Clinical trials: Alcohol Craving
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 Use Disorder
Pilot Human Lab Study of Lacosamide in Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
The overall goal of the proposed project is to improve the treatment of individuals with AUD. The investigators will conduct the first pilot human laboratory study to assess the effects of two doses of lacosamide on alcohol…
- Trial name
- ACGT (NCT03897348)
- Testing
- Lacosamide 100 mg, Lacosamide 200 mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Alcohol Use Disorder, Inflammatory Response
An Inflammatory Challenge Using Endotoxin
The study design consists of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of low dose endotoxin. The low dose endotoxin challenge induces a transient systemic inflammatory response with normalization of cytokine levels…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder, Inflammatory Response, Craving, Depressed Mood
- Trial name
- NCT04310423
- Testing
- Endotoxin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
AOD Use, Abuse, and Dependence
Intranasal Oxytocin and Social Cognition, Implicit Preferences and Craving in Alcohol Drinkers
This is a randomized, placebo controlled, double blind crossover study of the effects of intranasal oxytocin on social cognition, implicit preferences and craving in moderate to heavy social alcohol drinkers.
- Trial name
- NCT01829516
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Alcohol Use Disorder
Cannabidiol Effects on Blood Alcohol Level and Intoxication
The main objectives of this study were to test if 2 different doses of Cannabidiol (compared to placebo) alter 1) breath alcohol concentration, 2) craving and subjective responses to alcohol or 3) cognitive performance following…
- Trial name
- NCT06105138
- Testing
- 200mg Cannabidiol oral solution, 30mg Cannabidiol oral solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Alcohol Use Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Prazosin and Naltrexone (PaN) Study for Veterans With Alcohol Use Disorders
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the combination of prazosin and naltrexone will decrease alcohol cravings and drinking in individuals who have problems with alcohol and have used alcohol at risky levels compare…
- Trial name
- PaN (NCT02322047)
- Testing
- Prazosin, Naltrexone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research
Alcohol Use Disorder
The Effects of Exenatide, a GLP-1 Agonist, on Alcohol Self-Administration in Heavy Drinkers
A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover design trial was used to test the effect of exenatide on alcohol self-administration and craving following a priming dose of alcohol.
- Trial name
- NCT03645408
- Testing
- Exenatide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Drug Addiction, Executive Dysfunction
Bilateral Prefrontal Modulation in Alcoholism
In this study, eligible alcoholic inpatients recruited from a specialized clinic for addiction treatment, filling inclusion criteria and not showing any exclusion criteria, were randomized to receive the repetitive (10 sessions…
- Trial name
- tDCS_ALCOHOL (NCT02091284)
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Espirito Santo
Alcohol Dependence, PTSD
Neuromodulation of Trauma Memories in PTSD & Alcohol Dependence
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of propranolol versus placebo on craving, distress and cue reactivity to trauma and alcohol cues.
- Trial name
- NCT01055171
- Testing
- Propranolol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Alcohol Dependence
Citalopram Effects on Craving and Dopamine Receptor Availability in Alcoholics
Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are highly prevalent among U.S. civilians, and even more prevalent in the U.S. Veteran population. AUDs are frequently co-morbid with depressive symptoms in psychiatric clinical populations, resulting…
- Trial name
- CECDRAAD (NCT01657760)
- Testing
- citalopram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development