocrine, gastrointestinal or kidney disease.
- Hepatocellular disease or elevated bilirubin levels.
- Females who are pregnant, nursing, or not using a reliable method of birth control.
- Probation or parole requirements that might interfere with participation in the study.
- Involvement in alcohol treatment other than provided by the study or AA.
- Use of monoamine oxidase inhibitors in the past month.
- Current use of Type 1C antiarrhythmics propafenone and flecainide.
Where it is running
- Study site — New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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