Clinical trials: Drug Abuse, Intravenous
Substance Abuse, Intravenous, Prevention and Control
Break the Cycle: Prevention for Reducing Initiation Into Injection Drug Use
Break the Cycle is a two-session, one-on-one, in-person intervention study designed to reduce the role persons who inject drugs (PWID) play initiating non-PWID into injection drug use.
- Trial name
- NCT03502525
- Testing
- Break the Cycle Intervention, Bacterial Infection Prevention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Estonia
- Volunteers
- 402 people
- Sponsor
- New York University
Drug Abuse, Intravenous, Internet
Telemedicine and Social Media for People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) in Greece
The current study seeks to address questions regarding internet and social media usage as well as telemedicine concept and knowledge, by conducting targeted focus group discussions (FGDs) and administering cross-sectional…
- Conditions
- Drug Abuse, Intravenous, Internet, Social Media, Telemedicine
- Trial name
- NCT05794984
- Testing
- Focus group discussions and survey questionnaire
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 219 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Endocarditis
Postoperative Antibiotic Management Duration Following Surgery for Intravenous Drug Abuse (IVDA) Endocarditis (OPTIMAL)
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and compliance of initial intravenous (IV) antibiotics followed by oral antibiotic therapy following uncomplicated IVDA endocarditis.
- Trial name
- OPTIMAL (NCT05156437)
- Testing
- Amoxycillin, Cefalexin, Dicloxacillin, Linezolid, Levofloxacin, Rifampicin, Ampicillin, Oxacillin, Vancomycin, Daptomycin, Ceftriaxone, Cefepime, Ceftaroline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Drug Abuse, Intravenous
Case Management in HCV Infected PWID
To study the impact of case management on the outcome of the care of chronic hepatitis C in people who inject drugs (PWID). By creating the function of case manager, the investigators will target all the barriers to care of the…
- Trial name
- CM-HCV (NCT03106194)
- Testing
- case management
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 441 people
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
Intravenous Drug Abuse, Chronic Hepatitis C
Psychoeducation Reaches HCV-infected Methadone/Buprenorphine Substituted Patients in Standard Antiviral Treatment
Study objective: Feasibility and efficacy of a standardised psychosocial intervention (psychoeducation) in substituted opioid dependent patients
- Trial name
- Permit (NCT00844272)
- Testing
- Psychoeducation
- Volunteers
- 189 people
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Chronic Hepatitis C
Therapy With Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir in Patients With Genotype 1 HCV Infection Receiving Opiate Substitution Therapy
Patients with chronic hepatitis C that are under opiate substitution therapy are likely to have psychiatric comorbidities such as depression; hence an Interferon based therapy is contraindicated.
- Trial name
- NCT02638233
- Testing
- Sofosbuvir 400mg / Ledipasvir 90 mg (FDC)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Wilhelminenspital Vienna
Hepatitis C, Chronic, Substance Abuse, Intravenous
Post-marketing Surveillance Study of Ex-intravenous Drug Abusers With Chronic Hepatitis C Treated With PegIntron Plus Rebetol (P04408/MK-4031-261)
Previous intravenous drug abusers with chronic hepatitis C who are under substitution therapy (buprenorphine, methadone) will be treated with PegIntron and Rebetol according to the approved European labeling.
- Trial name
- SUPPORT (NCT00726557)
- Testing
- PegIntron (pegylated interferon alfa-2b; SCH 54031), Rebetol (ribavirin; SCH 18908)
- Volunteers
- 246 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Substance Abuse, Intravenous, HIV
Change the Cycle: An RCT to Prevent Injection Initiation
The study will test the efficacy of a hour long, one-on-one, active listening counseling session (called Change the Cycle or CTC) aimed at reducing behaviors among active people who inject drugs (PWID) that research has found to…
- Conditions
- Substance Abuse, Intravenous, HIV, Heroin Dependence, Opioid Dependence
- Trial name
- CTC (NCT02774954)
- Testing
- Change the Cycle
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 979 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
HIV Infections, HIV Seronegativity
Effectiveness of AIDSVAX B/E Vaccine in Intravenous Drug Users in Bangkok, Thailand
The purpose of this study is to determine if the vaccine, AIDSVAX B/E, will protect intravenous drug users from becoming infected with HIV.
