Clinical trials: Alcohol Drinking
Alcohol Consumption
Protective Behavioral Strategies and Brief Alcohol Interventions
Excessive college student drinking represents an important public health problem for both the students themselves and those with whom they interact.
- Trial name
- NCT01168726
- Testing
- Protective Behavioral Strategies, Personalized Normative Feedback, Alcohol Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 365 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
NAC for Treating Comorbid PTSD and SUD
As a result of sustained operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, there are an increasing number of U.S. military Veterans with substance use disorders and comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
- Trial name
- DoD-NAC (NCT02911285)
- Testing
- N-acetylcysteine, Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Alcohol Use Disorder
Pioglitazone for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is common among Veterans but medication treatment is used infrequently and the impact of these treatments are small to moderate at best.
- Trial name
- PAUSE (NCT03864146)
- Testing
- Brief Behavioral Compliance Enhancement Treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Drink Too Much, Drinking, Binge
Group-based Intervention for Club Patrons
The purpose of this study is to develop and test a group-based strategy for encouraging groups of young adults who are engaged in party behaviors at nightclubs to intervene with each other to reduce harms associated with overuse…
- Conditions
- Drink Too Much, Drinking, Binge, Drunk, Drug Use
- Trial name
- NCT03652688
- Testing
- Nightlife Safety Plans (NSP), Fire Safety
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 959 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Alcohol Use Disorder
Medication Development in Alcoholism: Apremilast Versus Placebo
The primary hypotheses under test are that alcohol dependent subjects treated with apremilast will report decreased craving for alcohol following alcohol exposure in the laboratory and report significantly less drinking under…
- Trial name
- NCT03175549
- Testing
- Apremilast
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- The Scripps Research Institute
Alcohol Use Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Prazosin and Naltrexone (PaN) Study for Veterans With Alcohol Use Disorders
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the combination of prazosin and naltrexone will decrease alcohol cravings and drinking in individuals who have problems with alcohol and have used alcohol at risky levels compare…
- Trial name
- PaN (NCT02322047)
- Testing
- Prazosin, Naltrexone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research
Alcohol Use Disorder
N-Acetylcysteine for Adolescent Alcohol Use Disorder
This is a 8-week randomized, placebo-controlled trial testing the effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC), on a platform of weekly evidence-based brief alcohol intervention for 120 adolescents with alcohol use disorder (AUD).
- Trial name
- NCT03707951
- Testing
- N-acetylcysteine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Alcohol Drinking, Craving
Cognitive Interference Task on Alcohol Craving and Consumption
The purpose of this study is to test a brief task of playing the game Tetris to reduce alcohol cravings and alcohol use. Women who are seen at primary care and recruited through the community will be asked to rate alcohol craving…
- Trial name
- NCT04924283
- Testing
- Tetris and Assessments, Assessment Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
PTSD, Alcohol Abuse
Topiramate Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders in Veterans With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Pilot Controlled Trial of Augmentation Therapy
The proposed project aims to: 1. Obtain a preliminary assessment of the efficacy of topiramate treatment in reducing alcohol use in veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and alcohol dependence; 2.
- Conditions
- PTSD, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism
- Trial name
- TAP (NCT01087736)
- Testing
- Topiramate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Alcohol Use Disorder
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Veterans With Alcohol Use Disorders
At least 60% of Veterans with an alcohol use disorder will relapse within 6 months of treatment, irrespective of the type of treatment they receive.
- Trial name
- NCT03191266
- Testing
- Active rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Intoxication
Mindfulness-Based Intervention and Transcranial Direct Current Brain Stimulation to Reduce Heavy Drinking
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) impacts millions of Americans and is associated with significant behavioral, social, economic, medical, and neurobiological dysfunction, yet current behavioral treatments for AUD are only modestly…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Intoxication, Alcoholism
- Trial name
- MBItDCS (NCT02861807)
- Testing
- Brain stimulation with mindfulness-based relapse prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcoholism
Varenicline and Bupropion for Alcohol Use Disorder
The COMB study is a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled multicenter trial in Sweden on the efficacy of varenicline and bupropion, in combination and alone, for treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD).
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcoholism, Alcohol Dependence
- Trial name
- NCT04167306
- Testing
- Varenicline Tartrate 1 mg b.i.d, Bupropion Hydrochloride 150 mg b.i.d
- Where
- 4 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 388 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
College Student Drinking
Adaptive Preventive Intervention for College Alcohol Use
This research project is designed to promote health among first-year college students by implementing an adaptive sequence of preventive intervention strategies to motivate heavy-drinking college students to access existing…
- Trial name
- NCT03930524
- Testing
- Personalized Normative Feedback (PNF), Self-Monitoring (SM), Web-BASICS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 891 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Alcohol Use Disorder, Heavy Drinking
Online Insomnia Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) inflicts enormous physical, emotional, and financial burdens on the individual and society at large. Insomnia is highly prevalent among individuals with AUD, and disrupted sleep contributes…
- Trial name
- NCT05630118
- Testing
- SHUTi Intervention, Web-Based Insomnia Education Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jessica Weafer
Alcohol Drinking, Cannabis
Effects of Inhaled Cannabis on Driving Performance
The purpose of this study is to expand understanding of the effects of cannabis on driving performance with and without the presence of low levels of alcohol.
- Trial name
- NCT01620177
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gary R Gaffney
Alcohol Drinking
Saracatinib and Alcohol Drinking
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of the study medication, saracatinib/AZD0530 (placebo or 125 mg/day) on alcohol drinking behavior in a laboratory setting in which participants are given an initial drink of…
- Trial name
- NCT02955186
- Testing
- Saracatinib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Hepatitis C, Alcohol Use Disorder
HCV and Co-morbid Alcohol Use Disorders: A Translational Investigation of Antiviral Therapy Outcomes on CNS Function
The primary objective of this research project is to compare neuropsychiatric functioning, cortical activity, white matter integrity, and immune response among Veterans with and without alcohol use disorder (AUD), before and…
- Trial name
- NCT03902366
- Testing
- Neuropsychological assessment, Neuroimaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Dating Violence, Alcohol Drinking
Evaluation of PRYSHM for LGBTQIA2S+ Youth
The overarching goal of the proposed project is to develop an innovative, online synchronous DV and AU prevention curriculum created specifically for SGMY (ages 15 to 18); conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial to assess its…
- Trial name
- PRYSHM (NCT05521906)
- Testing
- Promoting Resilient Youth with Strong Hearts and Minds (PRYSHM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 314 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska Lincoln
Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Drinking Related Problems
Effects of a New Behavioral Intervention on Alcohol Craving and Drinking
Background: Sights, sounds, and smells can be associated with alcohol and tempt people to drink. The connection between encountering cues and wanting to drink might be reduced by behavioral techniques, like giving the cues at…
- Trial name
- NCT02831049
- Testing
- Retrieval-extinction, Alcohol-related cues, Soft-drink related cues
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Pain, Opiates
Preventing Risky Drinking in Veterans Treated With Prescription Opioids
Veterans who are taking prescription opioids for chronic pain and are engaging in risky drinking are at heightened risk for drug interactions, including overdose and other negative effects, particularly if they are also using…
- Conditions
- Pain, Opiates, Alcohol Drinking
- Trial name
- NCT02709317
- Testing
- Prevention Intervention, Brief Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania