Clinical trials: Alcoholism
Alcohol Dependence
Cerebral Hemodynamics With rTMS in Alcohol Dependence
The present study measures the cerebral hemodynamic indices of alcohol dependent patients and observe the relative changes in these parameters with rTMS application.
- Trial name
- NCT02446067
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, India
Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Use Disorder
Ketone Ester Intervention in Alcohol Use Disorder
The purpose of this research is to study how a nutritional ketone ester may effect brain function and alcohol consumption in regular alcohol users.
- Trial name
- NCT04616781
- Testing
- Ketone Ester "(R)-3-hydroxybutyl (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate", Alcohol drinks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Alcohol Use Disorder
Apremilast for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment in Women and Men
For this protocol, the investigators plan to collect pilot data to evaluate apremilast (60mg/day) in adults with Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD).
- Trial name
- NCT06324435
- Testing
- Apremilast
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Alcohol Withdrawal
Oxytocin Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal
Purpose: Test whether intranasal administration of the neuropeptide, oxytocin, is effective in decreasing alcohol withdrawal symptoms, the number of bouts of withdrawal requiring standard medication treatment (lorazepam) and the…
- Trial name
- NCT01212185
- Testing
- intranasal oxytocin spray, intranasal spray without oxytocin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Dependence
Remote Brief Intervention and Referrals to Treatment Service for Alcohol
The traditional paradigm that relies upon training physicians and nurses or uses on-site interventionists to perform screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for alcohol has proven unsustainable in most…
- Trial name
- RBIRT (NCT02622984)
- Testing
- RBIRT, SBIRT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Polaris Health Directions
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Alcoholism
Assessing Habitual, Goal-Directed, and Pavlovian Influences in Alcohol Use Disorder
The first aim of this study is to establish the role of maladaptive reliance on habits for impaired control in addiction, employing a novel task - the Action-Sequence-Task (AST), which assesses interference between habitual and…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Alcoholism, Substance Use Disorders
- Trial name
- ReCoDe (NCT06701500)
- Testing
- Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer (PIT) paradigm, Action Sequence Task (AST), Basic psychological assessment (interview)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technische Universität Dresden
Alcohol Addiction
Disulfiram as a Modulator of Amyloid Precursor Protein-processing
A causal therapeutic approach for treatment of Alzheimer's disease has not been established so far. The protein ADAM10 represents a promising target for an A-beta peptide preventing strategy.
- Trial name
- DIMAP (NCT03212599)
- Testing
- Disulfiram
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Alcohol Use Disorder
StuDy AimED at Increasing AlCohol AbsTinEnce
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the feasibility \& acceptability of an integrated CM-PST intervention (in K99 phase) and preliminary efficacy (in R00 phase), vs.
- Trial name
- NCT05778734
- Testing
- CM-PST, CM only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Alcohol Use Disorder, PTSD
Cognitive Remediation for Alcohol Use Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
The project will examine whether a computerized neuroscience-based cognitive training program can improve cognitive functioning and recovery outcomes among Veterans with Alcohol Use Disorder and co-occurring PTSD.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder, PTSD, Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT02929979
- Testing
- Cognitive Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Alcohol Abuse
Optimisation of Functional MRI-based Neurofeedback for Alcohol Use Disorders
Participants will undergo a single session of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)-based neurofeedback (approximately 1 hour).
- Trial name
- NCT02406456
- Testing
- Neurofeedback
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cardiff University
Depression, Anxiety, Alcohol Abuse
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Young Adult Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual: Transdiagnostic Minority Stress Approach
Background: LGB people experience a large number of anxiety and mood disorders, and risk behaviors than heterosexual (Marshall et al., 2011).
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Alcohol Abuse, Sexual Compulsivity, Unsafe Sex
- Trial name
- NCT03980873
- Testing
- ESTEEM (Effective Sikills to Empower Effective Men)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
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)
Bipolar Disorder, Alcohol Dependence
Optimizing Pharmacotherapy for Bipolar Alcoholics
The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of naltrexone and valproate in the treatment of comorbid bipolar disorder and alcohol dependence.
- Trial name
- NCT00302133
- Testing
- Naltrexone hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Alcohol Dependence
Changing the Vulnerable Brain: A Neuromodulation Study in Alcohol Dependence
This current project investigates the effect of a single session of right dlPFC repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on emotion regulation abilities and craving in alcohol dependent patients and healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT02557815
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcoholism
Effect of Social Isolation on the Role of Pavlovian Mechanisms for Control Over Alcohol Use
During the first funding period (1st FP) we investigated the impact of acute and chronic stress (Trier Social Stress Test, TSST) on Pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer (PIT).
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcoholism, Stress Reaction, Ostracism
- Trial name
- ReCoDe (NCT06256952)
- Testing
- PIT paradigm, social exclusion (Cyberball task), Saliva samples
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Alcoholism
OPRM1 A118G SNP, Alcohol Response, and Striatal Dopamine
This study will examine the relationship between variations in a gene called OPRM1 and the response to alcohol. The OPRM1 (Mu-opioid Receptor-1) gene helps regulate brain pathways involved in experiencing pleasure.
- Trial name
- NCT00401999
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Alcohol Use Disorder, Insomnia
Mobile App Intervention for Sleep Problems and Alcohol Use Among Veterans
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the preliminary efficacy of a brief mobile app targeting insomnia symptoms among veterans.
- Trial name
- NCT06487793
- Testing
- Enhanced Insomnia Coach, Sleep hygiene comparator
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Alcohol Use Disorder
Nalmefene, Baclofen and Impulsivity in Subjects With Alcohol Use Disorder and Healthy Control Subjects
Impulsivity is a central feature of addiction. Nalmefen is an authorized treatment for alcohol addiction. Baclofen has empathically been advocated to have some efficacy in this indication.
- Trial name
- NCT03034408
- Testing
- Nalmefene, Baclofen
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Daniele Zullino