Clinical trials: Drug Users
Drug Dependence
How to Ease the Withdrawal of Tranquilizers Among Older Consumers?
Benzodiazepines (BZD) are widely used to treat anxiety, insomnia, and depression. These drugs can have very serious side effects if they are taken over a long period of time.
- Trial name
- NCT02281175
- Testing
- Psychosocial intervention, a weekly physician intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de Montreal
Hepatitis c
Pegylated Interferon Plus Ribavirin in the Treatment of Active and Past Intravenous Drug Users Infected With Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C infects as many as 300,000 Canadians. Up to 25% of those infected will develop cirrhosis and be at risk for liver failure and liver cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00203606
- Testing
- pegylated interferon alfa-2a ( Roche) and ribavirin
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Opioid Overdose, Drug Overdose
The Rhode Island Prescription and Illicit Drug Study
This study will test the efficacy of a novel drug-checking intervention to prevent fatal and non-fatal overdose among people who use drugs (PWUD), who are 18-65 years old at the time of enrollment.
- Trial name
- RAPIDS (NCT04372238)
- Testing
- RAPIDS Intervention, Standard OEND
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 509 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol Use Disorder
Extended-release Naltrexone and Care Management for Alcohol Dependent Frequent Emergency Department Users
Our primary aim is to assess the feasibility of initiating treatment in the ED with extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) plus care management (CM) vs.
- Trial name
- NCT02445339
- Testing
- XR-NTX+CM (Extended-Release Naltrexone plus Care Management)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Abuse Potential
Study Evaluating the Abuse Potential of NEURONTIN® in Healthy Non-drug Dependent, Recreational Opioid Users
This will be a randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, placebo- and active-controlled, 6 treatment, 6-period crossover single-dose, Williams square design study in healthy male and/or female adult, non-drug-dependent recreational…
- Trial name
- NCT05319756
- Testing
- gabapentin 600 mg, gabapentin 1200 mg, gabapentin 600 mg and oxycodone HCl 20 mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Viatris Specialty LLC
Reproductive Behavior, Sexual Behavior
Reducing Teen Pregnancy in the Emergency Department
This study will determine the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of an emergency department-based pregnancy prevention intervention targeting sexually active adolescent female emergency department patients.
- Conditions
- Reproductive Behavior, Sexual Behavior, Adolescent Behavior, Contraception
- Trial name
- ERICA (NCT03866811)
- Testing
- Dr. Erica
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Opioid Abuse, Overdose
Impact of Direct Outreach to Expand Access to Naloxone in the Context of Standing Orders
In the setting of naloxone standing orders, this study will assess if direct outreach with a web-based "Naloxone Navigator 1.0" to patients prescribed chronic opioid therapy (COT) changes opioid risk behaviors, increases naloxone…
- Conditions
- Opioid Abuse, Overdose, Risk Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03241771
- Testing
- Naloxone Navigator 1.0
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 325 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Healthy
A Study to Characterize the Abuse Liability of ALO-02 in Healthy, Non-Dependent, Recreational Opioid Abusers
The main purpose of this study is to determine if oxycodone and naltrexone combination capsules (ALO-02) have the potential to be abused.
- Trial name
- NCT01746901
- Testing
- intact ALO-02 60 mg/7.2 mg, crushed ALO-02 60 mg/7.2 mg, crushed oxycodone IR 60 mg
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Elderly
Medication Misuse and Dependence Among Elderly
The project focuses on investigating problematic medication use, especially overuse of potentially addictive drugs among the elderly.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Elderly, Substance-Related Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03162081
- Testing
- Substance misuse screening, EQ-5D, Impulsivity screening
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Akershus
Drug Abuse
Reinforcement-Based Treatment and Abstinence-Contingent Housing for Drug Abusers
Purpose of the project is to examine the effectiveness of Reinforcement-Based Treatment (RBT) on drug abuse and psychosocial outcomes of iner city opiate abusers who have recently completed a brief detoxification.
- Trial name
- CASA (NCT00685620)
- Testing
- Reinforcement Based Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 463 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Hepatitis C
Registry-based HCV Care Cascade Navigation at Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital
This study seeks to implement and evaluate a data-driven case navigation system for hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment among persons who are either actively injecting drugs or who are receiving opioid substitution therapy (OST).
