Clinical trials: Substance Dependency
Opioid Dependence, Low Back Pain
Return to Work - Will Brief Intervention Reduce Opioid-induced Back Pain?
Background Back pain is among the most common cause for sick leave in the working population and is the main cause of years lived with disability globally.
- Conditions
- Opioid Dependence, Low Back Pain, Opioid Use
- Trial name
- NCT05437861
- Testing
- Brief Intervention
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Akershus
Nicotine Dependence
Brain Activity and Smoking Cessation
In the current study, the investigators propose to test: (1) whether brain activation and connectivity in a resting state, assessed by ASL perfusion MRI, BOLD fMRI, and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) predicts smoking relapse, and…
- Trial name
- NCT01186055
- Testing
- Smoking Cessation Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Cocaine Dependence
Measuring Distress Tolerance With Functional MRI
Background: People who are in treatment for substance abuse often feel distress during the withdrawal period and afterward. Some individuals feel distress more acutely than others, and this distress has been linked to poor…
- Trial name
- NCT01038232
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Pain, Chronic, Opioid Dependence
The Effects of Daily Anti-inflammatory Supplementation on Foundation Pain Index Scores in Chronic Opiate Patients
This is a research study to evaluate the effectiveness of daily supplementation with Root.Health, a plant-based dietary supplement, on reducing levels of 11 abnormal urine biomarkers associated with chronic pain.
- Conditions
- Pain, Chronic, Opioid Dependence, Opioid Use, Inflammation Chronic
- Trial name
- NCT05896878
- Testing
- Root.Health Dietary Supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hudson Medical
Nicotine Dependence
Assessment of a Teachable Moment for Smoking Cessation
A teachable moment (TM) refers to life events or transitions, such as physician visits, early detection screening feedback, pregnancy, and hospitalization for, and diagnosis of, disease, that inspire health behavior change.
- Trial name
- TM (NCT00596440)
- Testing
- Transdermal nicotine patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Tobacco Dependence
Varenicline for Long-term Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) Users
Primary aim: Will varenicline be better than placebo to get long-term users of NRT to stop? Secondary aim: To assess in details some side effects of varenicline i.e. nausea and abnormal dreams.
- Trial name
- NCT00977249
- Testing
- support and visits, varenicline
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen
Nicotine Dependence, Cigarettes
Negotiating a Quit Date or Not in Online Interventions
The primary purpose of the current study is to test the effect of providing users of automated web-based smoking cessation interventions with the option of negotiating and re-negotiating the quit date.
- Trial name
- NCT03194919
- Testing
- Endre: a digital smoking cessation counsellor
- Where
- 2 sites in Czechia, Norway
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Tobacco Use Disorder, Nicotine Dependence
Examining a Text Message Intervention for Smoking Cessation
The primary goal of this study is to use qualitative interviews and focus groups to aid us in adapting a face-to-face smoking cessation intervention for delivery through text messaging.
- Trial name
- NCT01166464
- Testing
- text messaging for smoking cessation, Generic text messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Cannabis Abuse, Cannabis Dependence
Biobehavioral Effects of Topiramate on Cannabis-Related Outcomes in Adolescents
Cannabis use is a significant public health concern that disproportionately affect youth. Although promising psychosocial interventions are being developed, most youth do not benefit from these interventions alone.
- Trial name
- NCT01110434
- Testing
- Topiramate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Nicotine Dependence, Smoking Cessation
D-cycloserine (DCS) Pretreatment + CBT + Nicotine Replacement Therapy for Smoking Cessation (DCS)
1. Compare the relative efficacy of ten weeks of once weekly 250 mg D-cycloserine (DCS) vs. placebo (both in conjunction with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) on reducing cigarette smoking…
- Trial name
- DCS (NCT01842334)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Nicotine Replacement Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Tobacco Dependence, Smoking Cessation
Combination of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) and Varenicline to Increase Cessation of Tobacco (CONVICT Study)
Varenicline and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) are both effective smoking cessation treatments. Anecdotally smokers who are finding their quit attempt difficult have reported benefiting from adding NRT to varenicline.
