Clinical trials: Alcohol Drinking
Alcohol Drinking
Varenicline to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in Heavy Drinkers
This study will determine whether varenicline, a drug that acts on the brain's nicotine receptors and is used to help smokers stop smoking, will have an impact on alcohol self-administration.
- Trial name
- NCT00695500
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Vijay Ramchandani, Ph.D.
Heavy Drinking, HIV
Topiramate to Reduce Heavy Drinking in HIV-Positive Heavy Drinkers
Heavy drinking (HD) is a risk factor for HIV transmission and is more common in HIV+ individuals than in the general population.
- Conditions
- Heavy Drinking, HIV, Alcohol Dependence
- Trial name
- NCT01764685
- Testing
- Topiramate, Medical Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Smoking Cessation, Alcohol Consumption
Smoking Cessation in Alcoholics
Most alcohol-dependent individuals are heavy smokers. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether a specific smoking cessation program (based on cognitive-behavioral therapy) for inpatient alcohol-dependent smokers is more…
- Trial name
- NCT00963482
- Testing
- Cognitive-behavioural smoking cessation program, Autogenic training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Alcohol Consumption
Kudzu Treatment for Alcohol Abuse
This is a study designed to test whether a single administration of kudzu extract (2 mg) will significantly reduce the number of drinks consumed during a single 1 ½ hours drinking session when given as pretreatment 2 ½ hours…
- Trial name
- KUDZU (NCT01596231)
- Testing
- Kudzu
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Alcoholism
Levetiracetam XR in Very Heavy Drinkers
The primary objectives of this study are to assess the efficacy of levetiracetam XR in increasing the percentage of subjects with no heavy drinking days and in reducing the weekly percentage of heavy drinking days in subjects…
- Trial name
- NCIG 002 (NCT00970814)
- Testing
- BBCET, Levetiracetam XR, Sugar Pill
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
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
Alcoholism
A Study on the Biobehavioral Mechanisms of Baclofen and Alcohol Drinking
This pilot trial has the goal to demonstrate the feasibility of a study to test the effects of baclofen in a laboratory experiment using cue-reactivity and alcohol-self administration paradigms in non-treatment seeking…
- Trial name
- NCT01076283
- Testing
- Baclofen, Cyproheptadine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Alcohol Drinking, Smoking
An Effectiveness Trial of Project ALERT
The purpose of this study is to replicate a longitudinal evaluation of Project ALERT, a substance abuse prevention program that targets middle school students.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking, Smoking, Marijuana Smoking
- Trial name
- NCT00650585
- Testing
- Project ALERT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,338 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Alcohol Consumption
Vivitrol for Reducing Driving While Impaired Behavior Among Repeat Offenders
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Vivitrol is effective at reducing attempts to drive after drinking among repeat driving while intoxicated (DWI) offenders with Ignition Interlock devices.
- Trial name
- NCT00537745
- Testing
- Vivitrol (Medication Therapy), Medication Management Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Alcoholism
Sertraline Pharmacotherapy for Alcoholism Subtypes
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Sertraline, compared to placebo, is effective in the treatment of alcohol dependence as a function of the subtype of alcoholic patient being treated.
- Trial name
- NCT00368550
- Testing
- Sertraline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- UConn Health