Clinical trials: Drinking Heavy
Alcohol Consumption
Effect of Heavy Alcohol Consumption on Farnesoid X Receptor (FXR) Signaling
The main purpose of this study is to see whether heavy drinking will interfere with a specific pathway, called FXR signaling in the liver.
- Trial name
- NCT02654236
- Testing
- 10 mg Obeticholic Acid (OCA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suthat Liangpunsakul
HIV Infections, Alcohol Abuse
Brief Electronic Intervention for Heavy Drinking and Sex Risk Among MSM Seeking HIV Testing
The overall objective of this research is to use both qualitative and quantitative data to inform the development of a technology-based intervention for heavy drinking and sexual risk behavior among men who have sex with men…
- Trial name
- NCT03435783
- Testing
- Brief Electronic Intervention, Attention-Matched Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Alcohol Drinking, HIV
Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Heavy Drinking Among MSM in HIV Primary Care
The purpose of the present study is to conduct a fully-crossed 2 X 2 X 2 factorial randomized controlled trial with a diverse sample of 224 MSM recruited from 2 urban HIV primary care clinics (one in the Northeast and one in the…
- Trial name
- NCT02709759
- Testing
- Motivational intervention, Brief Advice, Interactive text messaging
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Smoking, Heavy Episodic Drinking
Smoking Tobacco and Drinking Study
This trial will test the efficacy of a 3-month intervention on Facebook targeting tobacco use and heavy episodic drinking against a 3-month Facebook intervention targeting tobacco use.
- Trial name
- STAND (NCT03163303)
- Testing
- Tobacco Status Project Intervention, Tobacco Status Project + Alcohol Intervention, nicotine patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 179 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Smoking Cessation, Alcohol Drinking
Varenicline Augmentation of Patch Outcomes in Heavy Drinkers' Smoking Cessation
The purpose of this study is to learn if the combination of a study drug and patch is more effective in helping heavy drinkers stop smoking than just the patch alone The study drug, varenicline, has been approved by the Food and…
- Trial name
- NCT02859142
- Testing
- Chantix, Behavioral Counseling Sessions, NicodermCQ
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Alcohol Use Disorder, Heavy Drinking
Online Insomnia Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) inflicts enormous physical, emotional, and financial burdens on the individual and society at large. Insomnia is highly prevalent among individuals with AUD, and disrupted sleep contributes…
- Trial name
- NCT05630118
- Testing
- SHUTi Intervention, Web-Based Insomnia Education Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jessica Weafer
Binge Drinking, HIV
Better Than Study: Targeting Heavy Alcohol Use With Naltrexone Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)
This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 120 binge-drinking MSM to 12 weeks of naltrexone 50mg, to be taken in anticipation of heavy drinking.
- Trial name
- SayWhen (NCT02330419)
- Testing
- Naltrexone, Medical Management (MM) counseling for alcohol use:, Urinalysis for novel alcohol biochemical markers:
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Use Disorder
Understanding Alcohol Reward in Social Context
In this study, the investigators examine whether emotional and social reward from alcohol varies depending on the social context of consumption.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcohol Intoxication, Alcohol; Harmful Use
- Trial name
- NCT03449095
- Testing
- Alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 640 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alcoholism
Levetiracetam XR in Very Heavy Drinkers
The primary objectives of this study are to assess the efficacy of levetiracetam XR in increasing the percentage of subjects with no heavy drinking days and in reducing the weekly percentage of heavy drinking days in subjects…
- Trial name
- NCIG 002 (NCT00970814)
- Testing
- BBCET, Levetiracetam XR, Sugar Pill
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Smoking Cessation, Alcohol Drinking
Development and Pilot Testing of a Multimodal Web-based Program to Address Heavy Drinking During Smoking Cessation
The overall objective of this project is to develop and pilot-test a web-based smoking cessation program that specifically addresses heavy drinking (HD).
- Trial name
- NCT03068611
- Testing
- Standard Web-based Smoking Cessation, Alcohol-focused Web-Based Smoking Cessation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Heavy Drinking and Sexual Risk Behavior
Alcohol and Sex Risk Intervention for MSM Supplement
Open pilot trial to test the feasibility and efficacy of a brief intervention with text messaging to reduce sexual risk behavior and heavy drinking among MSM
- Trial name
- NCT03522948
- Testing
- Brief intervention with text messaging to reduce sexual risk and heavy drinking among MSM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
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
Alcohol Use Disorder
INIA Stress and Chronic Alcohol Interactions: Glucocorticoid Antagonists in Heavy Drinkers
In alcohol use disorder (AUD) and matched healthy control (HC) men and women, the proposed research examines the effects of MIFE, with demonstrated preclinical effects on drinking-related behaviors, compared with placebo on a…
- Trial name
- NCT02989662
- Testing
- Mifepristone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Drinking, Alcohol
Multimodal Sleep Intervention Using Wearable Technology
This research study is examining three different components of a digital sleep intervention: web-based sleep health advice, sleep and alcohol smartphone diary self-monitoring, and personalized sleep and alcohol consumption…
- Trial name
- NCT03658954
- Testing
- Advice, Self-monitoring, Feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
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)
Alcoholism
The Effects of Topiramate on Alcohol Use in Alcohol Dependent Subjects
This investigation will assess the effectiveness of topiramate in reducing ethanol consumption by alcohol dependent subjects. It also will seek to establish whether topiramate can be safely used in this population including…
- Trial name
- NCT00329407
- Testing
- Topiramate (Topamax)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Insomnia, Alcohol; Harmful Use
The Insomnia Treatment and Problems Study for Veterans
This project aims to evaluate improvement of insomnia as a mechanism of improvement in alcohol use outcomes.
- Trial name
- iTAP-V (NCT03804788)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, Sleep Hygeine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Alcohol; Use, Problem
Probiotics, Immune Function, and the Brain in Alcohol Consumers
This pilot project is a brief, open-label clinical trial of probiotics as an intervention in heavy drinkers. Heavy drinkers who do not yet show significant signs of liver disease may stand to benefit from probiotics, but no…
- Trial name
- NCT05232682
- Testing
- Seed DS-01 Daily Synbiotic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Heavy Drinking, Harmful; Use, Alcohol
A PPG Sensor-Based Feedback Intervention for Heavy Drinking Young Adults
Heavy alcohol use among young adults is a significant public health problem. Advances in technology may offer an innovative solution.
- Trial name
- NCT05090995
- Testing
- Behavioral Self-Management and Feedback, Behavioral Self-Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Alcohol Use Disorder
The Effects of Exenatide, a GLP-1 Agonist, on Alcohol Self-Administration in Heavy Drinkers
A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover design trial was used to test the effect of exenatide on alcohol self-administration and craving following a priming dose of alcohol.
- Trial name
- NCT03645408
- Testing
- Exenatide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center