Clinical trials: Addiction, Substance
Nicotine Addiction
Acute and Chronic Nicotine Modulation of Reinforcement Learning
The purpose of this study is to use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate the acute and chronic effects of nicotine on motivational behavior and prediction error-related neural activation.
- Trial name
- NicLearning (NCT01830842)
- Testing
- Nicotine polacrilex, satiety, abstinence
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Addiction, Depression/Anxiety
Healing Lodge First Face Training Evaluation Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a culturally grounded training program, xaʔtus (meaning First Face) for Mental Health. This program will train community members in how to recognize and respond to youth and adults…
- Conditions
- Addiction, Depression/Anxiety, Trauma, Psychological, Self-harm
- Trial name
- NCT06290180
- Testing
- First Face for Mental Heatlh
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cambridge Health Alliance
Nicotine Use Disorder
Neural Basis of Eating Behavior in Abstinent Smokers
The purpose of this research study is to better understand why people gain weight when they quit smoking by examining food intake and changes in brain activity in smokers when they are smoking as usual compared to when they have…
- Trial name
- SIT (NCT03438188)
- Testing
- Practice Quit Attempt
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Nicotine Dependence, Nicotine Withdrawal
Progesterone and Brain Imaging Study
Male and female smokers were recruited to undergo 2 phases of smoking cessation. Each phase was 4 days long and involved 3 brain-imaging scans, blood draws and an intervention involving progesterone or a matched placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT01954966
- Testing
- Progesterone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Heroin Addiction
Buprenorphine for Prisoners
This five-year study examines the effectiveness of buprenorphine treatment provided to previously-addicted inmates(N=320; 160 males, 160 females) initiated in prison and continued in the community.
- Trial name
- NCT00574067
- Testing
- Buprenorphine +OTP, Buprenorphine +CHC, Counseling +OTP
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 213 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Friends Research Institute, Inc.
Tobacco Smoking, Smoking Behaviors
Human Perception of Odors and Odor Blockers
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether blockers of perception of key odorants in cigarette smoke have any utility in smoking cessation.
- Trial name
- NCT06191419
- Testing
- Odorants
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tim McClintock
Opiate Dependence
Outcomes of Opioid Addicted Prisoners With Extended-Release Injectable Naltrexone
This study is a collaboration between the University of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Prison System, and the North East Treatment Center (NETSteps).
- Trial name
- OAPXRNTX (NCT02617628)
- Testing
- extended release naltrexone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Drug Addiction
Cannabidiol and Emotional Stimuli
The purpose of this research is to examine the effect of cannabidiol (CBD), a cannabinoid compound found in marijuana, on responses to emotional stimuli.
- Trial name
- CAS (NCT02902081)
- Testing
- Cannabidiol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Pain, Insomnia
Effect of Medical Marijuana on Neurocognition and Escalation of Use
This study will use a randomized controlled design to test whether patients who use medical marijuana, compared to a waitlist control group, experience a change in health outcomes (relief of symptoms, or adverse health outcomes…
- Conditions
- Pain, Insomnia, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- MMNE (NCT03224468)
- Testing
- Medical Marijuana
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 269 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Nicotine Dependence
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for Nicotine Addiction
Cigarette smoking remains a significant public health concern. A magnetic field applied to the outside of the skull can produce electrical activity in the brain without significant pain or the need for anesthesia.
- Trial name
- rTMS (NCT02401672)
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Marijuana Dependence
Baclofen Effects on Marijuana Dependence
Studies show that certain reminders of drug use such as the sight of someone using marijuana, pictures of blunts, particular moments throughout the day, prompt marijuana users to smoke marijuana.
- Trial name
- NCT02011516
- Testing
- Baclofen, Psychosocial
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Nicotine Dependence, Cigarettes
Translational Neuropsychopharmacology Research of Nicotine Addiction
This study will examine the effects of combining Varenicline (VRN) and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on neural circuitry function and treating nicotine addiction.
- Trial name
- NCT02723162
- Testing
- Varenicline (VRN), N-Acetylcysteine (NAC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Heroin Addiction
Methadone Maintenance for Prisoners
This five-year study examines the benefits of methadone maintenance treatment initiated in prison and continued in the community to male offenders who were previously, but not currently, heroin-dependent.
- Trial name
- MMP (NCT00378079)
- Testing
- Counseling Only, Counseling + Transfer, Counseling + Methadone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 211 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Friends Research Institute, Inc.
Opiate Addiction
Buprenorphine and Methadone for Opioid Dependent Chronic Pain Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine if buprenorphine or methadone is better for the treatment of chronic pain among patients who have become addicted to prescription narcotics.
- Trial name
- NCT00879996
- Testing
- Methadone, Buprenorphine/naloxone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Cocaine Related Disorders
The Effect of Yohimbine on Cocaine Cue Reactivity
Stress and cues reminiscent of cocaine use promote craving and relapse in cocaine dependent individuals. In addition, there appears to be gender differences in determinants of relapse to drug use following abstinence in…
- Trial name
- NCT00535002
- Testing
- Yohimbine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Nicotine Vaping, Nicotine Dependence
Assess the Influence of Nicotine Flux and Nicotine Form on Subjective Effects Related to Dependency
Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) heat and vaporize a nicotine-containing liquid to produce an aerosol that can deliver nicotine to the blood and the brain.
- Conditions
- Nicotine Vaping, Nicotine Dependence, Nicotine Addiction
- Trial name
- NCT05430334
- Testing
- e-liquid 1, e-liquid 2, e-liquid 3
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Suicide, Substance-Related Disorders
Preventing Addiction Related Suicide (PARS)
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and utility of the investigator's National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) R21 developed "Preventing Addiction Related Suicide" (PARS) program by utilizing a novel stepped…
- Trial name
- PARS (NCT03166709)
- Testing
- Preventing Addiction Related Suicide (PARS), Intensive Outpatient Program standard session
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 906 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Opiate Dependence, Cocaine Dependence
Imaging Synaptic Density in Cocaine and Opiate Addiction In Vivo Using 11UCB-J PET
This study aims to measure synaptic density in the brains (including in ventral striatum [VS] and medial prefrontal cortex [mPFC]) of abstinent subjects with Cocaine Use Disorder (CUD) or Opiate Use Disorder (OUD) as compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT03527485
- Testing
- 11UCB-J PET Scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Nicotine Dependence
Baclofen Effects in Cigarette Smokers
The proposed project will utilize perfusion functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a functional candidate gene association approach (of dopaminergic addictions-targeted polymorphisms), and the dopamine-modulating and…
- Trial name
- BAC (NCT01821560)
- Testing
- Baclofen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Opioid Misuse and Addiction, Pain
Toward Zero Prescribed Opioids for Outpatient General Surgery
Investigators have created an opioid reduction "package" which includes patient education, non-narcotic pain control instructions, and limited (or no) opioid pain prescriptions provided at discharge in an attempt to reduce the…
- Trial name
- NCT05327777
- Testing
- Oxycodone, Zero Opioid Protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University