- Trial name
- EZ-C (NCT03441542)
- Testing
- Data-assisted Case Navigation, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- National Opinion Research Center
Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV, Buprenorphine, and the Criminal Justice System (STRIDE2)
STRIDE2 is a longitudinal, non-randomized study of individuals living with HIV who are dependent on opioids. This study is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA030768, Altice, PI; Taxman \& Lawson, Co-PIs) and is…
- Conditions
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Opiate Addiction, Drug Dependence
- Trial name
- NCT03583138
- Testing
- buprenorphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Substance Abuse
A Comparison of How Likely it is That Different Tablets of Oxycodone Will be Broken up and Snorted by Adults Who Sometimes Take Drugs for Pleasure
The trial comprises an Enrollment Visit, a Qualification Phase, a Treatment Phase (including 3 treatment periods), a Final Examination, and a Follow-up Phone Call.
- Trial name
- NCT03765346
- Testing
- Oxycodone IR ADF, Oxycodone API powder
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Grünenthal GmbH
Drug Overdose, Overdose of Beta-adrenergic Blocking Drug
Glucagon's Cardiovascular Effects With and Without Beta-blocker-induced Cardioinhibition
This trial investigates effects of a glucagon bolus injection on heart rate, blood pressure and cardiac output during beta-blocker-induced cardiodepression.
- Trial name
- GLUCAGON (NCT03533179)
- Testing
- Glucagon, Esmolol, Physiologic saline - glucagon dummy
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg
Drug Use Disorders During Pregnancy
Reinforcement-Based Treatment for Pregnant Drug Abusers
Objectives: This project is a Stage II behavioral development study designed to answer remaining critical questions necessary before disseminating Reinforcement Based Treatment (RBT) to the larger treatment community.
- Trial name
- HOME II (NCT01177982)
- Testing
- Usual RBT (t-RBT), Reduced RBT (r-RBT), Abbreviated RBT (a-RBT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Medication Abuse, Harm Reduction
Evaluation of Clinical Decision Support in Opioid Tapering
The 2022 Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioids for pain recommends that when tapering a patient's opioid dose, doses should be decreased at a slow rate to reduce the…
- Conditions
- Medication Abuse, Harm Reduction, Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Prescribing
- Trial name
- NCT06527079
- Testing
- Observational study without a prospective intervention
- Volunteers
- 200,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Intimate Partner Violence, Domestic Abuse
Family Violence and Alcohol and Drug Misuse in Sri Lanka
The investigators aim to implement a community-based support program delivered by preschool teachers and volunteer parents that will increase awareness, knowledge and uptake of available services for IPV and substance misuse, and…
- Conditions
- Intimate Partner Violence, Domestic Abuse, Drug and Alcohol Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT03341455
- Testing
- Capacity building to support families affected by IPV & substance misuse
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Australian National University
Acetaminophen, Drug Overdose
Evaluation of the Efficacy of Fomepizole in the Treatment of Acetaminophen Overdose
This study is a randomized, placebo-controlled double-blinded clinical trial of patients presenting with acetaminophen poisoning who are at increased risk of developing liver injury.
- Conditions
- Acetaminophen, Drug Overdose, Acetaminophen Overdose, Acetaminophen Poisoning
- Trial name
- NCT05517668
- Testing
- Intravenous infusion of N-acetylcysteine, Intravenous infusion of Fomepizole (4-MP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Richard Dart, MD, PhD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder
Medication Integration in Treatment of Comorbid Adolescent Substance Users/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
The goal of this project is to develop and test a brief protocol designed to systematically integrate pharmacological interventions for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) into behavioral treatment services for…
- Trial name
- MIP (NCT01369459)
- Testing
- MIP Protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
Nitrous Oxide, Drug Abuse
Nitrous Oxyde Misuse Among Teenagers Consulting in an Addictology Center Dedicated to Young Drug Users in Montpellier
Nitrous oxide gas is used in several application areas : medical as an anesthetic drug ; in food industry as a foaming and a mixing agent ; industrial to speed combustion.
- Trial name
- NC (NCT04301024)
- Testing
- assessing the nitrous oxide misuse
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier