Antabuse in Severe Alcoholism: an Open Controlled Study

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2009-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Newly detoxified alcoholics (N=60) are randomised to either antabuse (disulfiram) treatment or the control group for a total of 6 months.All patients will receive cognitive behavioural treatment in groups. The hypothesis to be tested is that more of the patients who receive antabuse (disulfiram) will be alcohol free during the 6 months treatment period compared to the control group. The trial is open.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Psykiatrisk Center Gentofte
• Treatments: Disulfiram

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Alcoholism

• Living in the departments catchment area

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy

• Schizophrenia

• Bipolar disorder

• Other substance abuse

• Dementia

• Anorexia