Clinical trials: Substance Abuse Disorders
Substance Abuse Problem
Adaptation Processes in School-based Substance Abuse Prevention
The purpose of this study is to determine if a new substance use prevention curriculum for rural middle schools is effective in reducing substance use and to study how prevention curriculum get implemented by teachers.
- Trial name
- kiR (NCT02715206)
- Testing
- keepin' it REAL classic, keepin' it REAL rural, control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,827 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Concussion, Mild
The Combined Effect of Chronic Cannabis Use and Subconcussive Head Impacts on Brain Health
The purpose of this pilot study is to better understand the effects of chronic cannabis (THC) use on the neural responses to subconcussive head impacts, as a form of repetitive soccer headings.
- Trial name
- NCT04641832
- Testing
- Soccer heading
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol Abuse
Web-Based Training for EAP Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Refer
The goal of the proposed research is to complete the development of a web-based program to train Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and EAP-affiliated managed behavioral health organization (MBHO) practitioners to conduct…
- Trial name
- BigAl2 (NCT02489032)
- Testing
- SBIRT Training & Support Tool, Waitlist Control
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Center for Applied Science, Inc.
Amphetamine-Related Disorders, Amphetamine Abuse
Investigation of Serotonin Neurotransmission in MDMA Users Using Combinated Dexfenfluramine Challenge and PET Imaging
Illicit use of the psychostimulant "Ecstasy" (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, MDMA) is considered a major public health issue.
- Trial name
- DEXFEN_PET (NCT01296802)
- Testing
- dexfenfluramine
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Cannabis
Transcranial Magnetic Brain Stimulation to Reduce Cannabis Use in Heavy Cannabis Users
The growing legalization of cannabis across the U.S. is associated with increases in cannabis use, and accordingly, an increase in the number of individuals with cannabis use problems, including cannabis use disorder (CUD).
- Trial name
- iCURE (NCT05401929)
- Testing
- iTBS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Nonsuicidal Self Injury, Alcohol Abuse
Technology Enhanced Adolescent Mental Health (TEAM)
Adolescent nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and alcohol misuse, alone and especially in combination, portend significant functional impairment in adulthood (e.g., relationship dysfunction, depression, suicidality).
- Conditions
- Nonsuicidal Self Injury, Alcohol Abuse, Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Trial name
- TEAM (NCT05343039)
- Testing
- Non-invasive Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation (tVNS), No Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Notre Dame
Cannabis Use
Investigating Cannabis Use Parameters on Anesthesia and Inflammation in Lumbar Spinal Surgeries
Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States with reported rates of use increasing from approximately 50 million in 2020 to 61.8 million in 2023 among individuals aged 12 or older.
- Trial name
- NCT07354412
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Psychotic Disorders, Cannabis Use Disorder
Investigating the Neural Correlates of Cognitive Function in Psychosis Patients and Non-Psychiatric Controls With Cannabis Use
Cognitive impairment is well established in people with psychosis and is associated with cannabis use. The current study will investigate the neurobiological basis of cognitive change associated with 28-days of cannabis…
- Conditions
- Psychotic Disorders, Cannabis Use Disorder, Cannabis Dependence, Cannabis Use
- Trial name
- NCT05445180
- Testing
- Contingency management
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol Abuse/Dependence
Social Facilitation of Alcohol Effects and Alcohol Misuse in Young Adults
The purpose of this study is to understand social contexts and alcohol use. We hope to learn how being around peers affects alcohol consumption in young adults.
- Trial name
- PALS (NCT06627803)
- Testing
- Alcohol (Oral)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Alcohol Abuse
Brief Online Study Abroad Alcohol Intervention
This study involves a randomized controlled trial that builds upon a successful pilot intervention study to address problematic and dangerous drinking among young adult college students studying abroad in foreign environments.
- Trial name
- NCT03928067
- Testing
- PNF + SAF
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RAND
Marijuana Use, Opioid Use
Reinforcing Effects of Marijuana and Opioids
The primary goals of this study are to examine 1) marijuana modulation of oxycodone self-administration and 2) oxycodone modulation of marijuana self-administration, under controlled conditions and across a range of doses for…
- Trial name
- NCT05485012
- Testing
- Marijuana, Opioid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanna Babalonis, PhD
Substance Abuse, Stress, Psychological
Drug Abuse During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The pandemic we live through has put various sectors of the medical system and its tributaries to the test. The accumulation of external and internal stress has been completely correlated with the predisposition to…
- Trial name
- NCT04811352
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Substance Use Disorders, Adolescent Behavior
Addiction in Adolescence - Pathomechanisms and Treatment Evaluation
This study aims to investigate the sociodemographic background as well as psychiatric comorbidities of adolescent substance users with substance use disorders.
- Trial name
- MATRIX-A (NCT03444974)
- Testing
- adapted treatment according to the MATRIX-A therapy
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technische Universität Dresden
THC
THC Titration of High-Potency Cannabis Concentrates
High-potency cannabis use is associated with public health risks, such as cannabis use disorder, psychotic disorders, and impaired cognition.
- Trial name
- THC Titration (NCT07105449)
- Testing
- Cannabis (30% THC Concentrate), Cannabis (60% THC Concentrate), Cannabis (90% THC Concentrate)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Recreational Drug Use, Prescription Drug Abuse (Not Dependent)
A Study of the Abuse Potential of Lasmiditan in Participants Who Are Recreational Drug Users
The purpose of this study is to assess the abuse potential of study drug lasmiditan. Lasmiditan will be compared to a marketed benzodiazepine, alprazolam (positive control), as well as to placebo (dummy substance that looks like…
- Trial name
- NCT03286218
- Testing
- Lasmiditan, Alprazolam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Opioid Use, Unspecified, Prescription Drug Abuse (Not Dependent)
An Opioid Prescribing Nudge
Analyze baseline concurrent opioid prescribing metrics at the individual prescriber level in the Duke Health System on the identified three main outcome measures.
- Conditions
- Opioid Use, Unspecified, Prescription Drug Abuse (Not Dependent), Prescription Drug Abuse and Dependency, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- OHS (NCT04069403)
- Testing
- Automated Reports on prescription patterns for their patients
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 427 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Alcohol Drinking, Cannabis Use
Cannabis' Impact on Alcohol Consumption
This study employs a repeated measures experimental design to examine the effect of THC-dominant dose of cannabis and CBD-dominant dose of cannabis, relative to placebo, on subsequent drinking in an alcohol choice task in which…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking, Cannabis Use, Cannabis, Alcohol Use Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05389930
- Testing
- THC-dominant cannabis, CBD-dominant cannabis, Alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown 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
Substance Abuse Problem
Web-Based Contingency Management Training for Addictions
Adolescent substance abuse results in significant negative outcomes and extraordinary costs for youths, their families, communities and society (societal costs estimated at over $400 billion annually and greater than costs for…
- Trial name
- CM-TSS (NCT02740881)
- Testing
- Counselor Training Methods
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheidow Consulting, Inc.
Healthy Volunteers
Cannabis Effects on Electroencephalography
Background: Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is a partial CB1/CB2 agonist and causes its pharmacological effects by binding to cannabinoid receptors.
- Trial name
- CEG (NCT04316598)
- Testing
- Cannabis Sativa
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Parc de Salut Mar