Clinical trials: Alcohol Drinking
Alcohol Drinking
BabySTEPs: Supportive Texts to Empower Parents
This study is a pilot micro-randomized trial (MRT) that aims to establish feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary proof-of-concept of a text messaging intervention for postpartum alcohol use.
- Trial name
- NCT04719390
- Testing
- Text Message
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
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
College Drinking, Underage Drinking
Revolutionizing Normative Re-education
Personalized Normative Feedback (PNF), the most widely-used college alcohol intervention approach, suffers from several limitations innovatively remedied in the current proposal through CampusGANDR, a smartphone-based app for…
- Conditions
- College Drinking, Underage Drinking, Alcohol Use Disorder
- Trial name
- GANDR (NCT04356261)
- Testing
- Gamified Personalized Normative Feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loyola Marymount University
Alcohol Use Disorder
Influence of n-Acetylcysteine Maintenance on Alcohol Effects
This study will evaluate the behavioral effects of alcohol during placebo and n-acetylcysteine maintenance using sophisticated human laboratory methods.
- Trial name
- NCT03216954
- Testing
- Alcohol, N-acetyl cysteine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- William Stoops
Alcohol Use Disorder, Inflammatory Response
An Inflammatory Challenge Using Endotoxin
The study design consists of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of low dose endotoxin. The low dose endotoxin challenge induces a transient systemic inflammatory response with normalization of cytokine levels…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder, Inflammatory Response, Craving, Depressed Mood
- Trial name
- NCT04310423
- Testing
- Endotoxin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Bipolar Disorder, Alcoholism
Aripiprazole for Bipolar Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder
The investigators will conduct a 12-week, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study of aripiprazole in 132 persons with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and bipolar I or II disorder, currently depressed or…
- Conditions
- Bipolar Disorder, Alcoholism, Alcohol Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT02918370
- Testing
- Aripiprazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Hepatitis C, Alcohol Use Disorders
Baclofen to Reduce Alcohol Use in Veterans With HCV
Hepatitis C (HCV) is the most common blood born virus in the United States, affecting 1.8% of the general population and more than 5% of Veterans using VA facilities.
- Trial name
- BRAC (NCT01008280)
- Testing
- baclofen
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Alcohol Use Disorder, Severe
Inpatient Single Dose Interventions for Alcohol Use Disorder
Every year, alcohol use disorder (AUD) generates millions of emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions, costing the U.S. health sector over $90 billion.
- Trial name
- NCT04562779
- Testing
- Naltrexone 380 MG, Ketamine Hydrochloride, Enhanced linkage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Alcohol Drinking, Control
Neuroscience-Informed Treatment Development for Adolescent Alcohol Use
This study will examine the effect of N-Acetylcysteine (NAC), an over-the-counter antioxidant supplement, on brains of youth (ages 15-19) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
- Trial name
- NCT03238300
- Testing
- N-Acetylcysteine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Alcohol Dependence
Treatment Strategy for Alcohol Use Disorders in Veterans With TBI
The purpose of this research study is to understand the effectiveness of valproate (a common mood stabilizer) to further reduce alcohol misuse when given in addition to attending an alcohol rehabilitation program as well as the…
- Trial name
- AUD (NCT01342549)
- Testing
- Valproate, Naltrexone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Alcohol Use, Unspecified
Behavioral Economic Treatment to Enhance Rural (BETTER) Living
The purpose of this trial is to get feedback to help develop programs delivered by phone and text messages to improve wellness and health behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT05235971
- Testing
- Episodic Future thinking, Volitional choice, Monitoring only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Alcohol Drinking
Do Treatments for Smoking Cessation Affect Alcohol Drinking?
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of smoking cessation medications on alcohol drinking. Effect of 2mg/day, 1mg/day, placebo varenicline was evaluated.
- Trial name
- NCT00580645
- Testing
- varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Alcohol Drinking
Satiety and Alcohol Challenge
The goal of this pilot study is to identify the role of satiety on responses to alcohol drinking using human subject laboratory methods.
- Trial name
- SatTAC (NCT06576674)
- Testing
- Dietary Fiber + Green Tea Extract, Alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Cocaine Use Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder
PPARγ Agonist Treatment for Cocaine Dependence
The purpose of this research study is to determine whether a medication called pioglitazone (trade name Actos) can reduce behavioral problems associated with cocaine use, improve brain structural changes associated with cocaine…
- Trial name
- NCT02774343
- Testing
- Pioglitazone, Therapy, Contingency Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
HIV/AIDS
The Outreach and Prevention at ALcohol Venues in East Africa Study (OPAL-East Africa- Aim 1)
This study will test innovative interventions to increase uptake and use of biomedical HIV prevention options by engaging women and men at drinking venues in rural Kenya and Uganda in care, while gaining insights into the…
- Trial name
- OPAL-Aim 1 (NCT05862857)
- Testing
- HIV-focused mobilization, Multi-disease-focused mobilization
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 9,375 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Sexual Violence
Efficacy of a Web-based Sexual Violence Risk Reduction Program for Female College Students
This study evaluates the efficacy of a web-based program for female college freshmen ("RealConsent") in reducing their risk of sexual violence victimization.
- Trial name
- RealConsent (NCT03726437)
- Testing
- RealConsent, Stress and Mood Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 881 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
Alcohol Use Disorder
The Effects of Exenatide, a GLP-1 Agonist, on Alcohol Self-Administration in Heavy Drinkers
A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover design trial was used to test the effect of exenatide on alcohol self-administration and craving following a priming dose of alcohol.
- Trial name
- NCT03645408
- Testing
- Exenatide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Alcohol Use Disorder
Oxytocin and Stress Response in Alcohol Use Disorder
Individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) will complete one functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) scanning visit. Prior to the scan, individuals will receive a nasal spray of either 24 international units (IU) of…
- Trial name
- NCT03610633
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Substance Use Disorders
The Anchor Study: Digitally Delivered Intervention for Reducing Problematic Substance Use
This study aims to validate W-SUDs as a digitally-delivered substance use disorder program through a fully-powered randomized control trial that will test the comparative efficacy of the mobile-app based substance use disorder…
- Trial name
- NCT04925570
- Testing
- W-SUDs, Digitally-delivered Psychoeducation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 258 people
- Sponsor
- Woebot Health
Alcoholism
A Novel Compound for Alcoholism Treatment: A Translational Strategy - Part II
Background: Hormones are naturally occurring chemicals in the body. Ghrelin is a hormone that stimulates appetite. It may also stimulate alcohol cravings and use.
- Trial name
- NCT02707055
- Testing
- PF-05190457
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)