Clinical trials: Alcohol Addiction
Alcohol Use Disorder
The Effects of Sex Hormones and Alcohol on Sleep
Rates of heavy drinking and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) are increasing in women, but research on alcohol-related harms in women - including alcohol's impact on sleep - has been minimal.
- Trial name
- NCT06143059
- Testing
- Ethanol, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Alcohol Abstinence
Investigation of the Gut-Brain Axis in Alcohol Use Disorder
A non-profit study involving patients with moderate-to-severe Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), designed to investigate whether correcting intestinal dysbiosis through Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) from healthy abstinent…
- Trial name
- FMT-ACT (NCT07902635)
- Testing
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) Procedure and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Procedure
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Alcohol Use Disorder, Tobacco Smoking
Laboratory Screening of Lorcaserin for Alcohol Use Disorder
Heavy-drinking smokers, including those with alcohol use disorder (AUD), are at increased risk for numerous negative health outcomes relative to those who use alcohol or cigarettes only.
- Trial name
- NCT04396847
- Testing
- Lorcaserin Oral Tablet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Mind Research Network
Alcohol Drinking in College
Addiction Risk: Mindset Induction Effect on Brief Intervention
Brief Interventions (BI) based on Motivational Interviewing are effective to reduce alcohol use. In this study the investigators test the hypothesis that that an open Mindset increases the positive effects of BI.
- Trial name
- AddRiskStud (NCT03338491)
- Testing
- Induction of Implemental Mindset, Induction of Deliberative Mindset
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Konstanz
Alcoholism
GABRA2 and the Pharmacokinetics of Risk for Alcoholism (GPRA)
This study will assess whether the presence of a particular form of a gene, GABRA2, affects the functional responses of the human brain to alcohol administration and will evaluate that relationship in the context of factors known…
- Trial name
- GPRA (NCT00681655)
- Testing
- Alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Alcohol Abuse, Arteriosclerosis
Clinical Study of Ligustrazine in Treating Alcohol Addiction
Alcohol consumption is one of the most important risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases in the population, and it is also the main cause of death from cancer, cardiovascular disease and lung disease, causing serious…
- Trial name
- NCT05942352
- Testing
- Ligustrazine by intravenously administration, Ligustrazine by mouth
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shenzhen Kangning Hospital
Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcohol Use, Unspecified
Drinking, Acetate, and Stress
The purpose of this study is to learn how drinking alcohol affects how people experience stress and how that is affected by the body's chemistry.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcohol Use, Unspecified, Heavy Drinker, Alcohol Use Disorder, Moderate, in Sustained Remission
- Trial name
- NCT06584448
- Testing
- Deuterium Metabolic Imaging with deuterated acetate tracer
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
HIV Infections, Alcohol Abuse
Brief Electronic Intervention for Heavy Drinking and Sex Risk Among MSM Seeking HIV Testing
The overall objective of this research is to use both qualitative and quantitative data to inform the development of a technology-based intervention for heavy drinking and sexual risk behavior among men who have sex with men…
- Trial name
- NCT03435783
- Testing
- Brief Electronic Intervention, Attention-Matched Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Alcohol Dependence
Multimodal Neuroimaging of Stress and Reward Cues to Assess Alcoholism Risk and Relapse
Extending previous findings, and applying a novel multi-method translational approach, this project hypothesizes that there are alcohol-related neuroendocrine and neural changes observable in acute and protracted abstinence, and…
- Trial name
- NCT02616094
- Testing
- Multi-method Neuroendocrine and Neuroimaging Procedure Scan 1, Multi-method Neuroendocrine and Neuroimaging Procedure Scan 2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Cigarette Smoking
Tailored Tobacco Quitline for Rural Veterans
The proposed work is designed to help increase access to tobacco cessation services among rural veterans and to develop more effective treatment services that better address comorbid issues commonly experienced by rural smokers.
- Trial name
- NCT01592695
- Testing
- Nicotine replacement therapy - transdermal nicotine patch, Tailored behavioral intervention, Tobacco quit line referral
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse
Effects of Levetiracetam (Keppra) on Alcohol Consumption
The overall goals of this study are to (1) expand knowledge about interactions of levetiracetam with alcohol by assessing the effects of levetiracetam compared to placebo in moderate and heavy social alcohol users and (2) to test…
- Trial name
- NCT01168687
- Testing
- Levetiracetam (Keppra)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Hepatitis C, Alcohol Use Disorder
HCV and Co-morbid Alcohol Use Disorders: A Translational Investigation of Antiviral Therapy Outcomes on CNS Function
The primary objective of this research project is to compare neuropsychiatric functioning, cortical activity, white matter integrity, and immune response among Veterans with and without alcohol use disorder (AUD), before and…
- Trial name
- NCT03902366
- Testing
- Neuropsychological assessment, Neuroimaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
College Drinking
Text-based Alcohol Prevention for First Year College Students
This project aims to combat excessive perceived norms that contribute to high volume drinking by young adults, which adversely affects health and academic achievement.
- Trial name
- NCT03864237
- Testing
- Alcohol texts, Attention control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Alcoholism
Imaging Cannabinoid CB1 Receptors in Alcohol Dependence
The cannabinoid type 1 (CB1) receptor is a protein found in the brain that is involved with the effects of marijuana; it may also play a role in the effects of alcohol dependence and withdrawal.
- Trial name
- NCT00816439
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
HIV, Alcoholism
Will Having Alcohol Treatment Improve Functioning?
The purpose of the study is to find out if a medication,naltrexone is helpful for HIV-infected women who sometimes drink too much.
- Trial name
- WHAT-IF (NCT01245647)
- Testing
- Naltrexone, 50mg, once per day for 4 months, Sugar pill, 50mg, once per day for 4 months
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Alcohol Use Disorder
Learning and Relapse Risk in Alcohol Dependence (FP2)
The investigators will examine clinical alterations in learning and automated approach behaviour and their neurobiological correlates in alcohol-dependent patients and healthy social drinkers and assess whether they are affected…
- Trial name
- LeAD_FP2 (NCT02615977)
- Testing
- Zooming Joystick Task
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 258 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technische Universität Dresden
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Addiction
Clinical Trial for Alcohol Use Disorder and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
This is a randomized controlled Phase II clinical trial designed to evaluate the effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in reducing Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) severity and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptomatology among…
- Conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Addiction, Alcohol Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT02966873
- Testing
- N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) Treatment, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 182 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Alcohol Abuse
Web Intervention for Concerned Partners to Prevent Service Member Alcohol Abuse Abuse
The purpose of this study is to adapt and pilot-test a web-based intervention intended to help concerned partners provide support to service members with alcohol misuse and to begin development of a service member module based on…
- Trial name
- PC (NCT02073825)
- Testing
- Web Brief Intervention (WBI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 312 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RAND
Alcoholism
Repurposing alpha1 Noradrenergic Antagonists for Alcoholism Treatment
Double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over design study examining the effects of a norepinephrine alpha1 receptor antagonist (prazosin) on stress reactivity in a laboratory stressor task.
- Trial name
- NCT02966340
- Testing
- Prazosin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
HIV Infections, Alcohol Use Disorder
An Effectiveness Trial of the PrEP for WINGS Study
(Effectiveness Aim 1) To test the comparative effectiveness of PreP for WINGS versus PrEP alone on primary outcomes of increasing PrEP initiation measured by self-report/medical records, recent adherence and longer-term adherence…
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Alcohol Use Disorder, Violence, Gender-Based
- Trial name
- PFW (NCT06853314)
- Testing
- PrEP for WINGS, PrEP Decision Aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 307 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University