NCT00000446

Drug Treatment for Alcoholics With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Sertraline Treatment in Comorbid Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Alcoholism

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: —
• Sponsor: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) · NIH
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will investigate the use of sertraline (Zoloft) to decrease alcohol consumption and crime-related post-traumatic stress disorder in those individuals with both disorders. This will be a 12-week, placebo-controlled, double-blind outpatient trial. All subjects will receive cognitive behavioral therapy in addition to a placebo or sertraline. Comprehensive evaluation will be done at study entry; treatment termination; and 6, 9, and 12 months after study entry.

Conditions

• Alcoholism
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	sertraline (Zoloft)

Timeline

• Completion: 2000-12-01
• First posted: 1999-11-03
• Last updated: 2005-06-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States