Clinical trials: Consumption
Alcohol Abuse
Study of Mobile Phone Delivered Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Consumption
In this study, the investigators will be developing and testing a mobile phone text message intervention to reduce alcohol use for people at risk of alcohol dependence.
- Trial name
- mROAD (NCT02158949)
- Testing
- mROAD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Alcohol Drinking
Family History Study of Alcohol Consumption Using Memantine
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of the study medication, memantine (placebo, 20 mg or 40 mg/day) on alcohol drinking behavior in a laboratory setting in which participants are given an initial drink of…
- Trial name
- NCT00630955
- Testing
- memantine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Alcohol Dependence
Effectiveness of Naltrexone Versus Placebo to Reduce Craving for Alcohol With Evaluation of Genetic Variability.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether naltrexone (an opiate blocking agent approved for the treatment of alcohol dependence) is more effective in the reduction of alcohol craving and drinking compared to placebo in…
- Trial name
- NCT00366626
- Testing
- Naltrexone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Pain, Postoperative, Analgesia
Oral Pregabalin as Preemptive Analgesia in Abdominal Hysterectomy
Postoperative pain affects 80% of surgical patients and is one of the main negative symptoms resulting from surgery. It impairs the recovery of patient since it is related to chronic pain, nausea and vomiting and longer hospital…
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Analgesia, Gabapentin Adverse Reaction, Opioid Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT04495374
- Testing
- Pregabalin 300mg
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Alfenas
Breast Cancer, Psychology, Social
Effectiveness of Screening and Brief Interventions for Alcohol and Tobacco During Breast Cancer Treatment (ONKODETOX)
Despite scientific, clinical and political incentives, alcohol and/or tobacco screening and brief intervention (SBI) services are poorly implemented in oncology settings.
- Trial name
- ONKODETOX (NCT03371732)
- Testing
- Motivational Intervention group, Educational advises group
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Bergonié
Heart Failure, Hypertension, Pulmonary
Dietary Nitrate for Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to determine if nitrates in a food, in this case - beetroot juice (BRJ) - is efficacious in improving exercise tolerance and/or peak power in patients with heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT01682356
- Testing
- Beetroot juice
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block
Unilateral TAP Block for Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve Surgery
The study team will be assessing if the unilateral subcostal transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block can decrease pain and improve outcomes following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy surgeries.
- Trial name
- NCT03856788
- Testing
- Saline, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Thermal Burns
Continuous Lidocaine Infusion for Management of Perioperative Burn Pain
Thermal injury results in one of the most intense and prolonged forms of pain the body can experience. Opioid narcotics are the most powerful drugs for acute and chronic pain, and their use in the perioperative period has been…
- Trial name
- NCT02059902
- Testing
- Lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
The Combination Ambrisentan Plus Spironolactone in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Study
The purpose of this study is to find out if spironolactone added to ambrisentan for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) will increase exercise capacity.
- Trial name
- NCT02253394
- Testing
- Ambrisentan plus Spironolactone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Healthy Participants
Renal Salt Handling in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome Following Dietary Dopa Administration
The purpose of this study is to learn how plants can play a role in gain/loss of sodium in the urine and in the regulation of blood pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT01064739
- Testing
- Fava beans, Fixed Sodium Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Overweight
Promoting Water Consumption for Prevention of Overweight in School Children in a Controlled Intervention Trial
A major goal in public health is to find effective, feasible and simple programs for overweight prevention among children. This controlled intervention study evaluates a simple environmental and behavioral modification for its…
- Trial name
- trinkfit (NCT00554294)
- Testing
- environmental and behavioral change
- Volunteers
- 2,950 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Institute of Child Nutrition, Dortmund
Alcohol Drinking, Craving
Cognitive Interference Task on Alcohol Craving and Consumption
The purpose of this study is to test a brief task of playing the game Tetris to reduce alcohol cravings and alcohol use. Women who are seen at primary care and recruited through the community will be asked to rate alcohol craving…
- Trial name
- NCT04924283
- Testing
- Tetris and Assessments, Assessment Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Alcohol Consumption, Unsafe Sex
Brief Interventions in the Emergency Department for Alcohol and HIV/Sexual Risk
This brief alcohol and sexual risk taking intervention has the potential to influence the public health by reducing alcohol use and sexual risk taking behavior in individuals who are seeking treatment in an Emergency Department.
- Trial name
- SAFER (NCT01351389)
- Testing
- Brief Motivational Intervention (BMI), Brief Advice
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Healthy
Evaluating the Availability of Berry Phytonutrients Post-consumption of Fresh and Processed Blueberry by Healthy Adults
This study will evaluate the availability of phytonutrients in two blueberry varieties, chosen for their phytonutrient levels. This will be compared to phytonutrient-matched processed protein bar and a macronutrient-matched…
- Trial name
- BAM (NCT04175106)
- Testing
- a non-traditional (i.e., not typically available in the supermarket) blueberry cultivar bred using natural plant breeding techniques and established as having enhanced nutritive value, a standard commercially available blueberry variety (i.e., cultivar), a "minimally processed" blueberry-rich protein bar
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North Carolina State University
Alcohol Consumption, Alcoholic Intoxication
Naltrexone for Heavy Drinking in Young Adults
In this study, 140 heavy drinking young adults (aged 18-25) will be provided with brief counseling and either naltrexone, a medication that is FDA-approved for the treatment of alcohol dependence, or placebo over the course of 8…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Consumption, Alcoholic Intoxication, Alcoholism, Alcohol-induced Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00568958
- Testing
- BASICS counseling, naltrexone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Alcohol Intoxication, Anger
Men, Mood, and Attention Study: Examination of Alcohol, State Anger, and Emotion Regulation Sexual Aggression
Given the public health and social relevance of sexual aggression and the gap in the extant literature regarding state anger, emotion regulation, alcohol, and sexual aggression, the present study will contribute to our…
- Trial name
- MMA (NCT04192448)
- Testing
- Alcohol Administration, Mood Induction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth C Neilson
Alcohol Consumption
Implementing Evidence-Based Mental Health Practices in Primary Care
This research study will examine the effectiveness of a brief, computerized motivational intervention plus treatment-as-usual to treatment-as-usual alone for treating alcohol misuse in Veterans presenting to primary care.
- Trial name
- NCT00996775
- Testing
- brief alcohol intervention, standard care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 167 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Tuberculosis, Alcohol Consumption
The Impact of Alcohol Consumption on Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes
After HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) remains the second leading cause of death due to an infectious disease globally. Retrospective studies from many countries, including the United States and South Africa, have consistently…
- Conditions
- Tuberculosis, Alcohol Consumption, Treatment Adverse Effect
- Trial name
- NCT02840877
- Testing
- DOT Adherence Monitoring
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 303 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
Study of Exercise Training in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
The investigators propose a pilot randomized controlled trial to determine the safety and potential benefits of moderate intensity exercise in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
- Trial name
- RESET-HCM (NCT01127061)
- Testing
- Exercise training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Oral Glucose Tolerance
Non-Nutritive Sweetener Consumption and Glucose Homeostasis in Older Adults With Prediabetes
Animal and observational research in humans suggest that specific types of non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) may impair glycemic control.
- Conditions
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Oral Glucose Tolerance, Insulin Sensitivity, Inflammatory Markers
- Trial name
- NCT05337098
- Testing
- Non-Nutritive Sweetener Intake and impact on glucose homeostasis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University