400
Participants
Start Date
January 31, 2007
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2011
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2011
Brief Counseling Intervention (BCI)
Two-tiered BCI characterized by both primary and secondary interventions. Primary BCI treatment format consists of 6 discussions delivered monthly in the first 6 months of standard TB treatment. 10-15 minutes long. Secondary BCI is delivered on a monthly basis while receiving TB treatment. 5-10 minutes long.
Naltrexone
Opioid antagonist, which decreases the pleasurable response to and craving for alcohol consumption. Oral; single daily dose of 50 mg per day for 6 months.
BCI + Naltrexone
Combination of the two previous interventions
Treatment as Usual
Services provided by psychologists and narcologists (additions specialists) employed by the Tomsk Oblast TB Services.
Tomsk Oblast TB Services, Tomsk
Mclean Hospital
OTHER
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
OTHER
Brigham and Women's Hospital
OTHER