Clinical trials: Harm Reduction, open to volunteers
Drug Abuse, Harm Reduction
Harm Reduction Intervention for Anabolic-androgenic Steroids Users: a Randomized Controlled Trial
This clinical trial aims to investigate the short and long-term efficacy of a harm reduction intervention in reducing the use of non-clinical anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) in abusive users of AAS.
- Conditions
- Drug Abuse, Harm Reduction, Minimization, Harm, Anabolic Steroids Adverse Events
- Trial name
- SOS-RCT-HR (NCT07039539)
- Testing
- harm reduction intervention in non-clinical anabolic-androgenic steroids users
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Opioid Overdose Prevention, HIV Prevention and Care
Prevention and Rapid Outreach for Treatment, Engagement, and Care Transition From the Emergency Department
The Prevention and Rapid Outreach for Treatment, Engagement, and Care Transition from the Emergency Department (PROTECT-ED) study evaluates an emergency department-based implementation strategy designed to improve delivery of…
- Conditions
- Opioid Overdose Prevention, HIV Prevention and Care, Harm Reduction
- Trial name
- PROTECT-ED (NCT07868393)
- Testing
- PROTECT-ED Care Coordination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Tobacco Dependence
Harm Reduction for Smokers With Mental Illness
To compare the efficacy of e-cigarette (e-cig) provision with or without behavioral support (SWITCH IT) delivered via telehealth to reduce harm among smokers with MI who cannot quit smoking and are not ready to pursue cessation…
- Trial name
- NCT06543407
- Testing
- SWITCH IT, E-cig Provision Only
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
HIV
Health Effects of the Standardized Research E-Cigarette in Smokers With HIV Smokers With HIV
Cigarette smoking is more prevalent (50-70%) in persons living with HIV in the U.S. when compared with the general population and is linked to increased rates of heart disease, lung diseases and infections, and lung cancers.
- Trial name
- ProjectSREC (NCT03862924)
- Testing
- Standardized Research Electronic Cigarette
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Drug Use, Substance Abuse
Harm Reduction Services
The purpose of this study is to assess whether an integrated harm reduction intervention (IHRI), compared to harm reduction (HR) services as usual, will improve harm reduction service utilization among Black and Latinx people who…
- Conditions
- Drug Use, Substance Abuse, Mental Illness
- Trial name
- HRS (NCT05776316)
- Testing
- Integrated Harm Reduction Intervention (IHRI)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Gambling
Prevention Messages for EGMs: Effects on Behaviours and Cognitions
The goals of this randomized controlled trial are to test the manifold effects of prevention pop-up messages on participants' behaviours, cognitions and affects.
- Trial name
- NCT06341504
- Testing
- Prevention pop-up messages, Mandatory time limit, Responsible gambling information
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Benjamin Galipeau
HIV, Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
Combining Social Network Strategies and Routine Substance Use Screening
This study aims to improve health care for people who may have HIV or substance use disorders by bringing two services to a large community health center in Chicago.
- Trial name
- SNSUS (NCT07414459)
- Testing
- Substance use disorder screening, Social network intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Tobacco
The Abuse Liability of IQOS Heated Tobacco Products Among Adults Who Smoke
This clinical trial aims to evaluate user sensory experiences and smoking behavior when using IQOS heated tobacco products (HTPs) among adults who smoke cigarettes.
- Trial name
- NCT07688304
- Testing
- Smoking Behavioral Research (IQOS), Smoking Behavioral Research (UBC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Tobacco Use, Substance Use Disorders
STEPS: Substance Use Trial of E-cigarettes or Pharmacotherapy for Smoking
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether non-cigarette tobacco products, namely e-cigarettes (nicotine vapes), can help people who smoke and are in treatment for substance use disorder quit smoking by switching…
- Trial name
- STEPS (NCT06922617)
- Testing
- Switching to E-Cigarette, Quitting using Medication, Counseling
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Hiv, Tobacco Use
Trial of a Harm Reduction Strategy for People With HIV Who Smoke Cigarettes
Cigarette smoking is now the leading killer of people with HIV (PWH) in the US, and most cessation strategies tried to date have failed to increase long-term quit rates.
