Clinical trials: Alcohol Dependency
Binge Drinking, Heavy Drinking
Brief ROC Training Effects on Alcohol Drinking
The goal of the proposed study is to examine whether a single session of training in regulation of craving (ROC-T) affects alcohol drinking.
- Conditions
- Binge Drinking, Heavy Drinking, Young Adult, Heavy Drinker
- Trial name
- NCT03928626
- Testing
- Regulation of craving, Control (NO REGULATION)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Risk Behavior, Alcohol Use Disorder
TRAC-ER Intervention to Reduce Risky Alcohol Use and HIV Risk
Ecological momentary interventions (EMI), which use phones to deliver messages to reduce alcohol use and related risk behaviors during or prior to drinking events, can help to address triggers in real-time.
- Conditions
- Risk Behavior, Alcohol Use Disorder, HIV Infections
- Trial name
- TRAC-ER (NCT05576350)
- Testing
- Smartphone Based Alcohol Monitoring (SAM), Tracking and Reducing Alcohol Consumption (TRAC), TRAC-ER
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 405 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kentucky
Major Depressive Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder
Treatment of Young Adults With Comorbid AUD/MDD: A Pilot Medication Trial
Recent reports have shown that alcohol misuse is a particularly serious problem among the 18 to 25 year old age group. Previous medication trials with SSRI antidepressants among young adults with co-occurring depressive…
- Trial name
- YAAD-P (NCT02646449)
- Testing
- Mirtazapine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Alcohol Use Disorder
Behavioral Effects of Drugs: Inpatient (36) (Alcohol, Duloxetine, and Methylphenidate)
This study will evaluate the behavioral effects of alcohol during maintenance on placebo, duloxetine, methylphenidate and duloxetine combined with methylphenidate using sophisticated human laboratory methods.
- Trial name
- BED[IN]:36 (NCT03575403)
- Testing
- Alcohol, Duloxetine (60 MG), Methylphenidate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Craig Rush
Alcohol Abuse
Mentored Research on Improving Alcohol Brief Interventions in Medical Settings
The NIAAA estimates that 16% (40 million) of adults in the US are drinking at unsafe levels. More than 50% of alcohol health consequences occur in risky, non-dependent drinkers.
- Trial name
- NCT02978027
- Testing
- Brief Advice, NIAAA Clinician's Guide, Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Alcohol Dependence, Cocaine Dependence
Combined Treatment for Cocaine-Alcohol Dependence - 1
The purpose of this study is to examine whether Naltrexone and cognitive behavioral therapy can be helpful in patients who want to stop using cocaine and alcohol.
- Trial name
- NCT00218569
- Testing
- Naltrexone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Alcohol Use Disorder
Supporting Adolescent Alcohol Treatment With Computer-Based ('Path180') Skills Training
This 8-week clinical trial will test a computer-based skills training program called Path180 with 112 adolescents aged 13 to 19 who are receiving mental health counseling or outpatient substance use treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT07713251
- Testing
- Path180
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
Records for Alcohol Care Enhancement
Unhealthy alcohol use (the spectrum from risky consumption through alcohol use disorder, AUD) is a leading cause of preventable death in the US (88,424 deaths annually costing $249 billion a year), and alcohol-related health…
- Trial name
- RACE (NCT05492942)
- Testing
- Best Practice Advisory (BPA) and Population Health Management (PHM), Best Practice Advisory (BPA) and Clinical Care Management (CCM), Best Practice Advisory (BPA) and Population Health Management (PHM) and Clinical Care Management (CCM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Bipolar Disorders
Bipolar Disorder With Alcoholism in Han Chinese
The aim of this study is to explore relation between the comorbidity of different bipolar disorders with alcoholism and neuropsychiatric function and candidate genes.
- Trial name
- NCT01188395
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Alcohol; Use, Problem
Using EMA Data to Inform a Web-intervention for Couples Concerned About Drinking
Alcohol misuse is a prevalent and serious problem with significant harms to society, individuals, and their relationships. Romantic partners have a strong influence on their partner's behavior, uniquely positioning them as a…
- Trial name
- NCT06501677
- Testing
- WBI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
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 Dependence
Network Support for Treatment of Alcohol Dependence
Relapse is the most serious problem in alcoholism treatment. The overall aim of the present study was to determine if a treatment directed at changing the patient's social network, from one that reinforces drinking behavior to…
- Trial name
- NCT00845208
- Testing
- Network Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
Alcohol Use Disorder
Methylphenidate and Response to Alcohol Cues
The purpose of this study is to determine whether changes in attention levels related to taking a single dose of a medication called methylphenidate, also known as Ritalin, affects responses to alcohol cues.
- Trial name
- NCT07306078
- Testing
- Methylphenidate Pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
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
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)
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
fMRI, Alcohol Drinking
Ghrelin for Alcohol Use in Non-Treatment-Seeking Heavy Drinkers
Background: Ghrelin is a hormone in the human body that is mostly produced by the stomach. It makes people feel hungry, and also is connected with the desire to drink alcohol.
- Conditions
- fMRI, Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholism
- Trial name
- NCT01779024
- Testing
- Ghrelin, fMRI, Alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Alcohol Use Disorder
The Role of Dopaminergic and Glutamatergic Neurotransmission for Dysfunctional Learning in Alcohol Use Disorders
The aim of this project is to assess reward- based learning behavior and its association with alterations in dopaminergic and glutamatergic transmission in detoxified alcohol-dependent patients and matched controls.
- Trial name
- LeADP5 (NCT02094196)
- Testing
- Alcohol detoxification
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 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
Alcoholism, Depression
Efficacy Study of Memantine Hydrochloride and Escitalopram for the Treatment of Co-Morbid Depression and Alcoholism.
The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of memantine, a noncompetitive NMDA receptor blocker, in depression co-morbid with long term alcohol heavy use comparing to SSRI-inhibitor, escitalopram.
- Trial name
- NCT00368862
- Testing
- Ebixa (memantine hydrochloride), Cipralex (escitalopram)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare