Clinical trials: Heavy Drinking
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
Alcoholism
Study of the Medication Prazosin for Alcohol Dependence
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the drug prazosin is effective for the treatment of alcohol dependency.
- Trial name
- NCT00762710
- Testing
- Prazosin medication
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research
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
Alcoholism, Alcohol Abuse
Dutasteride Treatment for the Reduction of Heavy Drinking in Men
This study will examine the safety and potential benefit of the medication dutasteride to help men reduce or stop drinking alcohol.
- Conditions
- Alcoholism, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Dependence
- Trial name
- NCT01758523
- Testing
- Dutasteride, sugar pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 189 people
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
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)
Alcohol Drinking
Topiramate's Effects on Heavy Drinking
The proposed project will utilize perfusion functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine the effects of topiramate on brain and behavioral responses in heavy drinkers to appetitive alcohol reminders (cues that motivate…
- Trial name
- TOPMRI (NCT02074904)
- Testing
- Topiramate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
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
Alcohol Dependence
Effectiveness of Gabapentin When Used With Naltrexone to Treat Alcohol Dependence Compared to Placebo and Naltrexone Alone
The purpose of this study is to determine whether, after a period of abstinence, adding 6 weeks of gabapentin (a medication approved to treat seizures) to a standard 16-week naltrexone (an opiate blocking agent approved for the…
- Trial name
- NCT00183196
- Testing
- Naltrexone, Naltrexone plus Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
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
Alcohol Drinking
Topiramate Treatment of Problem Drinkers
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of topiramate in reducing drinking and heavy drinking frequency in problem drinkers.
- Trial name
- NCT00626925
- Testing
- topiramate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
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)
Nicotine Dependence, Cigarette Smoking
New Approaches to Smoking Cessation in Heavy Drinkers
The purpose of this study is to develop and test an integrated cognitive-behavioral intervention for smoking and alcohol among heavy drinking smokers.
- Conditions
- Nicotine Dependence, Cigarette Smoking, Alcohol Consumption, Heavy Drinking
- Trial name
- NCT02151591
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Alcohol Drinking, Chronic Pain
Alcohol Use and Chronic Pain Among Primary Care Patients
Chronic pain and unhealthy drinking are common co-occurring conditions among patients presenting to primary care. Given their impact on functioning and medical outcomes, there would be considerable benefit to developing an…
- Trial name
- NCT04958200
- Testing
- mhealth-pc for alcohol and pain, Treatment As Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Nicotine Dependence, Smoking
Varenicline for Smoking Cessation in Heavy Drinking Smokers
The purpose of this study is to determine whether extended pretreatment with varenicline (Chantix) is more efficacious for smoking cessation than standard pretreatment, how well varenicline is tolerated in heavy drinking smokers…
- Conditions
- Nicotine Dependence, Smoking, Heavy Drinking
- Trial name
- NCT00860028
- Testing
- Extended Varenicline Pretreatment, Short-term Varenicline Pretreatment
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
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
Alcohol Use, Unspecified
Behavioral Economic Treatment to Enhance Rural (BETTER) Living
The purpose of this trial is to get feedback to help develop programs delivered by phone and text messages to improve wellness and health behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT05235971
- Testing
- Episodic Future thinking, Volitional choice, Monitoring only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan