Clinical trials: Heavy Drinking
Binge Drinking, Heavy Drinking
Brief ROC Training Effects on Alcohol Drinking
The goal of the proposed study is to examine whether a single session of training in regulation of craving (ROC-T) affects alcohol drinking.
- Conditions
- Binge Drinking, Heavy Drinking, Young Adult, Heavy Drinker
- Trial name
- NCT03928626
- Testing
- Regulation of craving, Control (NO REGULATION)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Binge Drinking
Afferent Neurocardiac Signals, Cue Reactivity, and Cognitive Control
Conscious attempts to regulate alcohol use are often undermined by automatic attention and arousal processes activated by alcohol cues, as well as by diminished ability to inhibit in-the-moment behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT05369169
- Testing
- Resonance breathing, Low demand cognitive task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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)
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
Heavy Drinking, Driving Under the Influence
Adolescent Substance Use Prevention Intervention Research Study in Pediatric Primary Care
Our goal is to conduct a large multi-site randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a promising computer-facilitated Screening and clinician Brief Intervention (cSBI) system designed for delivery by pediatric primary care clinicians…
- Conditions
- Heavy Drinking, Driving Under the Influence, Riding With Driver Under the Influence
- Trial name
- ASPIRE (NCT04450966)
- Testing
- Computer-facilitated Screening and Brief Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 169 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Heavy Drinking
Interactive Alcohol Decision-Making Programs
This project aims to develop a maximally effective, computer-delivered brief intervention (CDBI) for reducing heavy alcohol use.
- Trial name
- NCT05398315
- Testing
- Empathic Statements/Reflections, Narrator Backstory, Male Narrator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 352 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
Harmful; Use, Alcohol, Hazardous; Use, Alcohol
Primary Care Implementation Study to Scale up EIBI and Reduce Alcohol Related Negative Outcomes
The aim of this implementation study is to compare the effect of tailored training and support (T\&S) for general practioners with T\&S and alcohol community actions and the impact it has on early identification of hazardous and…
- Trial name
- PINO (NCT04398576)
- Testing
- Training and support, Community actions
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), Subjective Response to Alcohol (SR)
Impulsivity and Alcohol Response
Impulsivity, a well-known risk factor predicting negative outcomes, refers broadly to a proclivity towards rapid action with a suboptimal regard for future consequences.
- Trial name
- IDEA (NCT03736343)
- Testing
- Alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
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)
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
Heavy Drinking
Helpline Pilot Factorial Trial
The pilot factorial trial will (1) evaluate feasibility, acceptability, and fidelity of the intervention components (Aim 2.1), and (2) collect proof-of-concept data on the impact of the components on the proximal (motivation…
- Trial name
- NCT06591026
- Testing
- Standard Helpline (SH), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Coping Skills Training (CST)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
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
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
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
Drinking, College, Drinking Heavy
College Student Daily Life and Alcohol Use Study
Heavy alcohol use among college students is associated with a range of negative consequences. However, college students rarely seek resources or treatment to change their alcohol use.
- Trial name
- NCT06365125
- Testing
- eCHECKUP TO GO, Text messaging boosters
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Binge Eating, Binge Drinking
Brief Binge Eating and Drinking Online Intervention
This pilot project targets both binge drinking and binge eating behavior in college students through a mobile-based online program that provides students with evidence-based intervention material designed to reduce the incidence…
- Trial name
- NCT06326099
- Testing
- Brief Online Binge Eating and Drinking Intervention
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
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
Heavy Episodic Drinking
Understanding the Associations Between Romantic Relationship Conflict, Psychophysiological Responding and Alcohol Misuse Among Emerging Adults
Emerging Adults (EA) engage in heavy episodic drinking (HED) at a greater quantity and frequency than any other time in their lives, which may lead to significant short- and long-term consequences.
- Trial name
- NCT06976528
- Testing
- Alcohol administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
Tobacco Dependence, Alcohol Dependence
Effect of Varenicline on Reactivity to Smoking and Drinking Cues
Alcohol and nicotine dependence are often co-morbid, with 85% of alcoholics also smoking. However, very little research has been conducted into the nature of this co-occurrence.
- Trial name
- NCT00873535
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
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