Clinical trials: Risk-Taking
Pathological Gambling
Testing Resources: Manual and Webinar Guided Treatment vs. Manual Guided Treatment
Research specific to women's gambling treatment needs is limited but suggests a critical need for women sensitive options and reduced barriers to access.
- Trial name
- NCT01743092
- Testing
- Webinar, Tutuorial workbook
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Gambling, Tobacco Use Disorder
N-Acetyl Cysteine Plus Behavioral Therapy for Nicotine Dependent Pathological Gamblers
The objective of this application is to examine whether, given its mechanism of action, the dietary supplement, N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) will reduce both tobacco use and pathological gamblers (PG) symptoms in nicotine dependent…
- Trial name
- NCT00967005
- Testing
- N Acetyl Cysteine, Sugar Pill
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Gambling Addiction, Gambling Disorder
The Effect of Self Stigma Tailored Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Gambling Disorder
The goal of this clinical trial was to evaluate whether a cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program focused on self-stigma could help reduce both self-stigma and gambling disorder severity in adults diagnosed with gambling…
- Conditions
- Gambling Addiction, Gambling Disorder, Gambling Disorder Treatment, Stigma
- Trial name
- NCT06943963
- Testing
- Self Stigma Tailored Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Gambling Disorder, standart pharmacotherapy, motivational intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Ege University
HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Evaluation of Many Men, Many Voices, An STD/HIV Prevention Intervention for Black MSM
The purpose of this program evaluation is to determine whether the "Many Men, Many Voices" HIV/STD prevention intervention is effective in reducing HIV sex risk behaviors and increasing HIV testing among African-American men who…
- Trial name
- 3MV (NCT00137631)
- Testing
- Many Men, Many Voices (3MV)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 341 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pathological Gambling
Memantine Treatment Study of Pathological Gambling
The goal of the proposed study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the drug memantine in individuals with pathological gambling (PG).
- Trial name
- NCT00585169
- Testing
- Memantine Hydrochloride
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Alcohol; Harmful Use, Binge Drinking
Computerized Brief Alcohol Intervention (BI) for Binge Drinking HIV At-Risk and Infected Women
African American (AA) women are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDs. The major risk factor for HIV acquisition among AA women is high-risk heterosexual sex, including unprotected vaginal and anal sex, and sex with a high-risk…
- Conditions
- Alcohol; Harmful Use, Binge Drinking, Risk Behavior, HIV Infection
- Trial name
- NCT01125371
- Testing
- Computerized brief alcohol intervention + IVR booster calls, Computerized brief alcohol intervention, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 439 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Pathological Gambling
Integrative Couple Treatment for Pathological Gambling
The aim of the study is to compare marital treatment to individual treatment for pathological gambling.
- Trial name
- ICT-PG (NCT02240485)
- Testing
- Integrative Couple Treatment for Pathological Gambling (ICT-PG), Usual individual/group treatment
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Risk-Taking, Adolescent Behavior
Prevention of Adolescent Risky Behaviors: Neural Markers of Intervention Effects
Adolescence is a time of biological and behavioral changes that can lead to risky and dangerous behaviors, and African-American youth are highly vulnerable to the consequences of risky behavior, including HIV/AIDS and violence…
- Trial name
- NCT03370393
- Testing
- Pathways for African-Americans' Success (PAAS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
HIV, Opioid Dependence
Testing a Community-Friendly Risk Reduction Intervention for Injection Drug Users
To conduct a randomized clinical trial (RCT) of a community-friendly behavioral intervention designed to reduce HIV risk behavior among injection drug users (IDUs) in drug treatment by comparing risk-behavior outcomes of four…
- Trial name
- NCT01741350
- Testing
- Community-friendly Health Recovery Program, Time-and-Attention-Matched Control Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 304 people
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Esophageal Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Observational Study of Incidence Rates of Esophageal Cancer in Women Taking Medications for the Prevention or Treatment of Osteoporosis (MK-0217A-352)
This is a 2-phase retrospective database study, using both case-cohort and inception (intention-to-treat) cohort analyses to evaluate any association between oral treatments for osteoporosis and the risk of esophageal cancer in…
- Conditions
- Esophageal Cancer, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Adenocarcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT01077817
- Testing
- Alendronate, Etidronate, Ibandronate
- Volunteers
- 684,815 people
- Sponsor
- Organon and Co
Pathological Gambling
Clinical Study to Determine if Ecopipam Can Reduce Urges to Gamble
This study is designed to test the hypothesis that ecopipam is able to reduce urges to gamble in patients diagnosed with Pathological Gambling.
