Clinical trials: Opioid Dependency
Opioid-Related Disorders, Heroin Dependence
Depot Naltrexone Mechanism of Action in Heroin Dependent Patients Using fMRI and SPECT
The aim of this project is to study brain functions of 20 heroin addicts (compared to brain functions of 20 healthy controls) just before and during a three month extended release naltrexone treatment using functional MRI and…
- Trial name
- XRNT (NCT01471145)
- Testing
- Naltrexone
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Cocaine Abuse, Opiate Dependence
Pharmacotherapy Dosing Regimen in Cocaine and Opiate Dependent Individuals - 8
The purpose of this study is to examine two medications, modafinil and citalopram, in the treatment of cocaine dependent individuals who are maintained on methadone.
- Trial name
- NCT00218036
- Testing
- Modafinil 200mg, Modafinil 400mg, Citalopram 20mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Tobacco Use Disorder
Project 2, Study 2: Extended Exposure to Low Nicotine Content Cigarettes in Opioid Abusers
This study will examine extended exposure to cigarettes varying in nicotine content among adults with opioid use disorder. Those with opioid use disorder are at increased risk for smoking, nicotine dependence, and using high…
- Trial name
- P2S2 (NCT02250664)
- Testing
- Very low nicotine content cigarettes
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 775 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Opioid Dependence
A Study of Thienorphine Hydrochloride Tablets in Relapse Prevention Treatment of Opioid Dependence
Opioid addiction is common worldwide. Thienorphine hydrochloride is a newly partial opioid receptor agonist drugs. It's affinity with opioid receptors was much higher than opioids, which could effectively prevents opioid…
- Trial name
- NCT03656120
- Testing
- 0.2mg group, 0.5mg group
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wei Hao
Opioid Use, Opioid-Related Disorders
Addressing Origins of the Opioid Epidemic by Improving Prescribing for Opioid-Naive Patients
Risk of long-term opioid dependence increases with initial opioid dose/duration, but despite recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-endorsed minimum doses for initial opioid prescription, primary care providers…
- Conditions
- Opioid Use, Opioid-Related Disorders, Opioid Abuse, Prescription Drug Abuse and Dependency
- Trial name
- NCT03377855
- Testing
- Default Prescribing Change
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 948 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Schizophrenia, Cannabis Dependence
Imaging Cannabinoid Receptors Using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanning
The aim of the present study is to assess the availability of cannabinoid receptors (CB1R) in the human brain. CB1R are present in everyone's brain, regardless of whether or not someone has used cannabis.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Cannabis Dependence, Prodromal for Psychotic Illness, Family History of Alcoholism
- Trial name
- NCT01730781
- Testing
- [11-C]OMAR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Opioid Dependence, Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
VK4-116 Phase I Study With Food-Effect
This first-in-human, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single ascending dose (SAD), phase I study is designed to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of VK4-116 in healthy volunteers in fasted and fed…
- Trial name
- NCT06808932
- Testing
- VK4-116
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Cocaine-Related Disorders
Therapeutic Potential of Kappa-Opioids Against Cocaine - 1
The purpose of this study is to characterize the effects of enadoline compared to hydromorphone and butorphanol.
- Trial name
- NCT00000323
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Nicotine Dependence
Effects of Nicotine on Brain Opioid Receptors
A substantial body of evidence implicates the endogenous opioid system, and the mu opioid receptor (MOR) in particular, in the reinforcing effects of drugs of abuse, including nicotine.
- Trial name
- NCT01040338
- Testing
- Nicotine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Cocaine-Related Disorders, Opioid-Related Disorders
Disulfiram for Treating Cocaine Dependence in Individuals Maintained on Methadone
Cocaine is an extremely addictive stimulant drug that directly affects the brain. It is used in several different forms and can be snorted, smoked, or injected to achieve the desired effect.
- Trial name
- NCT00218608
- Testing
- Disulfiram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Alcohol Use Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Prazosin and Naltrexone (PaN) Study for Veterans With Alcohol Use Disorders
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the combination of prazosin and naltrexone will decrease alcohol cravings and drinking in individuals who have problems with alcohol and have used alcohol at risky levels compare…
- Trial name
- PaN (NCT02322047)
- Testing
- Prazosin, Naltrexone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research
Opiate Dependence, Osteoporosis
Bone Density and Serum Testosterone in Male Methadone Maintained Patients
This is a pilot study designed to answer the question " Do men who are receiving methadone maintenance therapy have lower spinal bone densities compared with age-matched controls who are not receiving methadone therapy?" The…
- Conditions
- Opiate Dependence, Osteoporosis, Erectile Dysfunction, Hypogonadism
- Trial name
- NCT00170339
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
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
Heroin Addiction, Relapse
PET/MRI Study on the Neurological Mechanism of rTMS Treatment for Heroin Addiction
Heroin addiction is a serious problem and the relapse rate of existing treatment methods is extremely high. Recently, international journals such as Science reported that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can…
- Trial name
- NCT04086459
- Testing
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tang-Du Hospital
Pain, Chronic Pain
Developing rTMS Treatment Strategies for Pain in Opiate Dependence
The purpose of this study is to parametically evaluate two different types of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) treatment strategies as a potential treatment for pain in individuals currently taking prescription…
- Conditions
- Pain, Chronic Pain, Opioid Dependence, Opioid Use
- Trial name
- NCT03576781
- Testing
- Real iTBS, Real cTBS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Opioid Dependence
Re-entry XR-NTX for Rural Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder
The overall aim of this R34 proposal is to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and short-term outcomes associated with an innovative service delivery model to increase adherence to extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) during…
- Trial name
- NCT03447743
- Testing
- XR-NTX community location
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michele Staton
Heroin Dependence
Buprenorphine Stabilization and Induction Onto Vivitrol for Heroin-dependent Individuals
A short-term treatment with buprenorphine prior to initiating treatment with naltrexone may increase the proportion of heroin-dependent patients successfully inducted onto Vivitrol.
- Trial name
- NCT03711318
- Testing
- Buprenorphine/naloxone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Opioid Dependence, Methadone Toxicity
KCNH2 Polymorphisms on the QTc Interval in Kelantanese Malays Patients Receiving Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT)
Methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) is one of the modalities to prevent HIV transmission among injected drug users, particularly in opioid-dependent users.
- Conditions
- Opioid Dependence, Methadone Toxicity, HERG Gene Mutation
- Trial name
- NCT03603158
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
Opiate Dependence, Cocaine Dependence
Imaging Synaptic Density in Cocaine and Opiate Addiction In Vivo Using 11UCB-J PET
This study aims to measure synaptic density in the brains (including in ventral striatum [VS] and medial prefrontal cortex [mPFC]) of abstinent subjects with Cocaine Use Disorder (CUD) or Opiate Use Disorder (OUD) as compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT03527485
- Testing
- 11UCB-J PET Scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Analgesic Drug Dependence, Sensory Deficit
Quantitative Sensory Testing in Chronic Pain Patients Undergoing Opioid Treatment and Opioid Tapering
Few studies have used quantitative sensory tests to study the effect of chronic opioid treatment on sensation. The investigators will test chronic pain patients who are on different MEDDs, normal volunteers, and patients…
- Trial name
- NCT03375216
- Testing
- sensory testing (Heat, cold, and pressure), Promis Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston