Clinical trials: Craving
Stress Eating, Reward-based Eating
Bringing Awareness Into Eating
The purpose of this study is to test an app-based mindful eating intervention to decrease the reward value of unhealthy food.
- Conditions
- Stress Eating, Reward-based Eating, Craving-related Eating
- Trial name
- NCT04021745
- Testing
- App-based mindful eating
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Mood, Energy
Effect of Frequent Interruptions of Prolonged Sitting on Self-perceived Levels of Energy, Mood, Food Cravings and Cognitive Function
This study is designed to test the effects of six 5 minute microbursts of physical activity spread across the day as compared to either a sedentary control condition or a single 30 minute bout of moderate intensity physical…
- Conditions
- Mood, Energy, Food Cravings, Cognitive Function
- Trial name
- NCT02717377
- Testing
- physical activity
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Nicotine Dependence
TMS-fMRI for Neural Pathway in Smokers
Cigarette smoking causes significant morbidity and mortality in the United States. Smoking cessation is difficult, with the average smoker attempting to quit five times before permanent success.
- Trial name
- NCT02665338
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xingbao Li
Smoking
App for Reducing Cravings to Smoke
The overall goal of the study is to assess the efficacy of using cue exposure delivered via a smartphone application as an adjunct to Tobacco Quitline treatment to improve smoking abstinence.
- Trial name
- NCT06088498
- Testing
- Updating Existing Smartphone App, Quitline Services, Quitline Services and Smartphone App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,051 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Smoking Cessation
Effect of Stress-management and Biofeedback on Craving in Smoking Abstinence: A Pilot Study
Craving is one of the most prominent reasons for relapse after smoking cessation. Mainly pharmacological aids (NRT, bupropion, varenicline) try to counter this condition.
- Trial name
- NCT01080092
- Testing
- breathing technique, behavioral strategies
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
AOD Use, Abuse, and Dependence
Intranasal Oxytocin and Social Cognition, Implicit Preferences and Craving in Alcohol Drinkers
This is a randomized, placebo controlled, double blind crossover study of the effects of intranasal oxytocin on social cognition, implicit preferences and craving in moderate to heavy social alcohol drinkers.
- Trial name
- NCT01829516
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Drug Addiction, Executive Dysfunction
Bilateral Prefrontal Modulation in Crack-cocaine Addiction
In this study, eligible crack-cocaine addicted inpatients recruited from specialized clinics for substance abuse disorder treatment, filling inclusion criteria and not showing any exclusion criteria, were randomized to receive…
- Trial name
- tDCS_CRACK (NCT02091167)
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Espirito Santo
Marijuana Abuse
Evaluating Responses to Drug-Related Cues Versus Neutral Cues to Understand the Effects of Marijuana Craving - 1
The majority of past research on marijuana treatment has specifically targeted the alleviation of withdrawal symptoms. Minimal focus has been placed on how altering craving effects may play a role in treating marijuana addiction.
- Trial name
- NCT00218478
- Testing
- Cue Desensitization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
Opioid Withdrawal, Pain
BRIDGE Device for Treatment of Opioid Withdrawal
The purpose of this study is to prospectively evaluate the effectiveness of the NSS-2 BRIDGE device in reducing the signs and symptoms of acute opioid withdrawal when compared to placebo.
- Conditions
- Opioid Withdrawal, Pain, Craving
- Trial name
- NCT04162145
- Testing
- Active BRIDGE device placement, Inactive BRIDGE device placement
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BrightView LLC
Substance-Related Disorders
Resonance Breathing Intervention Opioid Use Disorder
This study aims to assess the feasibility of an intervention for the management of craving, stress, anxiety, and depression among people who use opioids via a resonance breathing smartphone app.
- Trial name
- NCT05830773
- Testing
- Resonance Breathing Exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Obesity, Weight Maintenance
Real-Time Assessment of Food Craving, Use, and Triggers During Outpatient Treatment of Obesity: A Development and Feasibility Study
The objective of this study will assess the feasibility of utilizing real-time data monitoring in future clinical trials of weight control medications and other treatment modalities, along with the feasibility of distinguishing…
- Trial name
- NCT00198783
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Substance Use Disorders
The Effects of an Acute Bout of Exercise on Alcohol and Cocaine Craving - an fNIRS Study
The study is a crossover randomised controlled trial. Alcohol or cocaine dependent participants will be recruited from inpatient and outpatient psychiatric treatment centres, on the approval of their treating physician.
- Trial name
- ExAlCo (NCT03502486)
- Testing
- Moderate exercise, Intense exercise, Reading
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Basel
Vagus Nerve Stimulation
How Does Vagus Nerve Stimulation Affect Blood Glucose, Food, and Movement Cravings?
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of using non-invasive transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) to examine physiological and psychological responses in a college-aged healthy population
- Trial name
- NCT07457372
- Testing
- Active taVNS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Nicotine Dependence, Smoking, Cigarette
Isradipine Enhancement of Virtual Reality Cue Exposure for Smoking Cessation
The proposed study represents a crucial and important stage in translating basic research to strategies for treating nicotine dependence.
- Conditions
- Nicotine Dependence, Smoking, Cigarette, Smoking Cessation, Smoking Behaviors
- Trial name
- NCT03083353
- Testing
- Isradipine, Cue Exposure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jasper A. Smits
Alcohol Use Disorder, Inflammatory Response
Endotoxin Exposure to Examine the Role of Inflammation in Alcohol Use
The study design consists of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of low dose endotoxin. Individuals with current AUD (n=32) and matched controls without AUD (n=32) will be randomly assigned to receive a single…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder, Inflammatory Response, Craving
- Trial name
- NCT07452146
- Testing
- Endotoxin
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Methamphetamine Dependence
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Used to Both Measure Cortical Excitability and Explore Methamphetamine Cue Craving
Specific Primary Aims include: Aim # 1. The investigators explore the feasibility of using the TMS to investigate the cortical excitability and to inhibit meth cue craving in meth dependent population.
- Trial name
- NCT01685463
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Addiction
Linking fMRI to Mobile Technologies in Addiction Research: Pathophysiology of Executive Deficits, Craving and Substance Use
120 individuals with alcohol, cannabis or nicotine dependence as well as healthy controls will be administered a whole-brain imaging exam.
- Trial name
- MobiCogIm (NCT02334956)
- Testing
- Brain MRI
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Nicotine Dependence
Assessment of Craving in Nicotine-Dependent Patients With Schizophrenia Using Virtual Reality
Background: The prevalence of cigarette smoking among individuals with schizophrenia is noticeably higher than in the general population, and smoking cessation attempts frequently are unsuccessful in this population.
- Trial name
- NCT01031433
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes, Diet Modification
Mobile Regulation of Craving Training (mROC-T) to Improve Dietary Intake in Rural Adolescent Girls
The goal of this clinical trial is to test if a regulation of craving training intervention in the form of a mobile phone app can increase fruit and vegetable intake in adolescent girls ages 14-18 years of age.
- Trial name
- ROC Teens! (NCT06723028)
- Testing
- Regulation of craving training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wyoming
Craving, Self Efficacy
CARESS: An Investigation of Effects of CARESS
The purpose of this research is to study the efficacy of an intervention that could interrupt the cycle of emotion dysregulation as it relates to cravings and negative emotions for those with problematic substance use behaviors.
- Conditions
- Craving, Self Efficacy, Affective; Reaction, Substance Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT03758027
- Testing
- CARESS, Isometric Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inova Health Care Services