- Trial name
- NCT01215357
- Testing
- Ecopipam
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Emalex Biosciences Inc.
HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Infections
Evaluation of the Healthy Love Workshop, an HIV Prevention Intervention for African American Women
The purpose of this program evaluation is to determine whether the Health Love Workshop, a group-level HIV behavioral intervention, reduces HIV-related sex risk behaviors and increases HIV protective behaviors of African American…
- Trial name
- NCT00362375
- Testing
- Healthy Love Workshop, HIV/AIDS 101 Workshop
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 313 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Opioid Dependence, Communication
The Life STORRIED Study
To compare the effectiveness of 3 strategies to inform patients of their risks associated with misuse of opioid prescriptions after treatment in the ED from renal colic or musculoskeletal back pain.
- Conditions
- Opioid Dependence, Communication, Risk Behavior, Narrative Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT03134092
- Testing
- Probabilistic Risk Communication Tool (PRT), Narrative Enhanced Risk Tool (NERT)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,302 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Gambling
Drug Treatment for Pathologic Gambling Disorder
This study will establish the best dose of the drug naltrexone to treat patients with Pathological Gambling Disorder (PGD) and severe urge symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT00053677
- Testing
- Naltrexone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Pathological Gambling
D1 and D2 Dopamine Receptors in Gambling and Amphetamine Reinforcement
To determine if: 1. pathological gambling is similar to psychostimulant addiction as reflected by parallel roles for D1 and D2 receptors in gambling and stimulant reinforcement. 2.
- Trial name
- HFDEX (NCT02203786)
- Testing
- Haloperidol, Fluphenazine, Dexedrine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Marijuana Use Disorder
Effects of Smoked Marijuana on Risk Taking and Decision Making Tasks
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of smoked marijuana on both risk taking and decision making tasks.
- Trial name
- NCT00373399
- Testing
- Inactive Marijuana (0% THC), Low THC marijuana (1.8 %THC), High THC marijuana (3.9% THC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Attention Impaired, Risk-Taking
Effect of Air Pollution on the Cognitive Function of Adolescents
Previous observational studies have reported an association between higher air pollution exposure and lower attention in children.
- Conditions
- Attention Impaired, Risk-Taking, Risk Behavior, Social Preferences
- Trial name
- ATENC!Ó (NCT03762239)
- Testing
- Purifying the air with a Pure Airbox device (Zonair 3D)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 2,123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health
Behavior, Risk
Come As You Are - Assessing the Efficacy of a Nurse Case Management HIV Prevention and Care Intervention Among Homeless Youth
The purpose of this study is to to determine the efficacy of the Nurse Case Management HIV (NCM4HIV) intervention on HIV prevention compared to usual care among Youth Experiencing Homelessness (YEH).
- Trial name
- NCT03910218
- Testing
- NCM4HIV, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 474 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Control arm_Bolstered Care, Treatment arm_HIVRR+S+FL
Kyaterekera Project: A Combination Intervention Addressing Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors Among Vulnerable Women in Uganda
Guided by Social Cognitive and Asset theories as well as Behavioral Economics (BE) principles,the proposed RCT is carefully designed to test the additive contributions of savings-led microfinance beyond traditional HIV risk…
- Conditions
- Control arm_Bolstered Care, Treatment arm_HIVRR+S+FL, Treatment arm_HIVRR+S+FL+M
- Trial name
- NCT03583541
- Testing
- HIV Risk Reduction, Financial Literacy, Mentorship
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 542 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Pathological Gambling
Tolcapone Treatment of Pathological Gambling
The goal of the proposed study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tolcapone in pathological gambling.
- Trial name
- NCT00927563
- Testing
- Tolcapone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago