Clinical trials: Alcohol Dependence
Alcohol Use Disorder
Dutasteride Treatment for Reducing Heavy Drinking in AUD: Predictors of Efficacy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of dutasteride in reducing drinking and heavy drinking in men and women with alcohol use disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT04098302
- Testing
- Dutasteride Capsules
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
Tobacco Abstinence
Varenicline For Smokers In Recovery From Alcohol Dependence
The goal of this proposal is to explore the potential effectiveness of varenicline to treat tobacco dependence among recovering alcoholic smokers who, as a group, are at high risk for tobacco-caused morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT01092702
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Alcohol Dependence
Genetic and Brain Mechanisms of Naltrexone's Treatment Efficacy for Alcoholism
The overarching aim of this trial is to evaluate naltrexone's efficacy in light of genetic variation and brain response to alcohol cues utilizing a neuroimaging paradigm. This trial has four specific aims.
- Trial name
- NCT00920829
- Testing
- Naltrexone 50 Mg
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 358 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Alcohol Use Disorder, HIV-infection/Aids
Development of an Intervention to Reduce Heavy Drinking and Improve HIV Care Engagement Among Fisherfolk in Uganda
Fisherfolk are a high risk population for HIV and are prioritized to receive antiretroviral treatment (ART) in Uganda, but risky alcohol use among fisherfolk is a barrier to HIV care engagement; multilevel factors influence…
- Trial name
- NCT03919695
- Testing
- Kisoboka: Behavioral and Structural Intervention, Screening and Referral
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Alcohol Dependence
Effects of Sulfasalazine on BOLD Response to Alcohol Cues
The overarching objective of this pilot study is to apply both neuroimaging and pharmacogenetic tools to the study of alcohol dependence.
- Trial name
- NCT01312129
- Testing
- Sulfasalazine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- The Mind Research Network
Alcohol Abuse
Family Based Contingency Management for Adolescent Alcohol Abuse
The goal is to adapt the family-based CM treatment to target primary adolescent alcohol abuse and dependence. Specific Aim 1 is to provide a preliminary demonstration of the efficacy of a family-based CM intervention to treat…
- Trial name
- NCT00595478
- Testing
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)/CBT+CM, Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)/CBT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Alcohol Dependence
A New Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol Dependence: Olanzapine
Craving for alcohol has been related to loss of control drinking and is a major target of biological and behavioral interventions for alcohol dependence.
- Trial name
- NCT00746785
- Testing
- 2.5 mg Olanzapine, 5mg Olanzapine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 304 people
- Sponsor
- The Mind Research Network
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
Alcoholism
Medication Development in Alcoholism: Investigating PPAR Agonists
The primary hypotheses under test are that alcohol dependent subjects treated with fenofibrate will report decreased craving for alcohol following cue-exposure in the laboratory and report less drinking post treatment relative to…
- Trial name
- NCT02158273
- Testing
- Sugar Pill, TRICOR (fenofibrate)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- The Scripps Research Institute
Alcohol Use Disorder
Broccoli Extract Supplementation in Older Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder
Chronic alcohol consumption leads to perturbations in gut microbiome balance (dysbiosis) and disruption of gut barrier integrity.
- Trial name
- NCT05902754
- Testing
- Generally Recognized as Safe - Sulforaphane
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Depressive Disorder
Project SERVE: Post Deployment Functioning
Functional recovery is of the utmost importance to evaluate in our returning Operation Enduring and Iraqi Freedom Veterans so that we can better understand their needs and experiences during the readjustment process from warzone…
- Conditions
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Alcoholism
- Trial name
- NCT01123642
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 345 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Alcoholic Intoxication, Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Residual Effects of Intoxication on Student Performance
The primary goal of the study is to assess the residual effects of heavy drinking on academic performance. The investigators will also explore whether these effects differ by family history of alcohol abuse and hangover symptoms…
- Trial name
- NCT00183170
- Testing
- Alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 239 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
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
Substance Use Disorder
Project IMPACT: In-the-Moment Protection From Automatic Capture by Trigger
Despite conscious intentions to remain abstinent, persons with substance use disorders often find that negative emotions and environmental cues automatically "trigger" drinking and other substance use.
- Trial name
- NCT02579317
- Testing
- Resonance Breathing, Non-Resonance Breathing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Alcohol Dependence
A Long-term Extension Study for the Phase 3 Study of Nalmefene (339-14-001) in Patients With Alcohol Dependence
The long-term safety and efficacy of nalmefene hydrochloride at 20 mg in patients with alcohol dependence will be evaluated in a multicenter, open-label, uncontrolled trial.
- Trial name
- NCT02382276
- Testing
- Nalmefene hydrochloride
- Where
- 7 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 405 people
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Alcohol Withdrawal, Alcohol Dependence
Oxytocin Treatment of Alcohol Dependence
This study will test in individuals who have alcohol dependence (alcohol addiction) the hypotheses 1) that intranasal oxytocin treatment will decrease withdrawal symptoms during medical detoxification and 2) that intranasal…
- Trial name
- OT-ETOH2 (NCT02275611)
- Testing
- intranasal oxytocin spray
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Nicotine Dependence, Alcohol Use
Pilot Study on Mindfulness for Tobacco and Alcohol in University Students
A. The study follows a randomized controlled design with approximately 60 smokers with a history of alcohol abuse age 18-29. The study will compare a 7-week mindfulness intervention to a matched 7-week education intervention to…
- Trial name
- NCT01679236
- Testing
- Mindfulness Training for Smokers, Interactive Learning for Smokers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Alcohol Drinking
Kappa-PET Imaging and Naltrexone in Alcohol Drinking Behaviors
The primary purpose of the study is to increase our knowledge of receptor function in the brains of people who are heavy drinkers and taking naltrexone (NTX), a medication that has been approved for the treatment of alcohol…
- Trial name
- NCT01625611
- Testing
- Naltrexone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Alcohol Use Disorder
Orexin Receptor Antagonists as Modulators of Threat Sensitivity in Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder
The goal of this double-blind clinical trial is to further explore if, how, and for whom orexin antagonism modifies brain-behavior stress targets in moderate to severe alcohol use disorder (AUD).
- Trial name
- NCT05656534
- Testing
- Suvorexant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Alcohol Dependence, Chronic Hepatitis C
Study of the Effects of Motivational Enhancement Therapy on Alcohol Use in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine whether motivational enhancement therapy (MET) reduces alcohol use in a population of HCV-infected veterans who are currently drinking alcohol and have alcohol disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT00596960
- Testing
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), Health education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs