Clinical trials: Alcohol Dependency, open to volunteers
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
Alpha Down Electroencephalography (EEG) Neurofeedback for Alcohol Use Disorder: Feasibility Trial
This pilot study is testing a short brain training program called neurofeedback in adults with alcohol use disorder. Participants will complete three sessions over about one week.
- Trial name
- Neurofeedback (NCT07746154)
- Testing
- EEG Neurofeedback
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Alcohol Use Disorder
StuDy AimED at Increasing AlCohol AbsTinEnce
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the feasibility \& acceptability of an integrated CM-PST intervention (in K99 phase) and preliminary efficacy (in R00 phase), vs.
- Trial name
- NCT05778734
- Testing
- CM-PST, CM only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Alcohol Use Disorder, Ketosis
Effects of Ketones on Brain Energetics and Alcohol Consumption in Alcohol Use Disorder
This is a randomized, double-blind, crossover trial to evaluate the immediate effects of a nutritional ketone supplement, Kenotic compared to placebo on brain function and alcohol consumption in individuals with alcohol use…
- Trial name
- KABA (NCT06807918)
- Testing
- Kenetik, magnetic resonance imaging scan, Alcohol bar lab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
A Randomised Controlled Trial of N-acetylcysteine for the Management of Alcohol Use Disorder
To explore the effectiveness of n-acetylcysteine in improving treatment outcomes for alcohol use disorder in a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial.
- Trial name
- NAC-AUD (NCT05408247)
- Testing
- N-acetyl cysteine
- Where
- 3 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sydney
Alcohol Dependence
Neuromodulation and Mindfulness Patients With AUD
Our primary objective is to integrate tVNS and mindfulness meditation within a structured mindfulness-based relapse prevention (MBRP) program for detoxified alcohol-dependent patients (AD).
- Trial name
- NCT06308484
- Testing
- Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation, Closed-loop AM-tACS
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Substance Use Disorders, Pregnancy Related
The Oklahoma Parent-Child Assistance Program
The Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP) helps mothers who have used alcohol, opioids, or other drugs during pregnancy and their children through the work of highly trained, closely supervised case managers.
- Conditions
- Substance Use Disorders, Pregnancy Related, Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Alcohol Use Complicating Pregnancy, First Trimester
- Trial name
- NCT05534568
- Testing
- Parent-Child Assistance Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Alcohol Use Disorder
Involvement of the Septal Nuclei of the Human Brain in Alcohol Use Disorder
Alcohol activates reward systems in different brain areas, i.e., the nucleus accumbens, dorsal striatum, extended amygdala, and prefrontal cortex.
- Trial name
- NCT06866379
- Testing
- Brain imaging
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Anders Fink-Jensen, MD, DMSci
Alcohol Use Disorder
Motivation for IV Alcohol Self-Administration in Humans
The goal of this translational study is to understand different reasons why people between the ages of 21 and 65 with alcohol use disorder are motivated to self-administer alcohol.
- Trial name
- NCT06494891
- Testing
- Intravenous Alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Psychosis, Alcohol Use Disorder
Piloting of an Intervention to Reduce Problematic Alcohol Use in Early Phase Psychosis Patients
A focus of research for youth and Emerging Adults with early phase psychosis (EPP) has been cannabis use. However, this focus has led to overlooking the possible negative influence of another legal recreational drug, alcohol.
- Trial name
- NCT05365347
- Testing
- Cognitive Enhancement Therapy (CET)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
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
Alcohol Use Disorder
PT150 Drug for Use in Alcohol Use Disorder
The goal of this study is to learn if PT150 can reduce the behavioral and physical effects of stress, alcohol, and alcohol use in people with alcohol use disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT06712602
- Testing
- alcohol, Stress-Induction, PT150
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Pop Test Oncology LLC
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder
MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Veterans With PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder
The study investigators are conducting the first randomized placebo-controlled trial of MDMA-assisted therapy with a comorbid sample of military Veterans with a co-occurring diagnosis of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and…
- Trial name
- MAP VETS (NCT07118839)
- Testing
- Full Dose MDMA, MDMA-Assisted psychotherapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Normal Physiology, Alcohol Use Disorder
Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment (ANA)
Background: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a major public health problem. In the U.S., 16 to 18 million adults have an AUD. Researchers want to test an assessment tool called the ANA.
- Trial name
- NCT04946851
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Addiction, Alcohol, Addiction, Substance
Efficiency of Prevention Program Dedicated to Addictive Behaviors (PREVENTURE) of Vulnerable Teenagers
At the age of 17, in Brittany, 94.9% of adolescents have experimented alcohol consumption 78.1% within a month and 25.5% report repeated episodes of Intensive Punctual Alcohol.
- Trial name
- PREVADO (NCT04599270)
- Testing
- PREVENTURE Program, Routine care
- Where
- 5 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
Psychosis, Alcohol Use Disorder
Effects of Action-Based Cognitive Remediation on Substance Misuse in Early Phase Psychosis
Psychotic disorders impact 4.6 people per 1000 globally, with approximately 1.5 million Canadians affected. The age of onset for psychotic disorders often begin during the critical years of youth and early adulthood, resulting in…
- Conditions
- Psychosis, Alcohol Use Disorder, Cannabis Use Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07056894
- Testing
- Action-Based Cognitive Remediation
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Alcohol Abuse/Dependence, Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
Ketamine and Neurofeedback as Combined Therapeutic Interventions to Target Glutamatergic Neurotransmission in Alcohol Use Disorder
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of the combination of ketamine and realtime functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) neurofeedback training on the treatment of individuals with alcohol use…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Abuse/Dependence, Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Alcoholism
- Trial name
- Nektar (NCT06969937)
- Testing
- Ketamine, Real-time fMRI Neurofeedback Training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. med. Marcus Herdener
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Heavy Alcoholic Consumption
Self-administered Neurostimulation Intervention for Firefighter Traumatic Stress to Reduce Alcohol Use: Pilot Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of a transcutaneous auricular neurostimulation (tAN) protocol in firefighters who engage in heavy drinking, have at least a mild…
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Heavy Alcoholic Consumption, Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
- Trial name
- SANI-T (NCT07868055)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous auricular neurostimulation (tAN)
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Prostate Cancer, Urologic Cancer
The Man Van Project
National Health Service (NHS) England has commissioned The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to run a novel mobile clinical outreach service called 'Man Van' with the aim of enabling male patients' easy access to care…
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Urologic Cancer, Urologic Diseases, Bladder Cancer
- Trial name
- MV (NCT06357416)
- Testing
- MV-POCT Sub-study, Main Man Van Group Sub-study (MV-Eco), MV-QualQ Sub-study
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcoholism
Effect of Social Isolation on the Role of Pavlovian Mechanisms for Control Over Alcohol Use
During the first funding period (1st FP) we investigated the impact of acute and chronic stress (Trier Social Stress Test, TSST) on Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer (PIT).
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcoholism, Stress Reaction, Ostracism
- Trial name
- ReCoDe (NCT06256952)
- Testing
- PIT paradigm, social exclusion (Cyberball task), Saliva samples
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
Connecting Online Military Personnel to Alcohol Harm-reducing Smartphone Support Study
The purpose of this research is to test the effectiveness of a free mobile phone app designed to help veterans improve their relationship with alcohol and reduce alcohol-related harms.
- Trial name
- COMPASS (NCT07911345)
- Testing
- VetChange (Explorer/Research version) Mobile App, Sober Time
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico