About this trial
The study is a randomized, placebo-controlled design with the opioid antagonist, oral naltrexone. Following random assignment, participants will take 50mg of naltrexone or placebo once a day for 7 days. On days 1 - 7, participants complete reports of their feelings of social connection and mood in order to assess more naturalistic feelings in response to opportunities for social connection outside of the laboratory setting. Additionally, at the end of each day, they complete a physical symptoms questionnaire. On the 7th day, participants will come to the SDSU MRI scanning facility to complete tasks designed to elicit feelings of social connection in the fMRI scanner. After the scan, feelings in response to the scanner tasks will be collected.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
good health
English fluency
willing to provide contact information for 4-6 close others
willing to provide digital photographs of 2 close others
Disqualifiers
presence of medical devices, implants, or other metal objects in or on the body that cannot be removed
tattooed eyeliner
a body habitus prohibiting MRI scanning
claustrophobia
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Naltrexone Hydrochloride
- Placebo
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
San Diego State University
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Collaborator