Better Than Study: Targeting Heavy Alcohol Use With Naltrexone Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)
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Official title
Better Than Study: Targeting Heavy Alcohol Use With Naltrexone Among MSM
Brief summary
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This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 120 binge-drinking MSM to 12 weeks of naltrexone 50mg, to be taken in anticipation of heavy drinking. Ethnically and racially diverse participants will be recruited using Respondent Driven Sampling as well as active field recruitment. MSM will be seen weekly for alcohol-metabolite urine testing, study drug dispensing, and brief counseling for alcohol use. Safety assessments and behavioral surveys will be completed monthly.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02330419
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 120 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Placebo Drug
- Naltrexone Drug
- Medical Management (MM) counseling for alcohol use: Behavioral
- Urinalysis for novel alcohol biochemical markers: Diagnostic Test
- Behavioral survey measurements: Behavioral
- Dried Blood Spot (DSB) Testing for Phosphatidylethanol Diagnostic Test
- Ecological Momentary Assessment Behavioral
Drug · Behavioral · Diagnostic Test
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 70 Years
- Sex
- Male
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Mar 31, 2015
- Primary completion
- Dec 31, 2020
- Completion
- Dec 31, 2020
- Last update posted
- Apr 19, 2025
2015 – 2021
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center on Substance Use and Health | San Francisco | California | 94102 | — |
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- Last update posted Apr 19, 2025 · Synced Sep 5, 2026
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