- Trial name
- NCT00006327
- Testing
- MN rgp120/HIV-1 and A244 rgp120/HIV-1
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VaxGen
Abuse, Drug
Abuse Potential of Intravenous Remimazolam Compared to Midazolam and Placebo in Recreational CNS Depressant Users
A double-blind, randomized crossover study to assess the subjective abuse potential of intravenous remimazolam compared to midazolam and placebo in recreational CNS depressant users
- Trial name
- NCT04110535
- Testing
- Remimazolam, Midazolam, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Paion UK Ltd.
Drug Abuse
Crossover Study to Evaluate the Abuse Potential of Intranasal Esketamine Compared to Racemic Intravenous Ketamine in Nondependent, Recreational Drug Users
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the abuse potential of intranasal esketamine (112 milligram and 84 mg) compared to racemic intravenous ketamine (0.5 mg/kg) in nondependent, recreational polydrug users of…
- Trial name
- NCT02682225
- Testing
- Intravenous racemic ketamine, Esketamine 112 mg, Esketamine 84 mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
HIV Infections
A Study of Peer Education to Prevent HIV Transmission Among Injection Drug Users and Their HIV Risk Contacts
Injection drug use is the major mode of HIV transmission in many countries. Injection drug users (IDUs) transmit HIV not only through shared drug injection equipment but also through heterosexual and homosexual transmission and…
- Trial name
- NCT00038688
- Testing
- Peer HIV Education Program
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Thailand
- Volunteers
- 2,610 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Hepatitis C, Substance Use Disorders
Hepatitis C Treatment in PWIDs: MAT or Syringe Exchange Assisted-therapy vs Standard of Care
hepatitis C virus (HCV) has traditionally been treated in subspecialty health centers given the complexity of older pegylated interferon containing regimens, formerly the standard of care.
- Conditions
- Hepatitis C, Substance Use Disorders, Substance Abuse, Intravenous
- Trial name
- NCT03093415
- Testing
- elbasvir-grazoprevir (50 mg/100 mg)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections, Gram-Positive Bacteraemia
Substance Use Disorder (SUD)-Associated Infections' Treatment With Dalbavancin ENabling OUtpatient Transition
The Investigators aim to study the outcomes of serious infections due to vancomycin susceptible infections in gram-positive organisms susceptible to vancomycin in people who use drugs (PWUD).
- Conditions
- Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections, Gram-Positive Bacteraemia, Substance Use Disorders, Intravenous Substance Abuse
- Trial name
- SUDDEN-OUT (NCT04847921)
- Testing
- Dalbavancin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Hepatitis C, Drug Abuse, Intravenous
The TAP Study: Treating People Who Inject Drugs in Community-Based Settings Using a Social Network Approach
This study will investigate the feasibility of treating people who inject drugs (PWID) with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in community-based settings with a 12-week course of oral therapy combination of sofosbuvir plus ledipasvir.
- Trial name
- TAP (NCT02363517)
- Testing
- Sofosbuvir/ledispasvir fixed dose combination (SOF + LDP)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health Ltd
Nicotine Dependence, Drug Abuse
Effects of Nicotine on Brain Activity as Measured by fMRI
Background: Nicotine addiction is common among people who smoke tobacco, and the addictive properties of nicotine make smoking cessation difficult even for people who want to quit.
- Trial name
- NCT01037153
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Intravenous Drug Abuse
Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for People Who Inject Drugs (PWID)
People who inject drugs (PWID) experience high risk of HIV acquisition. Antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an efficacious biomedical HIV prevention strategy for high risk HIV-uninfected individuals including PWID…
- Trial name
- NCT03869671
- Testing
- PrEP uptake/adherence intervention, Harm reduction standard of care
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Bacterial Infection
: Bacterial Infections in Injecting Drug Users
Bacterial infections in people who inject psychoactive substances
- Trial name
- NCT04550767
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Histiocytosis
Histiocytosis in Injecting Drug Users
The goal of this observational study is to describe a new disease condition of histiocytosis related to injecting drug use, its preconditions, symptoms, signs, findings, and prognosis in a detailed and systematic patient series…
- Trial name
- NCT06573671
- Testing
- Chitotriosidase, Mass spectrometry, scanning electron microscope with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Substance Abuse, Intravenous
BRIDGE: Improving HIV Service Delivery for People Who Inject Drugs
Scaling up integrated, cost-efficient HIV services for people who inject drugs (PWID) in Needle Syringe Programs (NSPs) is urgently needed in Kazakhstan, where only one-third of the estimated 19,000 HIV-positive PWID are ever…
- Trial name
- NCT02796027
- Testing
- BRIDGE
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Kazakhstan
- Volunteers
- 616 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University