Will Having Alcohol Treatment Improve Functioning?
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of the study is to find out if a medication,naltrexone is helpful for
HIV-infected women who sometimes drink too much. The study will try to find out whether women
like the medication, whether the medication helps them cut back on their drinking, and
whether it helps improve their overall health. Naltrexone has not been used widely among
people who are engaged in less severe drinking and in primary health care settings.
Therefore, the investigators would like to determine whether it is helpful among women who
sometimes drink 4 or more drinks per occasion or 7 or more drinks per week. The investigators
hypothesize that by taking naltrexone, women with hazardous drinking pattern will reduce
their drinking which in turn will improve their medication adherence, improve their health
and quality of life.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Florida
Collaborator:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)