Clinical trials: Alcohol-induced Disorders
Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcohol Drinking
Using Neuroeconomics to Characterize State-Based Increases and Decreases in Alcohol Value
This study uses techniques from an area of research known as neuroeconomics, which integrates concepts and methods from psychology, neuroscience, and economics to better understand how people make decisions and how these…
- Trial name
- NCT04067765
- Testing
- Cue Exposure
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Alcohol Use Disorder, Tobacco Smoking
Laboratory Screening of Lorcaserin for Alcohol Use Disorder
Heavy-drinking smokers, including those with alcohol use disorder (AUD), are at increased risk for numerous negative health outcomes relative to those who use alcohol or cigarettes only.
- Trial name
- NCT04396847
- Testing
- Lorcaserin Oral Tablet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Mind Research Network
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)
Alcoholism, Cocaine Dependence
Topiramate for Alcohol and Cocaine Dependence
The primary purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of topiramate for the treatment of combined alcohol and cocaine dependence. Topiramate is approved for the treatment of seizures.
- Trial name
- TOP2 (NCT00167245)
- Testing
- Topiramate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Kyle Kampman
Tobacco Use Disorder
Improving Smoking Cessation Outcomes in Heavy Drinkers - 1
To test the effectiveness of an smoking cessation treatment for smokers who also drink alcohol heavily.
- Trial name
- NCT00107575
- Testing
- Standard treatment plus brief alcohol intervention, Standard treatment (ST)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
HIV Infections, Alcoholism
Brief Therapy Intervention for Heavy/Hazardous Drinking in HIV-Positive Women
The purpose of this study is to determine whether two brief counseling sessions reduce drinking and improve health outcomes in HIV-positive women who drink at heavy/hazardous levels.
- Trial name
- NCT00127231
- Testing
- Brief alcohol intervention based on Project Treat, Standard care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Alcohol Dependence
Interdisciplinary Study of A Novel Anticonvulsant in Alcoholism
Alcoholism is the third leading cause of preventable death in the US, accounting for 80,000 deaths annually. Almost 18 million US adults have alcohol use disorder (AUD); however, approved medications for the treatment of AUD has…
- Trial name
- NCT02901041
- Testing
- Zonisamide, Take Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Social Skills, Self-Criticism
Development and Pilot Trial of an Intervention to Reduce Disclosure Recipients Negative Social Reactions and Victims Psychological Distress and Problem Drinking
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate an intervention, Supporting Survivors and Self: An Intervention for Social Supports of Survivors of Partner Abuse and Sexual Aggression (SSS).
- Conditions
- Social Skills, Self-Criticism, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT03488927
- Testing
- Supporting Survivors and Self: An Intervention for Social Supports of Survivors of Partner Abuse and Sexual Aggression (SSS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,268 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Hampshire
Thiamine Deficiency, Thiamine Deficiency; Sequelae
Prevalence of Thiamine Deficiency in Hospitalized Non-Alcoholic Veterans
Thiamine micronutrient deficiency (TD) can cause a variety of non-specific symptoms and leads to several thiamine deficiency disorders such as heart failure, polyneuropathy, Wernicke's Encephalopathy and generalized weakness and…
- Trial name
- NCT05480943
- Testing
- Thiamine repletion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 206 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Efficacy of Quetiapine in the Treatment of Patients With Schizophrenia and a Comorbid Substance Use Disorder
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of quetiapine (Seroquel) in reducing substance use in persons diagnosed with schizophrenia.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Psychotic Disorder, Substance Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT00156715
- Testing
- Quetiapine
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Heavy Drinking, Alcohol Dependence
Alcohol Disorder hOsPital Treatment Trial
The specific aims of this pragmatic randomized controlled trial are to compare initiating injectable extended release naltrexone (XR-NTX) or oral naltrexone (PO-NTX) at the time of discharge from a medical hospitalization for…
- Conditions
- Heavy Drinking, Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol Use Disorder
- Trial name
- ADOPT (NCT02478489)
- Testing
- Oral naltrexone (PO-NTX), Extended-release injectable naltrexone (XR-NTX)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 248 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Alcohol Use Disorder, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Addressing Heavy Alcohol Use Consumption With Kudzu
Drinking multiple alcoholic drinks on a single occasion (binge drinking), has many negative health risks but interventions to address this behavior remain limited.
- Trial name
- A-HACK (NCT03709043)
- Testing
- Standardized kudzu, Sexually transmitted infection testing:, Medical Management (MM) counseling for alcohol use:
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Glenn-Milo Santos
Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol Abuse
Sweet Preference and Alcohol Craving
Purpose: The proposed 2-year investigation will be the first double-blind, placebo-controlled trial examining the hedonic response to sweet taste (HRST) as a phenotypic predictor of naltrexone (NTX) response in alcohol…
- Trial name
- SweetNal (NCT01296646)
- Testing
- Naltrexone, Brenda Therapy Sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
PTSD, Alcohol Abuse
Helping Families Help Veterans With PTSD and Alcohol Abuse: An RCT of VA-CRAFT
This project begins to evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based family outreach tool that is designed to promote treatment engagement among Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or alcohol use disorders (AUDs) but…
- Trial name
- NCT01678196
- Testing
- VA-CRAFT, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Alcohol Use Disorder
Cannabidiol in Youth Alcohol Use Disorder
The goal of this study is to test cannabidiol (CBD) as a potentially effective candidate medication for youth alcohol use disorder (AUD).
- Trial name
- NCT05317546
- Testing
- Cannabidiol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Alcohol Abuse, Cocaine Abuse
Therapeutic Substance Abuse Treatment in Pregnancy - 1
The purpose of this study is... To assess whether a behavioral treatment that combines motivational enhancement and cognitive skills training therapy (MET-CBT) is more effective than brief advice in: 1) decreasing use of a full…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Abuse, Cocaine Abuse, Marijuana Abuse
- Trial name
- PRIDE-P (NCT00227903)
- Testing
- MI-CBT, Brief Advice
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Alcohol Abuse
Human Alcohol Seeking Despite Aversion
Prolonged alcohol use results in drinking despite resultant problems and adverse consequences. The investigators propose to test a laboratory model of human seeking despite aversion to use as an early marker of disease onset, and…
- Trial name
- NCT03648840
- Testing
- Aversive Cue, Neutral Cue
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Alcoholism, Depression
Pharmacological Intervention Project (Fluoxetine)
This is a large scale study involving fluoxetine (Prozac) versus a placebo in the treatment of adolescents with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and major depression (MDD).
- Trial name
- FIDAA (NCT00027378)
- Testing
- fluoxetine (Prozac)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
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 (AUD)
Medication Development in Alcoholism: Suvorexant Versus Placebo
The primary hypotheses under test are that alcohol dependent subjects treated with suvorexant will report decreased craving for alcohol following alcohol exposure in the laboratory and report significantly less drinking under…
- Trial name
- NCT04229095
- Testing
- Suvorexant 20 mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- The Scripps Research Institute