Clinical trials: Addictive Behaviors
Cervicogenic Headache, Sleep Disturbance
Effect of Isometric Neck Exercises on Cervicogenic Headache Symptoms, Cortisol and BDNF Levels Among Smart Phone Users
Cervicogenic headache (CGH) is a secondary headache type caused due to refereed pain arising from the cervical spine in the forehead, sometimes in temporal region.
- Conditions
- Cervicogenic Headache, Sleep Disturbance, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT07354776
- Testing
- Isometric Neck Exercise Program, Usual Care
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Khyber Medical University Peshawar
Substance Use Disorders
Efficacy of Drug and Risk Behavior Counseling Intervention Among Injecting Drug Users at Opioid Substitution Treatment
Behavior drug and risk reduction counseling (BDRC), a structured, non-intense, cognitive-behavioral approach intervention designed to increase methadone maintenance treatment retention and reduce drug use and related risk…
- Trial name
- NCT03721380
- Testing
- Treatment as usual
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University
Addictive Behavior, Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
Volitional Dysfunction in Self-control Failures and Addictive Behaviors
The aim of this project is to elucidate whether impairments of cognitive control, performance-monitoring, and value-based decision-making and dysfunctional interactions between underlying brain systems are mediating mechanisms…
- Conditions
- Addictive Behavior, Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Tobacco Use Disorder, Self-Control
- Trial name
- NCT04498988
- Testing
- Observational study without interventions
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 338 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technische Universität Dresden
Tobacco Use Disorder
A Brain Imaging Study Into Nicotine Induced Dopamine Release in Cigarette Smokers.
Dopamine (DA) plays a critical role in nicotine (and other) addiction and this drug is known to release DA in brain areas mediating reward and motivational processes.
- Trial name
- NCT00396669
- Testing
- Bupropion
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
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
Physical Activities, Muscle Strength
Impact of Digital Muscle Strength on Activity in Tech-Addicted University Students
Results from muscle strength assessment methods commonly used in physiotherapy can vary due to their lack of objective results and their reliance on the individual's muscle strength.
- Conditions
- Physical Activities, Muscle Strength, Digital Addiction
- Trial name
- NCT07442955
- Testing
- Evaluation of muscle strength
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Cigarette Addiction
The Effects of Electronic Cigarette and Traditional Cigarette
The aim of the study is to investigate and compare the effects of traditional cigarette and e-cigarette consumption habits on sleep quality, fatigue, mental health and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT07131891
- Testing
- Fatigue Severity Scale, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21, Jenkins Sleep Scale
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 533 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Atılım University
Muscle Biomechanics, Smartphone Addisction
Tonus, Stiffness and Elasticity of Hand and Wrist Muscles in Smartphone Addiction
The aim of this study was to investigate the tonus, stiffness and elasticity of the hand and wrist muscles in intensive smartphone use.
- Trial name
- NCT06824090
- Testing
- Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Form, Hand Grip Strength Assessment, Finger Lateral Grip Strength Assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University
Problematic Smartphone Use, Internet Addiction
Digital Technology Use, Digit Ratio, and Handgrip Strength in University Students
This observational cross-sectional study examined associations among second-to-fourth digit ratio, handgrip strength, problematic smartphone-use symptoms, problematic Internet-use symptoms, and self-reported smartphone usage time…
- Conditions
- Problematic Smartphone Use, Internet Addiction, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- DTU-HGS (NCT07694960)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 173 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Smartphone Addiction, Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction
Smartphone Addiction and Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction in Individuals With Nonspecific Neck Pain
It has been reported that excessive use of smartphones increases the stress on the cervical spine, and changes in cervical curvature and pain in the muscles around the neck are associated with the increase in stress.
- Trial name
- NCT05331989
- Testing
- patient group/ healthy group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kırıkkale University
Addiction, SMARTPHONE OWNER
Mobile Restriction on Dopamine Transporter
Restriction of mobile phone use for 2wks and undergo PET scanning for DAT bindinng. Free use of mobile phone use for 2wks and undergo PET scanning for DAT bindinng.
- Trial name
- NCT07663474
- Testing
- Mobile phone restrction
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pusan National University Hospital
Tobacco Use Disorder
The Effects of Memantine and Bupropion on Acute, Reinforcing, and Conditioned Effects of Cigarettes - 1
One of nicotine's effects on the body is at the level of the NMDA receptors in the brain. Memantine is a drug that also affects NMDA receptors, making it a candidate for the treatment of nicotine addiction.
- Trial name
- NCT00136747
- Testing
- Memantine, bupropion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Addiction
Clinical Research of Electro-acupuncture Combined Psychological Intervention on Internet Addiction Disorder
this research adopted multicentered, randomly and parallel control methods to observe the clinical effects of electro-acupuncture combined psychological intervention on internet addiction disorder, aim to provide a convenient…
- Trial name
- NCT02362698
- Testing
- electro-acupuncture, psychological intervention
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Nicotine Addiction, Panic Attack
Enhancing Panic and Smoking Reduction Treatment With D-Cycloserine
The purpose of the current study is to evaluate the efficacy of d-cycloserine in augmenting treatment of smoking cessation for individuals with panic attacks.
- Trial name
- DCS/PSRT (NCT01944423)
- Testing
- d-cycloserine, Nicotine replacement therapy, Panic and Smoking Reduction Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Substance Abuse Problem
Web-Based Contingency Management Training for Addictions
Adolescent substance abuse results in significant negative outcomes and extraordinary costs for youths, their families, communities and society (societal costs estimated at over $400 billion annually and greater than costs for…
- Trial name
- CM-TSS (NCT02740881)
- Testing
- Counselor Training Methods
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheidow Consulting, Inc.
Body Image Disturbance, Eating Disorder Symptom
Evaluating Body Acceptance Programs for Young Men
While eating disorders in males are often overlooked, up to 7 million men in the United States will experience an eating disorder in their lifetime.
- Conditions
- Body Image Disturbance, Eating Disorder Symptom, Eating Behavior, Dysmorphic Features
- Trial name
- NCT05258409
- Testing
- Media Advocacy (MA), More than Muscles (MTM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Auburn University
Nicotine Addiction, Cigarette Smoking
Control Systems Approach to Predicting Individualized Dynamics of Nicotine Cravings
Nicotine is the most common drug of abuse in the United States, and has addiction strength comparable to cocaine, heroin, and alcohol.
- Trial name
- NCT02643914
- Testing
- Nicotine, MR Compatible Nicotine Delivery Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
Methamphetamine-dependence
Paired Associative Stimulation in Methamphetamine Addiction
The investigators use paired associative stimulation (PAS) protocols to target cortico-cortical and cortico-subcortical networks to study cognitive deficits in methamphetamine addiction.
- Trial name
- NCT03910608
- Testing
- MagPro X100 device (MagVenture, Farum, Denmark)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Mental Health Center
Tobacco Dependence
Improving Health for Aboriginal People Through Tobacco Related Research
Aim: To identify barriers and facilitators in the uptake of smoking cessation pharmacotherapies, tobacco prevention, doctor visits, smoking amongst youth, community held health priorities and barriers to research in Aboriginal…
- Trial name
- NCT01735448
- Testing
- Focus group, One-on-one interviews, Survey
- Where
- 3 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Smoking
Neurobiology of Nicotine and Non-nicotine Components of Tobacco Addiction
In the present study the investigators will measure the effects of nicotine and non-nicotine factors on brain function during cognitive processes that are differentially sensitive to these factors.
- Trial name
- NNN (NCT01056926)
- Testing
- Quit smoking, Nicotine patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University