- Trial name
- CONVICT (NCT01184664)
- Testing
- Nicotine Patch, Varenicline
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Alcohol, Drinking
Michigan SPARC Trial
Unhealthy alcohol use is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in the US. Although effective prevention for unhealthy alcohol use and medication treatment for alcohol use disorders (AUDs) can be provided in primary care…
- Conditions
- Alcohol, Drinking, Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
- Trial name
- MI-SPARC (NCT04861792)
- Testing
- Michigan SPARC Quality Improvement Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,590 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Smoking Cessation, Smoking Behaviors
Clinical Learning Study for a Mobile Smoking Cessation Program
The purpose of this study are to obtain learnings regarding the Digital Therapeutic (DTx) experience of Clickotine, including acceptability and preference of the overall program and specific DTx components, as well as to obtain…
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation, Smoking Behaviors, Smoking Reduction, Smoking, Cigarette
- Trial name
- NCT04857515
- Testing
- Clickotine®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Click Therapeutics, Inc.
Pain, Insomnia
Effect of Medical Marijuana on Neurocognition and Escalation of Use
This study will use a randomized controlled design to test whether patients who use medical marijuana, compared to a waitlist control group, experience a change in health outcomes (relief of symptoms, or adverse health outcomes…
- Conditions
- Pain, Insomnia, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- MMNE (NCT03224468)
- Testing
- Medical Marijuana
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 269 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Tobacco Use Cessation, Tobacco Use Disorder
Treating Nicotine Dependence in Schizophrenic Individuals: Effectiveness of Bupropion - 1
Schizophrenic individuals are typically nicotine dependent smokers who find it difficult to quit smoking. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of bupropion SR (commonly known as Zyban) in combination with a…
- Conditions
- Tobacco Use Cessation, Tobacco Use Disorder, Schizophrenia
- Trial name
- NCT00124683
- Testing
- Bupropion, nicotine transdermal patch
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Nicotine Dependence, Smoking Cessation
Accelerated iTBS in Smoking Cessation
Cigarette smoking is one of the foremost causes of preventable disease and premature death. In 2014, 68% of adult smokers wanted to quit smoking and in 2017, 55.1% of adult smokers had made a quit attempt.
- Trial name
- NCT05271175
- Testing
- Active intermittent theta burst stimulation
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cyprus rTMS Center
Nicotine Dependence, Cigarettes, Cessation, Tobacco
Reducing Nicotine Addiction in Adolescent Smokers
Adolescents are at risk for tobacco use due to factors such as impulsivity, poor perception, desire to prove themselves, and insufficient neurological development.
- Conditions
- Nicotine Dependence, Cigarettes, Cessation, Tobacco, Cessation, Smoking, Adolescent Problem Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05477342
- Testing
- Board Game, Tobacco Cesseation Education, Combined İntervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ministry of National Education, Turkey
Major Depressive Disorder, Nicotine Dependence
Sequential Use of Fluoxetine for Smokers With Elevated Depressive Symptoms
The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether, among smokers with elevated depressive symptoms, sequential antidepressant pharmacotherapy with fluoxetine (20 mg) begun 8 weeks prior to and extended throughout standard…
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Nicotine Dependence, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT00578669
- Testing
- Fluoxetine, Dextrose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 206 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Butler Hospital
Alcohol Dependence
Effectiveness of Naltrexone and/or Ondansetron to Reduce Craving for Alcohol and Drinking
The purpose of this study is to determine whether naltrexone (an opiate blocking agent approved for the treatment of alcohol dependence), ondansetron a serotonin 3 antagonist medication approved to treat nausea) or their…
- Trial name
- NCT00183222
- Testing
- naltrexone (up to 50 mg/day) for 8 days; ondansetron (0.25 mg twice a day) for 8 days
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcohol Dependence
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Effects Using Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Study
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a complex chronic brain disease characterized by compulsive alcohol use, loss of control over drinking, and negative emotional states.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol Consumption
- Trial name
- TMS (NCT06770556)
- Testing
- Active iTBS, 10 Hz TMS, 1 Hz TMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences