Clinical trials: Compulsive Behavior
Trichotillomania, Hair Pulling
Inositol in Trichotillomania
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of inositol for the treatment of compulsive hair pulling, also known as trichotillomania.
- Trial name
- NCT01875445
- Testing
- Inositol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Pathological Gambling
Topiramate in the Treatment of Pathological Gambling
This study will assess the efficacy of topiramate in the treatment of pathological gambling. Pathological gambling (PG) is a debilitating disorder, generally leading to severe personal, familial, financial, social, and…
- Trial name
- NCT00245583
- Testing
- Topiramate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Neurotic Excoriation, Pathologic Skin Picking
Double-Blind Lamictal (Lamotrigine) in Neurotic Excoriation
The goal of the proposed study is to evaluate the comparative efficacy of Lamictal (lamotrigine) to placebo in neurotic excoriation.
- Conditions
- Neurotic Excoriation, Pathologic Skin Picking, Psychogenic Excoriation, Dermatillomania
- Trial name
- NCT00513019
- Testing
- Lamictal (lamotrigine)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
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)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Improving Attentional and Cognitive Control in the Psychological Treatment of Intrusive Thoughts
The investigators are conducting this study to learn more about the cognitive and attentional processes among individuals with three types of repetitive negative thinking (RNT): mental rituals (as seen in obsessive compulsive…
- Conditions
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04225624
- Testing
- Emotion Regulation Therapy - Attention Regulation (AR-ERT), Supportive Psychotherapy (SPT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Trichotillomania, Skin-Picking
Dronabinol in Trichotillomania and Other Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors
The goal of the proposed study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of dronabinol in trichotillomania and other body-focused repetitive behaviors such as skin-picking disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT03530800
- Testing
- Dronabinol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Methamphetamine Dependence
Effects of Modafinil in Methamphetamine Dependence
Methamphetamine dependence is a serious public health problem with no pharmacologic treatments currently available. Relapse rates are high in this population.
- Trial name
- NCT00751023
- Testing
- Modafinil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Drug Use, Alcohol Use
Specialized Community Disease Management to Reduce Substance Use and Hospital Readmissions
This study will assess Specialized Community Disease Management (SCDM), an intervention which employs various evidence-based strategies to engage substance using co-morbid patients while in the hospital and follow them into the…
- Conditions
- Drug Use, Alcohol Use, Congestive Heart Failure, Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT02059005
- Testing
- Specialized Community Disease Management, Treatment As Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- Treatment Research Institute
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)
Trichotillomania, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Marinol in Trichotillomania or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
The goal of the proposed study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of dronabinol in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or the obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, trichotillomania (TTM) or pathological…
- Trial name
- NCT01093976
- Testing
- Dronabinol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
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
Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
Stepped Care for Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
This study will determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a stepped-care treatment program for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT00316355
- Testing
- Traditional CBT, Stepped-Care CBT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Hartford Hospital
Impulsivity, Compulsive Overeating
tDCS for Impulsivity and Compulsivity in Obesity
Even when they know it can improve health, many individuals with loss of control eating struggle when they are trying to make and sustain new health habits for weight loss and maintenance of weight loss.
- Conditions
- Impulsivity, Compulsive Overeating, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04405089
- Testing
- Device: Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) coupled with cognitive training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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
Addiction
Journaling and Addiction Recovery: Piloting "Positive Recovery Journaling"
The main objective of this study is to pilot test the Positive Peer Journaling (PPJ) [later renamed "Positive Recovery Journaling" (PRJ)] intervention and its feasibility and acceptability.
- Trial name
- PPJ (NCT04458181)
- Testing
- Positive Peer Journaling (PPJ)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Addiction
Cognitive Enhancement as a Target for Cocaine Pharmacotherapy
Specific Aim #1: To determine if galantamine (8 or 16 mg/day) is more effective than placebo in reducing cocaine use as measured by cocaine urine results and self-report days of use.
- Trial name
- NCT01531153
- Testing
- Galantamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Alcohol Dependence
Effects of Omegas 3 and 6 on Alcohol Dependence
Context: The treatment of alcoholism is a challenge for psychiatrists and patients. Some studies have shown that alcohol alters the environment of the membranes, mainly by modifying their permeability through the lipid fraction.
- Trial name
- NCT01211769
- Testing
- Naltrexone, PUFAs
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Effectiveness of D-Cycloserine as an Aid to Enhance Learning for Individuals With OCD Receiving Behavior Therapy
This study will assess the effectiveness of Seromycin (D-cycloserine) in enhancing the positive effects of behavior therapy for people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
- Trial name
- NCT00182000
- Testing
- seromycin, Behavior Therapy
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Cocaine Dependence
Cocaine Use Reduction With Buprenorphine
The aim of this study is to investigate the safety and effectiveness of buprenorphine in the presence of naltrexone for the treatment of cocaine dependence.
- Trial name
- CURB (NCT01402492)
- Testing
- Buprenorphine + Naltrexone
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 302 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Opioid Dependence
An Open Label Study To Assess The Safety And Tolerability Of BEMA® Buprenorphine NX In Opioid Dependent Subjects
This is an open label study in opioid dependent subjects maintained on a stabilized dose of Suboxone tablets or films. The purpose is to assess the safety and tolerability of BEMA Buprenorphine NX administered once daily for 12…
- Trial name
- NCT01666119
- Testing
- BEMA Buprenorphine NX films
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 249 people
- Sponsor
- BioDelivery Sciences International