Clinical trials: Alcohol Drinking
Binge Drinking, HIV
Better Than Study: Targeting Heavy Alcohol Use With Naltrexone Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)
This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 120 binge-drinking MSM to 12 weeks of naltrexone 50mg, to be taken in anticipation of heavy drinking.
- Trial name
- SayWhen (NCT02330419)
- Testing
- Naltrexone, Medical Management (MM) counseling for alcohol use:, Urinalysis for novel alcohol biochemical markers:
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Alcohol Use Disorder
Development of Ivermectin for Alcohol Use Disorders
Current pharmacotherapies for alcohol use disorders (AUDs) have limited efficacy. Thus, the development of effective treatments for AUDs represents an important public health objective. Repositioning, i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT02046200
- Testing
- Ivermectin, Alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol Drinking
Role of Proinflammatory Signaling in Alcohol Craving
Background: Drinking too much alcohol can injure cells in the body. Inflammation is the body s reaction to injured cells. Studies show that inflammation can cause cravings for alcohol.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol Drinking, Stress, Alcohol-Related Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT01631630
- Testing
- Pioglitazone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Alcohol Drinking, Violence in Adolescence
Preventing Alcohol and Other Drug Use and Violence Among Latino Youth
There are currently no interventions aimed at preventing both alcohol and other drug (AOD) use and interpersonal violence that have been adapted for Latino adolescents.
- Trial name
- kiR-vene (NCT05240313)
- Testing
- kiR venezolano
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston College
Alcohol Use Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
Imaging GABAergic/Glutamatergic Drugs in Bipolar Alcoholics Alcoholics
The proposed 3-week, double-blind, crossover, proof of concept study aims to manipulate neurochemical dysfunctions characteristic of individuals with co-occurring BD and AUD (i.e., abnormally low prefrontal GABA and glutamate)…
- Trial name
- NCT03220776
- Testing
- N-Acetylcysteine, Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
HIV Infection
Clinical Trial to Reduce Drinking in Women With HIV
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate whether an intervention that involves the medication naltrexone, will reduce drinking and improve health outcomes in women with HIV infection and hazardous drinking.
- Trial name
- WHATIF (NCT01625091)
- Testing
- Naltrexone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 194 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Alcohol Abuse, Impulsive Behavior
Effects of Tolcapone on Decision Making and Alcohol Intake in Alcohol Users
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of tolcapone on decision making and alcohol intake using a laboratory bar (on-site alcohol self-administration) in alcohol drinkers.
- Trial name
- NCT02740582
- Testing
- Tolcapone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jennifer Mitchell
Alcohol Dependence
Gabapentin for Abstinence Initiation in Alcohol Dependence
Primary Hypotheses: 1. Gabapentin will significantly reduce alcohol consumption and promote abstinence as compared to placebo. The primary outcome measure will be the number of the heavy drinking days (defined as any day where…
- Trial name
- GAINS (NCT01141049)
- Testing
- Gabapentin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Alcohol Drinking, Binge Drinking
Alcohol, Behavior, and Brain Imaging
To evaluate the relationship of extraversion to both the acute subjective and behavioral effects of alcohol, and the neural reactivity to the anticipation of reward.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking, Binge Drinking, Drinking Behavior, Substance-Related Disorders
- Trial name
- (DARC) (NCT03930446)
- Testing
- Ethanol
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Alcoholism, Alcohol Abuse
Dutasteride Treatment for the Reduction of Heavy Drinking in Men
This study will examine the safety and potential benefit of the medication dutasteride to help men reduce or stop drinking alcohol.
- Conditions
- Alcoholism, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Dependence
- Trial name
- NCT01758523
- Testing
- Dutasteride, sugar pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 189 people
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
Alcohol Drinking, Drinking Behavior
Behavior Brain Responses
To compare responses to acute oral doses of ethanol in healthy young adults who experience mainly stimulant subjective effects from the drug or mainly sedative effects.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking, Drinking Behavior, Physiological Effects of Drugs, Central Nervous System Depression
- Trial name
- BBR (NCT03964350)
- Testing
- Ethanol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Alcohol Use Disorder
An Open-Label, Single Dose Study in Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder
An open-label, Phase 2a study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and pharmacodynamic effects of a single intranasal dose of BPL-003 combined with relapse prevention psychological support, to explore the potential effects on…
- Trial name
- NCT05674929
- Testing
- BPL-003
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Beckley Psytech Limited
College Student Drinking
Alcohol Health Education With Personalized Feedback Boosters
Heavy episodic alcohol use within the college student population is widespread, creating problems for student drinkers, their peers, and their institutions.
- Trial name
- NCT03440463
- Testing
- e-checkup to go, Norms-only booster, Norms-plus-Strategies booster
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 528 people
- Sponsor
- Abby Braitman
Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Use Disorder
Understanding Alcohol Reward in Social Context
In this study, the investigators examine whether emotional and social reward from alcohol varies depending on the social context of consumption.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcohol Intoxication, Alcohol; Harmful Use
- Trial name
- NCT03449095
- Testing
- Alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 640 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alcohol Use Disorder
HLAB-002 of ANS-6637 for Alcohol Use Disorder
Primary: The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of 2 different doses of ANS-6637, 200 mg (given as 2 x 100 mg tablets) and 600 mg (given as 2 x 300 mg tablets) once a day, and matched placebo, on alcohol…
- Trial name
- NCT03970109
- Testing
- ANS-6637
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Alcohol Drinking
Investigating the Interactions of AZD0530 With Alcohol in Social Drinkers
The purpose of this alcohol-interaction pilot study is to provide information on the effect of AZD0530 (Saracatinib) on the pharmacokinetics of alcohol and on alcohol responses, including stimulation, sedation, intoxication, body…
- Trial name
- NCT02732587
- Testing
- Saracatinib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Alcohol Dependency
Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in a Military Treatment Facility
An alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) approach will be adapted for use in a large military hospital setting, and then pilot tested in a military emergency department (ED) to assess its…
- Trial name
- NCT02228967
- Testing
- SBIRT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 791 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Alcohol Use Disorders, Stress Disorders, Posttraumatic
Prazosin Augmentation of Outpatient Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders in Active Duty Soldiers With and Without PTSD
The purpose of the study is to evaluate if the drug prazosin: will decrease alcohol use in active duty members of the military who served in Iraq and/or Afghanistan and determine if presence or absence of posttraumatic stress…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorders, Stress Disorders, Posttraumatic, Combat Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT02226367
- Testing
- prazosin hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research
Alcohol Use Disorder
Phase 1b Study of DCR-AUD in Healthy Volunteers
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of of repeat doses of DCR-AUD in adult healthy volunteers who are social drinkers.
- Trial name
- NCT05845398
- Testing
- DCR-AUD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Novo Nordisk company
Alcohol Reactivity
Effect of Varenicline on Fixed-Dose Alcohol Administration in Participants With Alcohol Use Disorders
The purpose of this study is the examine the effect of varenicline on cognition to a high dose (0.08 g/dL) of alcohol (vs. placebo alcohol) over the ascending and descending limb of the blood alcohol curve.
- Trial name
- NCT01000987
- Testing
- varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University