Addiction Treatment in Russia: Oral vs. Naltrexone Implant
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-11-04
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Heroin addiction is a growing problem in Russia; individuals who enter heroin addiction
treatment often relapse. Therefore, effective heroin addiction treatments are necessary to
prevent relapse. The purpose of this study is to compare oral naltrexone with a naltrexone
implant that provides opioid blockade for two months in preventing relapse to heroin
addiction in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Phase:
Phase 2/Phase 3
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pennsylvania
Collaborators:
Leningrad Addiction Treatment & Research Center, Leningrad Region, Russia National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) St. Petersburg State Pavlov Medical University