Clinical trials: Alcohol Problems
Healthy Volunteers, Alcohol Drinking Related Problems
A Response Modulation Hypothesis of Socioemotional Processing Associated With Alcohol Use Disorder
Background: Problem drinking affects nearly half the people who drink alcohol. Drinking alcohol affects a person's social behavior and brain structure, but researchers don't have a good understanding of how.
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Alcohol Drinking Related Problems, Alcohol-Related Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03535129
- Testing
- Real time fMRI neurofeedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Insomnia, Alcohol; Harmful Use
Insomnia Treatment and Problems (the iTAP Study)
This project aims to evaluate the efficacy of insomnia treatment in improving insomnia symptoms and alcohol-related problems among heavy-drinking young adults.
- Trial name
- iTAP (NCT03627832)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), Sleep Hygiene
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Chronic Pain, Alcohol Use, Unspecified
St. PETERsburg Pain and Alcohol Intervention With Naltrexone and Gabapentin
This study is a 3-arm pilot, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study of low-dose naltrexone and gabapentin versus placebo among HIV-positive persons with heavy alcohol use and chronic pain to provide estimates of…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Alcohol Use, Unspecified, HIV Infections
- Trial name
- UH3 (NCT04052139)
- Testing
- Low-dose naltrexone, Gabapentin
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Alcoholism, Alcohol Dependence
Baclofen for Treating Anxiety and Alcoholism
Background: Baclofen is a drug used to control muscle stiffness in people with neurological diseases. Some studies suggest that baclofen may reduce alcohol craving and use.
- Conditions
- Alcoholism, Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol Drinking Related Problems, Alcohol Drinking
- Trial name
- NCT01751386
- Testing
- Baclofen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Drinking, Alcohol
Improving Outcomes for Emergency Department Patients With Alcohol Problems
The investigators will conduct a study to examine the impact of an alcohol peer-mentor intervention starting in the emergency department (ED) combined with 6 peer booster sessions to reduce hazardous drinking and facilitate…
- Trial name
- Project GOAL (NCT03536546)
- Testing
- Alcohol Peer Mentor Intervention, Brief Advice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 206 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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)
Substance Abuse
Telephone Coaching of Family Members of Veterans With Substance Abuse Problems
This project will develop and pilot test an enhanced, telephone "coaching" intervention to help family members concerned about a Veteran of the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan who needs to seek treatment for a substance abuse problem.
- Trial name
- VA-CRAFT (NCT03246646)
- Testing
- Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcohol Abuse
Talk Therapy by Phone to Promote Treatment for Alcohol Problems
A small percentage of individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) obtain alcohol-related care despite research showing that treatment is effective.
- Trial name
- NCT03758274
- Testing
- CBT by Phone to Promote Treatment, Reading the Subject a Pamphlet on Obtaining Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Housing Problems, Drug Use
ED-Home Pilot Study
This is a single-arm pilot study to test the feasibility of homelessness prevention and substance use interventions to be delivered to at-risk patients in the Bellevue Hospital emergency department (ED).
- Conditions
- Housing Problems, Drug Use, Alcohol; Use, Problem
- Trial name
- NCT03864341
- Testing
- Referral to homelessness prevention services, Substance use services, Follow-up
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Alcohol Use Disorder
Manipulating Ghrelin Signaling Via GOAT Inhibition in Alcohol Use Disorder
Background: People with alcohol use disorder (AUD) have trouble controlling their drinking. Medications can help some people with AUD but are not effective for many others.
- Trial name
- NCT03896516
- Testing
- GLWL-01
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Alcohol Problem, Harm Reduction
Game-Based Intervention to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harms Among Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
This is a randomized controlled trial to examine the efficacy of a game-based intervention to reduce alcohol-related harms among sexual and gender minority youth.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Problem, Harm Reduction, Alcohol-Related Harm
- Trial name
- NCT06215664
- Testing
- Singularities Game, Food4Thought
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Insomnia, Alcohol; Harmful Use
The Insomnia Treatment and Problems Study for Veterans
This project aims to evaluate improvement of insomnia as a mechanism of improvement in alcohol use outcomes.
- Trial name
- iTAP-V (NCT03804788)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, Sleep Hygeine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Problem Drinking
Parent Feedback Intervention Targeting Student Transitions and Alcohol Related Trajectories (+) Efficacy Study
FITSTART (Feedback Intervention Targeting Student Transitions and Risk Trajectories) is a parent-based social norms intervention that has been shown to reduce risky drinking in incoming first year students.This program uses…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Problem Drinking, Parenting
- Trial name
- FITSTART+ (NCT04549454)
- Testing
- FITSTART+ PBI, General Parenting Advice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 266 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loyola Marymount University
PTSD, Alcohol Use Disorder
Serotonin Selective Reuptake Inhibitor Treatment of Dual Diagnosis Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol Problems
The investigators propose to conduct a clinical trial to evaluate sertraline treatment efficacy in a large sample of military veterans with a dual diagnosis of PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder who are receiving Cognitive and…
- Trial name
- DDx (NCT02504931)
- Testing
- Sertraline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
HIV Infection, Alcohol Use
St. PETERsburg Pain and Alcohol Intervention With Naltrexone and Nalmefene
This study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to assess the feasibility, tolerability, and safety of using opioid receptor antagonists (naltrexone and nalmefene) to treat pain among HIV-infected persons with heavy alcohol use…
- Conditions
- HIV Infection, Alcohol Use, Pain
- Trial name
- PETER PAIN (NCT03278886)
- Testing
- Low dose naltrexone, Nalmefene
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Alcohol and Substance-Related Mental Disorders
Effectiveness of an Evidence-based Stepped Care System for Alcohol and Other Drug Use Problems Among Congolese Refugees in Zambia
This is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluating the effectiveness of a screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) stepped-care system in reducing unhealthy AOD use among Congolese refugees and the…
- Trial name
- NCT05471921
- Testing
- SBIRT, Treatment as usual
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Zambia
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University