Clinical trials: Behavioral Addiction
Impulse Control Disorders
Restoring Cognitive Control (ReCon) in Acute Nicotine Withdrawal
The purpose of this study is to explore the safety, tolerability and activity of SXC-2023 or placebo when dosed for 5 days in adults with tobacco use disorder who voluntarily abstain from the use of cigarettes.
- Trial name
- NCT03887429
- Testing
- SXC-2023
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Promentis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Obesity
Assessment of and Treatment Applied to Food Addiction in a Rural Healthy Behaviors Clinic
Research purpose: The purpose of this pilot study is to assess obese clients for two phenotypes, those testing positive and those testing negative for Food Addiction (FA) (Yale Food Addiction Scale, YFAS) and determining the…
- Trial name
- NCT03431831
- Testing
- Intervention Control, Counselling, Contrave
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Addiction
Boost Study 31380 (mHealth)
The purpose of this research is to examine the potential for a new software-based behavioral support approach, for individuals with opioid use disorder, as an addition to usual care.
- Trial name
- NCT05757453
- Testing
- mHealth
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- NXTech
Cocaine Dependence
Beta-blockade Effects on Memory for Cocaine Craving
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of propranolol versus placebo on responses to cocaine cues in cocaine dependent individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT00830362
- Testing
- Propranolol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Nicotine Dependence
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for Nicotine Addiction
Cigarette smoking remains a significant public health concern. A magnetic field applied to the outside of the skull can produce electrical activity in the brain without significant pain or the need for anesthesia.
- Trial name
- rTMS (NCT02401672)
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Depression, Addiction
Providing Mental Health Precision Treatment
This research study is being conducted to understand if patients benefit from mobile health interventions while waiting for in-clinic mental health treatments, and to understand which patients receive the most benefit.
- Conditions
- Depression, Addiction, Anxiety, Sleep Disturbance
- Trial name
- PROMPT (NCT04342494)
- Testing
- Enhanced Feedback + Standard Feedback, Headspace app + Standard Feedback, Headspace app + Enhanced Feedback + Standard Feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,118 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Nicotine Addiction, Serious Mental Illness
Feasibility Trial of a Tailored Smoking Cessation App for People With Serious Mental Illness
Quitting smoking has important health benefits for people with serious mental illness, more than half of whom are smokers. Smoking reductions in this population, in turn, could contribute to saving billions of dollars in…
- Trial name
- NCT03069482
- Testing
- Learn to Quit App, Nicotine patch, Nicotine lozenge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Marijuana Dependence
Baclofen Effects on Marijuana Dependence
Studies show that certain reminders of drug use such as the sight of someone using marijuana, pictures of blunts, particular moments throughout the day, prompt marijuana users to smoke marijuana.
- Trial name
- NCT02011516
- Testing
- Baclofen, Psychosocial
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Nicotine Dependence
Initial Screening of Gemfibrozil as a Novel Treatment for Tobacco Addiction
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of gemfibrozil on nicotine reinforcement and cue-elicited craving. Other objectives of this study include screening for the ability of gemfibrozil to aid smoking abstinence…
- Trial name
- NCT01876810
- Testing
- Gemfibrozil
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Gambling Addiction, Gambling Disorder
The Effect of Self Stigma Tailored Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Gambling Disorder
The goal of this clinical trial was to evaluate whether a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program focused on self-stigma could help reduce both self-stigma and gambling disorder severity in adults diagnosed with gambling…
- Conditions
- Gambling Addiction, Gambling Disorder, Gambling Disorder Treatment, Stigma
- Trial name
- NCT06943963
- Testing
- Self Stigma Tailored Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Gambling Disorder, standart pharmacotherapy, motivational intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Smoking, Nicotine Addiction
The END Perioperative Smoking Pilot Study
The purpose of this pilot randomized trial is to determine the feasibility of e-cigarettes and telephone counselling (compared to transdermal nicotine replacement and telephone counselling) as a harm-reduction tool that may lead…
- Conditions
- Smoking, Nicotine Addiction, Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT02482233
- Testing
- ENDD (NJOY), NRT (NicoDerm CQ), telephone counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Pathological Gambling
Tolcapone Treatment of Pathological Gambling
The goal of the proposed study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tolcapone in pathological gambling.
- Trial name
- NCT00927563
- Testing
- Tolcapone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Opioid Misuse and Addiction, Pain
Toward Zero Prescribed Opioids for Outpatient General Surgery
Investigators have created an opioid reduction "package" which includes patient education, non-narcotic pain control instructions, and limited (or no) opioid pain prescriptions provided at discharge in an attempt to reduce the…
- Trial name
- NCT05327777
- Testing
- Oxycodone, Zero Opioid Protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Internet Gaming Disorder
A Psychotherapy Development Study for Internet Gaming
The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-5) introduces Internet Gaming disorder (IGD) as a Substance-Related and Addictive Disorder in Section 3, Conditions for Further Study.
- Trial name
- NCT03220581
- Testing
- Referral for care, Behavioral therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
Depression, Dual Diagnosis
A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial of Creatine in Female Methamphetamine Users
Methamphetamine (MA) addiction is a public health concern that causes substantial harm to individual users, and imposes an economic burden in the U.S. totaling up to $48.3 billion annually.
- Conditions
- Depression, Dual Diagnosis, Drug Addiction
- Trial name
- NCT02192931
- Testing
- Creatine monohydrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Perry Renshaw
Adolescent Methamphetamine Abuse
Pilot Trial of Bupropion Versus Placebo for Methamphetamine Abuse in Adolescents
Dr Keith Heinzerling, who is a doctor at UCLA, is doing a research study with Behavioral Health Services in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles to find out if a medication called bupropion can help adolescents (age…
- Trial name
- NCT00994448
- Testing
- Bupropion SR 150mg tabs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Cocaine Addiction
Cognitive Enhancement and Relapse Prevention in Cocaine Addiction
For this project, the investigators are interested in exploring a new way to extend and maintain drug abstinence in people who are addicted to crack cocaine.
- Trial name
- NCT01067846
- Testing
- Seromycin (D-cycloserine, DCS), Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Cocaine Dependence
Clinical Neurobiology of Serotonin and Addiction
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between 5-HT2R function, impulsivity and cue reactivity in cocaine dependent subjects and healthy controls and examine specific effects of escitalopram and mirtazapine on…
- Trial name
- NCT00732901
- Testing
- Escitalopram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Opioid Use Disorder
Evaluating Naltrexone for Use in Conjunction With Buprenorphine in Adults With Opioid Use Disorder Transitioning From Buprenorphine Maintenance Prior to First Dose of VIVITROL
This study will evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of oral naltrexone used in conjunction with buprenorphine in adults with Opioid Use Disorder transitioning from buprenorphine maintenance prior to the first dose of…
- Trial name
- NCT02696434
- Testing
- Naltrexone, Buprenorphine
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Alkermes, Inc.
Alcohol Dependence
CRF1 Antagonist GSK561679 in Alcoholism
Objective: To evaluate GSK561679, an orally available, brain penetrant selective CRH1 antagonist for its ability to reduce alcohol craving in recently detoxified alcohol dependent women in response to stress or alcohol-associated…
- Trial name
- NCT01187511
- Testing
- GSK561679
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)