Clinical trials: Alcohol Addiction
Alcohol Dependence
The Efficacy and Neurobehavioural Mechanism of N-acetyl Cysteine (NAC) for Alcohol Dependence
The study will explore the efficacy and tolerability of a regimen of NAC (2400 mg) versus placebo for the treatment of alcohol dependence.
- Trial name
- NCT03879759
- Testing
- NAC 2400mg/day
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South West Sydney Local Health District
Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse
Personality-targeted Interventions for Adolescent Alcohol Misuse
Personality targeted cognitive behavioural interventions have been shown to be effective in reducing alcohol and drug misuse in adult substance abusers (Conrod et al., 2000) and adolescent drinkers (Conrod et al, in press).
- Conditions
- Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Depression, Panic Disorder
- Trial name
- Preventure (NCT00344474)
- Testing
- PRE-Venture: Personality Risk Education
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 710 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Alcohol Dependence, Veterans
Long-Acting Injectable Naltrexone Treatment of Alcohol Dependence in Primary Care vs. in Specialized Chemical Dependence Treatment: A Pilot Trial
The goal of the proposed project is to improve the primary care treatment of veterans with alcohol dependence. Alcohol dependence is a common behavioral health problem among veterans treated in VA primary care clinics.
- Trial name
- NCT00461890
- Testing
- Injectable Naltrexone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol Early Intervention for Freshmen
Alcohol abuse among college students is a significant and long-standing public health issue. The transition into college is marked by substantial increases in alcohol abuse and problems, suggesting the importance of interventions…
- Trial name
- Transitions (NCT00852033)
- Testing
- Brief Motivational Intervention (BMI), Parent Based Intervention plus booster, Combined brief motivational intervention and parent based intervention plus boosters for both interventions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,014 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Alcohol Drinking, Problem Drinking
Testing Brief Personalized Feedback Integrating EMA Alcohol Cue Information
This study aims to develop a brief intervention that incorporates ecological momentary assessments (EMAs; i.e., four brief surveys per day for 17 days) to create personalized feedback targeting high-risk alcohol use among young…
- Trial name
- Project ACE (NCT05373706)
- Testing
- Alcohol Cue Reactivity Personalized Feedback Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcohol Dependence
Altering Memories That Increase Risk of Relapse in Alcohol Use Disorders
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of rapamycin (sirolimus) versus a placebo, an inactive substance, on responses to alcohol cues in individuals with alcohol use disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT03732248
- Testing
- Rapamycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Major Depression, Alzheimer's Disease
Retinoic Acid Homeostasis in Neuropsychiatric Diseases
It is hypothesized, that local retinoic acid (RA) homeostasis is functionally involved in the pathophysiology of depression. In a cross-sectional (and partly longitudinal) analysis, serum RA status will be assessed in healthy…
- Conditions
- Major Depression, Alzheimer's Disease, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia
- Trial name
- RAHND (NCT02439099)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Alcohol Use Disorder
[C-11]NOP-1A and Alcohol Use Disorder
The goal of this study is to compare [C-11]NOP-1A binding in recently abstinent alcohol use disorders and controls
- Trial name
- NCT03448016
- Testing
- [C-11], NOP-1A
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rajesh Narendran
Suicide, Alcohol Use Disorder
Qungasvik (Toolbox): Prevention of Alcohol/Suicide Risk in Alaska Native Youth
For the past 20+ years the investigators have focused on addressing two interrelated public health issues, alcohol use disorder (AUD) and suicide in Alaska.
- Trial name
- NCT05400135
- Testing
- Qungasvik (Tools for Life)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 542 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
HIV Infections, HIV/AIDS
Evaluation of a Home-based Community Health Worker Program in Rural Eastern Cape, South Africa
The purpose of this early Phase 2 comparison trial is to evaluate the impact of community health worker (CHW) home visitors on pregnant women and their children in a rural setting in the rural Eastern Cape of South Africa.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, HIV/AIDS, Depression, Depressive Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT03517878
- Testing
- Comprehensive CHW Program
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,490 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Bipolar Disorder, Alcohol Drinking
Acute Alcohol Response In Bipolar Disorder: a Longitudinal Alcohol Administration/fMRI Study
Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) affect up to 60% of individuals with bipolar disorder during their lifetime and is associated with worse illness outcomes, yet few studies have been performed to clarify the causes of this…
- Conditions
- Bipolar Disorder, Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Use Disorder
- Trial name
- Long_BACS (NCT05838274)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Alcoholism, Alcohol Dependence
Baclofen for Treating Anxiety and Alcoholism
Background: Baclofen is a drug used to control muscle stiffness in people with neurological diseases. Some studies suggest that baclofen may reduce alcohol craving and use.
- Conditions
- Alcoholism, Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol Drinking Related Problems, Alcohol Drinking
- Trial name
- NCT01751386
- Testing
- Baclofen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol Use Disorder
Effectiveness of an Intervention in Patients With Excessive Alcohol Consumption
Main objective: to verify the effectiveness of a brief intervention, based on the motivational interview (MI), in patients with excessive alcohol consumption assisted in Primary Care (PC).
- Trial name
- ALCO-AP20 (NCT04811729)
- Testing
- Motivational interview, Medical advice
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 268 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia de Cordoba
Fear, Stress
Epi-Genetic Modulators of Fear Extinction in Alcohol Dependence
Background: Researchers want to learn if people with alcohol dependence have more difficulty learning to feel calm, or learn to fear things more easily.
- Conditions
- Fear, Stress, Alcohol Dependence
- Trial name
- NCT02438969
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Alcohol Use, Underage, Alcohol Problem Drinking
Mindfulness for at Risk Youth: Understanding Substance Use and Important Mechanisms of Change
This study will be the first to explore mindfulness as a prevention intervention among transition age youth and those with previous involvement in the juvenile or criminal justice system with substance use problems and history of…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use, Underage, Alcohol Problem Drinking, Substance Use
- Trial name
- NCT04160754
- Testing
- Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention, Control (CTL)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Alcohol Use Disorder
Cerebellar Involvement in Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
The goal of this observational and interventional study is to better understand the involvement of the cerebellum in the brain reward system in persons with alcohol use disorder (AUD). The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT05732207
- Testing
- cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Alcohol Withdrawal
Oxytocin Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal
Purpose: Test whether intranasal administration of the neuropeptide, oxytocin, is effective in decreasing alcohol withdrawal symptoms, the number of bouts of withdrawal requiring standard medication treatment (lorazepam) and the…
- Trial name
- NCT01212185
- Testing
- intranasal oxytocin spray, intranasal spray without oxytocin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders, Alcohol Drinking
Role of the Dentist in the Control of the Alcoholic Habit in Patients with Potentially Malignant Oral Lesions
Introduction: Alcohol is the most consumed psychoactive substance, its consumption is very prevalent and there is a low perception of the risk it poses in our society.
- Trial name
- ALCODENT (NCT04584333)
- Testing
- Brief intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 206 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Santiago de Compostela
Alcoholism
Validation of a Test System for Development of Medications for Alcoholism
Using theTEMA (test system for development of medications for alcoholism) it can be shown, that naltrexone administration reduces the willingness to perform work for alcohol infusion in a laboratory experiment.
- Trial name
- TEMANX (NCT02652585)
- Testing
- Naltrexone
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technische Universität Dresden
Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Drinking
Decreasing Alcohol Use Through Student Peer Leaders
Problematic alcohol use can lead to worse social and health related consequences for underserved minorities, requiring urgent intervention.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcohol Problem
- Trial name
- NCT04579068
- Testing
- Screening and Brief Intervention of Problematic Alcohol Use
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science