# Better Than Study: Targeting Heavy Alcohol Use With Naltrexone Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)

> **NCT02330419** · PHASE2 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of California, San Francisco** · enrollment: 120 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Binge Drinking
- HIV

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Placebo
- **DRUG:** Naltrexone
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Medical Management (MM) counseling for alcohol use:
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Urinalysis for novel alcohol biochemical markers:
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Behavioral survey measurements:
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Dried Blood Spot (DSB) Testing for Phosphatidylethanol
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Ecological Momentary Assessment

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02330419
- **Lead sponsor:** University of California, San Francisco
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE2
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2015-04
- **Primary completion:** 2021-01
- **Final completion:** 2021-01
- **Target enrollment:** 120 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-04-20

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02330419

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02330419, "Better Than Study: Targeting Heavy Alcohol Use With Naltrexone Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02330419. Licensed CC0.

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