Managing Alcoholism in People Who Do Not Respond to Naltrexone

Summary

This is a study involving treatment for alcohol dependence (alcoholism). The study will combine motivational enhancement therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy (combined behavioral intervention, or CBI) and tests the benefits of continued/discontinued treatment with naltrexone in a randomized placebo-controlled trial. CBI may have advantages in motivating patients to greater medication adherence and may address psychosocial factors that may limit the effects of naltrexone.

Timeline

Start

2003-09

Primary completion

2008-04

Completion

2008-07

Publications

• Chakravorty S, Kuna ST, Zaharakis N, O'Brien CP, Kampman KM, Oslin D. Covariates of craving in actively drinking alcoholics. Am J Addict. 2010 Sep-Oct;19(5):450-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2010.00067.x.

Drugs

Indications