Clinical trials: Behavioral Addictions
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
Alcohol Use Disorder
Does Oxytocin Alter Tolerance to or Motivation for Alcohol
This pilot study is intended to demonstrate feasibility and acquire preliminary data. If successful, this data could support a future project studying the effect of oxytocin on tolerance and alcohol seeking in humans.
- Trial name
- NCT05312008
- Testing
- Intranasal oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Nicotine Dependence, Nicotine Addiction
A Smartphone Application (ACT on Vaping) for Vaping Cessation in Young Adults
Almost one in ten young adults report current e-cigarette use, putting them at risk of developing nicotine addiction and long-term health effects of exposure to inhaled toxicants.
- Conditions
- Nicotine Dependence, Nicotine Addiction, Nicotine Use Disorder, Nicotine Vaping
- Trial name
- NCT05897242
- Testing
- Smartphone app, Text Message, Survey Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Opioid Use
Opioid Analgesic Reduction Study
The goal is to provide health care professionals, including dentists, with the best possible evidence for clinical decision making when deciding upon analgesics for acute post-surgical pain management, a double-blind, stratified…
- Trial name
- OARS (NCT04452344)
- Testing
- opioid-containing analgesic, two over-the-counter analgesics
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,815 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Smoking, Smoking Cessation
Treating Caregivers Who Smoke at AFCH
The purpose of this research study is to 1) see if a smoking cessation program is something that caregivers will use while their child is hospitalized, 2) see if caregivers think this program is something we should institute…
- Trial name
- NCT06051474
- Testing
- Nicotine Replacement Product
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Addiction
Evaluating Improvement Strategies in Addiction Treatment
Addiction treatment is often characterized by long delays between first contact and treatment as well as high no-show and drop out rates leading to unused capacity in apparently full agencies.
- Trial name
- NIATx 200 (NCT00934141)
- Testing
- Learning Session, Interest Circle Calls, Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Nicotine Addiction
Acute and Chronic Nicotine Modulation of Reinforcement Learning
The purpose of this study is to use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate the acute and chronic effects of nicotine on motivational behavior and prediction error-related neural activation.
- Trial name
- NicLearning (NCT01830842)
- Testing
- Nicotine polacrilex, satiety, abstinence
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
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
Nicotine Use Disorder
Neural Basis of Eating Behavior in Abstinent Smokers
The purpose of this research study is to better understand why people gain weight when they quit smoking by examining food intake and changes in brain activity in smokers when they are smoking as usual compared to when they have…
- Trial name
- SIT (NCT03438188)
- Testing
- Practice Quit Attempt
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Opiod Use Disorder
The Influence of ANS-6637 on Midazolam Pharmacokinetics in Healthy Volunteers
Background: Opioids are medicines that control pain. But they are often misused, which can lead to illness and death. Opioids increase dopamine to the brain, which makes people feel good and often causes them to crave drugs…
- Trial name
- NCT03831971
- Testing
- ANS-6637
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
fMRI, Alcohol Drinking
Ghrelin for Alcohol Use in Non-Treatment-Seeking Heavy Drinkers
Background: Ghrelin is a hormone in the human body that is mostly produced by the stomach. It makes people feel hungry, and also is connected with the desire to drink alcohol.
- Conditions
- fMRI, Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholism
- Trial name
- NCT01779024
- Testing
- Ghrelin, fMRI, Alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Tobacco Addiction, Dual Tobacco Use
Reduced Nicotine Content Cigarettes and Tobacco Switching Behaviors
The main focus of this study is to determine the use of nicotine-containing products across the three experimental conditions. Subjects will be monitored to determine their continued use of assigned cigarettes, switching to other…
- Trial name
- NCT02000921
- Testing
- VLNC cigarettes, Combusted Products, Non-combusted products
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Cocaine Dependence
Therapeutic Cocaine Vaccine: Human Laboratory Study
Clinical data demonstrate that a cocaine vaccine (TA-CD: Celtic Pharmaceutical) produces selective anti-cocaine antibodies, yet the impact of these antibodies on cocaine's direct effects is unknown.
- Trial name
- NCT00965263
- Testing
- Cocaine vaccine (TA-CD)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Nicotine Addiction, E-Cig Use
Sex Differences in E-cig Perception: Study 1
The primary objective is to examine the influence of sex on sensory effects, appeal, and reinforcing value of nicotine containing e-cigs in popular flavor components; sweet and cooling.
- Conditions
- Nicotine Addiction, E-Cig Use, Cigarette Smoking, Sex Differences
- Trial name
- NCT05432830
- Testing
- E-liquid Flavor 1, E-liquid Flavor 2, E-liquid Flavor 3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Nicotine Vaping, Nicotine Dependence
Assess the Influence of Nicotine Flux and Nicotine Form on Subjective Effects Related to Dependency
Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) heat and vaporize a nicotine-containing liquid to produce an aerosol that can deliver nicotine to the blood and the brain.
- Conditions
- Nicotine Vaping, Nicotine Dependence, Nicotine Addiction
- Trial name
- NCT05430334
- Testing
- e-liquid 1, e-liquid 2, e-liquid 3
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Nicotine Dependence
Baclofen Effects in Cigarette Smokers
The proposed project will utilize perfusion functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a functional candidate gene association approach (of dopaminergic addictions-targeted polymorphisms), and the dopamine-modulating and…
- Trial name
- BAC (NCT01821560)
- Testing
- Baclofen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Electronic Cigarette Use
Assessing the Effect of Nicotine Reduction on ENDS User's Addiction and Exposures
The rapid increase of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use by young people in the US and their potential to harm health, cause addiction, and serve as a risk for cigarette smoking or dual-use is alarming.
- Trial name
- NCT05205382
- Testing
- 5% nicotine (Partial Nicotine Reduction), 3% or 2.4% nicotine (Partial Nicotine Reduction), 5% nicotine (Total Nicotine Reduction)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida International University
Pain, Insomnia
Effect of Medical Marijuana on Neurocognition and Escalation of Use
This study will use a randomized controlled design to test whether patients who use medical marijuana, compared to a waitlist control group, experience a change in health outcomes (relief of symptoms, or adverse health outcomes…
- Conditions
- Pain, Insomnia, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- MMNE (NCT03224468)
- Testing
- Medical Marijuana
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 269 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
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
Smoking Cessation, Smoking, Cigarette
AXS-05 Phase II Trial on Smoking Behavior
This research study is designed with the purpose of evaluating a new drug, combination Dextromethorphan-Bupropion (AXS-05), for its effects on smoking behavior.
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation, Smoking, Cigarette, Nicotine Dependence
- Trial name
- NCT03471767
- Testing
- AXS-05, Bupropion SR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James Davis