- Trial name
- NCT05642715
- Testing
- EX+, Varenicline, HR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Substance Abuse, Decision Making, Shared
Data2Action Oregon Project: Supporting Data-driven Decision-Making for Substance Use Services, Policy, and Overdose Prevention
Oregon's decision makers (e.g., community service providers, public health, justice, advocacy groups, payers) are calling for comprehensive, current, and trusted data to inform how they allocate resources to improve substance use…
- Conditions
- Substance Abuse, Decision Making, Shared, Implementation Science, Decision Making
- Trial name
- D2A Oregon (NCT06852170)
- Testing
- Co-Design Sessions (CDS), Data products
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 341 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chestnut Health Systems
Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Use
Overdose Recovery and Care Access (ORCA) Qualitative Stakeholder Interviews and County-level Data
The study is a quasi-experimental investigation of a sub-acute stabilization center (SASC) for people who have had or are at risk for having an opioid overdose and have an encounter with Seattle Fire Department emergency medical…
- Trial name
- NCT06768814
- Testing
- Sub-acute stabilization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Drug Use, Hepatitis
Low Dead-space Injecting Equipment Distribution Program for People Who Inject Drugs in Low- and Middle-income Countries
Implementation and evaluation of a distribution program for low dead-space syringes/needles (LDSS/N) in Armenia, Georgia, and Tanzania, Egypt, Nigeria, Vietnam, India, Ukraine, and South Africa.
- Conditions
- Drug Use, Hepatitis, Hiv
- Trial name
- NCT06395129
- Testing
- Low dead-space syringes/needles, Hepatitis C Antibody Rapid Diagnostic Test, HIV rapid Diagnostic Test
- Where
- 9 sites in Armenia, Georgia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Médecins du Monde
Smoking, Tobacco
A Study to Determine the Effect of Access to Multiple Tobacco Flavor Options on Smoking Abstinence Among Primary Cigarette Smokers Using an Electronic Nicotine Delivery System
This is a multi-site, open-label, single arm study to evaluate the rate of smoking abstinence by the end of the study with healthy adult consumers of cigarettes when provided with an e-cigarette over a 13 week study period.
- Trial name
- NCT07879638
- Testing
- FT25614, FT25615, FT25616
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RAI Services Company
Substance Use, Harm Reduction
A Randomized Clinical Trial of a Novel Drug Education and Diversion Program (iDECIDE) for Middle and High School Students
The primary goal of this study is to test the effectiveness of the iDECIDE (Drug Education Curriculum: Intervention, Diversion, and Empowerment) curriculum, a novel drug education and diversion program, in approximately 300…
- Conditions
- Substance Use, Harm Reduction, Adolescent Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06115746
- Testing
- iDECIDE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Cigarette Smoking, Tobacco Use
Catalyzing Cigarette Smoking Cessation Through Harm Reduction Sampling Among People Unmotivated to Quit
This study aims to investigate harm-reduction sampling in a choice format versus medicinal nicotine sampling on smoking behavior, identify mechanisms of sampling's effects, and explore moderators of these effects among a national…
- Conditions
- Cigarette Smoking, Tobacco Use, Cigarette Smoking Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT07199517
- Testing
- HRP Sampling period, NPL Sampling period
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 472 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Alcohol Use Disorder
Trial of a Culturally Informed Brief Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Related Health Disparities and Treatment Inequities Among Latinxs
This Stage II Randomized Efficacy Trial will compare the effectiveness of a theoretically informed and culturally responsive brief motivational intervention to a non-adapted brief intervention among non-treatment seeking Latinxs…
- Trial name
- NCT05800899
- Testing
- Brief Motivational Interviewing, Culturally adaptation brief motivational interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas, El Paso
Cigarette Smoking, Nicotine Dependence
Evaluation of Low and High Nicotine Tobacco Free Nicotine Pouches
Tobacco-free oral nicotine pouches (such as Zyn brand) are a less harmful alternative to cigarette smoking. Pouches, however, contain nicotine, and addictive substance that is not risk-free.
- Conditions
- Cigarette Smoking, Nicotine Dependence, Smoking Cessation
- Trial name
- Pack2Pouch (NCT06678789)
- Testing
- High Nicotine Dose, Low Nicotine Dose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina