Clinical trials: Craving
Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol Drinking
Role of Proinflammatory Signaling in Alcohol Craving
Background: Drinking too much alcohol can injure cells in the body. Inflammation is the body s reaction to injured cells. Studies show that inflammation can cause cravings for alcohol.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol Drinking, Stress, Alcohol-Related Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT01631630
- Testing
- Pioglitazone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
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
Opioid-use Disorder, Medication Assisted Treatment
Minds and Mentors Program (MiMP)- R61
The proposed research effort will: The purpose of this study is as follows: 1. Test the feasibility and acceptability of a twelve- week mindfulness based relapse prevention protocol in combination with peer mentoring in…
- Conditions
- Opioid-use Disorder, Medication Assisted Treatment, Substance Use Disorders
- Trial name
- MiMP (NCT04233671)
- Testing
- Mindfulness based relapse prevention and peer mentoring
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Alcohol Dependence, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Progesterone Effect on Individuals Diagnoses With AD and PTSD.
This is a randomized control trial with an anticipated 36 participants diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and comorbid alcohol dependence. Participants will be randomized to receive either progesterone (200 mg.
- Trial name
- NCT02187224
- Testing
- Progesterone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Opioid Use Disorder
A Mobile Executive Functioning Intervention for Momentary Craving in Opioid Use Disorders
Even when treated with methadone or buprenorphine maintenance, many people with opioid use disorder (OUD) continue to experience craving.
- Trial name
- NCT05086835
- Testing
- Working Memory Task, Visual Search Task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Smoking Cessation
Nicotine Mouth Film for Craving Relief.
Nicotine mouth film is a new dosage form of nicotine replacement therapy. The purpose of this study is to investigate the craving relief efficacy of nicotine mouth film by comparing mint nicotine mouth film to nicotine lozenge in…
- Trial name
- NCT01702532
- Testing
- Nicotine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Opiate Dependence, Chronic Pain
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Opiate Use Disorder
This double-blind, randomized, controlled trials will investigate the effect of accelerated, repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation on opiate craving and perceived pain .
- Trial name
- ArTMS (NCT03538444)
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
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
Alcohol Use Disorder
The Role of Neuroactive Steroids in Stress, Alcohol Craving and Alcohol Use in Alcohol Use Disorders
To use pregnenolone (PREG; 300; 500mg) daily versus placebo (PLA) as a probe to assess the role of neuroactive steroids in individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD).
- Trial name
- NCT03872128
- Testing
- Pregnenolone300, Pregnenolone500
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Alcohol Use Disorder
Effects of Pioglitazone on Stress Reactivity and Alcohol Craving (Pilot)
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of pioglitazone on stress- and alcohol-related measures in treatment-seeking individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and elevated levels of stress and anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT03860753
- Testing
- Pioglitazone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Schizophrenia, Tobacco Use
Minocycline and Tobacco Craving in Smokers With Schizophrenia
Craving for cigarettes is an important aspect that leads to challenges with smoking cessation. Persons with schizophrenia are more likely to smoke and to be heavier smokers than persons without schizophrenia, and may experience…
- Trial name
- NCT02968602
- Testing
- Minocycline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Tobacco Use Disorder, Schizophrenia
Nicotine and Sensorimotor Replacement for Smoking in Smokers With Schizophrenia
The objective of this study is to investigate the relative contributions of nicotine replacement and sensorimotor replacement (i.e., smoking denicotinized cigarettes) on abstinence-induced smoking urges, withdrawal-related…
- Trial name
- NCT01213524
- Testing
- sensorimotor replacement, 42 mg transdermal nicotine replacement, usual brand smoking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Opioid Dependence, Craving
tDCS to Decrease Opioid Relapse (UG3)
In the current proposal, the investigators will measure behavioral and brain responses following transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) (anode on right DLPFC, cathode on the…
- Trial name
- NCT03842137
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Butler Hospital
Cannabis Use Disorders
Stress and Marijuana Cue-elicited Craving and Reactivity
The purpose of this study is to explore the interaction between stress and marijuana cues, in hopes that it may lead to the development of new treatments for marijuana dependence.
- Trial name
- NCT00613405
- Testing
- Stress + cue exposure, No stress + cue exposure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
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
Cocaine Abuse and Dependence
Use of Donepezil for Treatment of Cocaine Dependence
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety of intravenous cocaine in subjects receiving oral donepezil.
- Trial name
- NCT00467389
- Testing
- Donepezil, 5 mg daily
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Alcoholism
Modulation of Pharmacologically Induced Alcohol Craving in Recently Detoxified Alcoholics
This study will determine if acamprosate, a drug approved to treat alcoholism, decreases alcohol cravings in alcohol-dependent subjects following infusions of yohimbine and mCPP.
- Trial name
- NCT00605904
- Testing
- Acamprosate, Yohimbine, mCPP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Drinking Related Problems
Effects of a New Behavioral Intervention on Alcohol Craving and Drinking
Background: Sights, sounds, and smells can be associated with alcohol and tempt people to drink. The connection between encountering cues and wanting to drink might be reduced by behavioral techniques, like giving the cues at…
- Trial name
- NCT02831049
- Testing
- Retrieval-extinction, Alcohol-related cues, Soft-drink related cues
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Smoking Behaviors, Smoking, Cigarette
AAT + tDCS to Reduce Cue-induced Craving and Smoking Behavior
Smokers are highly reactive to smoking-related stimuli and report that this cue reactivity (CR) is a major obstacle to quitting.
- Trial name
- NCT05426460
- Testing
- Approach/Avoidance Task, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, AC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Cynthia Conklin
Smoking Cessation, HIV
TMS for Smoking Cessation in PLWHA Cessation in People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)
The pilot study proposal aims to modulate craving and attentional bias towards smoking cues in 40 people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), with functional MRI (fMRI) brain correlates.
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation, HIV, Craving
- Trial name
- NCT04936594
- Testing
- iTBS, TMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gopalkumar Rakesh