Clinical trials: Substance Use Behavior
Alcohol Use Disorder
Effectiveness of Internet-Based Self-Help ACT With Behavioral Activation in Improving Alcohol Use Abstinence Among Ethnic Minority Young Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the preliminary effectiveness and feasibility of internet-based self-help acceptance and commitment therapy with behavioral activation for ethnic minority young adults with alcohol…
- Trial name
- NCT06779006
- Testing
- Self-help acceptance and commitment therapy with behavioral activation
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Pain, Pain, Acute
Assessing Opioid Care Practices Using CPV Patient Simulation Modules
This study will test the quality of opioid-related physician care decisions using a patient-simulation based measurement and feedback approach that combines multiple-choice care decisions with real-time, personalized scoring and…
- Conditions
- Pain, Pain, Acute, Pain, Chronic, Pain, Neuropathic
- Trial name
- NCT04080037
- Testing
- Quality IQ Patient Simulations
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Qure Healthcare, LLC
Alcohol Use Disorder
Imaging Inflammation With Alcohol Use Disorder: an [18F]NOS Study
Study to enroll up to 90 individuals, those with an alcohol use disorder (AUD) (up to n=60) and non-dependent healthy volunteers (HV) (up to n=30).
- Trial name
- AUD (NCT05885594)
- Testing
- [18F]NOS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Smoking Cessation, Nicotine Dependence
Engaging Sexual and Gender Minority Cigarette Smokers Into Social Media-based Treatment
This research study will evaluate the preliminary efficacy of Pride Posts Plus, a social media-based smoking cessation treatment.
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation, Nicotine Dependence, Tobacco Use, Cigarette Smoking
- Trial name
- NCT04461288
- Testing
- Social media-based education, counseling, and support, Nicotine replacement therapies (NRT), Gamification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Vaping, Vaping Cessation
Social Media Support Groups for Adolescent Vaping Cessation
The purpose of this study is to pilot test feasibility and acceptability of the Quit the Hit Toolkit, a social media-based nicotine vaping cessation program for adolescents and young adults, adapted for use in community settings.
- Conditions
- Vaping, Vaping Cessation, Nicotine Dependence
- Trial name
- NCT07540780
- Testing
- Social Media Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Dependence
Smoking-cessation: A Spanish-Language Clinical Trial
The purpose of this study is to develop and test a series of culturally relevant and appropriate booklets in Spanish, designed to assist Hispanic smokers in quitting smoking and remaining smoke-free.
- Trial name
- NCT02611076
- Testing
- Stop Smoking for Good Intervention in Spanish (SS-SP), Usual care (UC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Nicotine Dependence
Multiple Cigarette Induced Changes in Hormone Function, Mood States and Behavior
The proposed clinical studies will analyze the interactions between nicotine, alterations in endocrine hormones, mood and cardiovascular measures. They also intend to examine the contribution of gender and menstrual cycle phase.
- Trial name
- NCT01636310
- Testing
- Nicotine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Tobacco Dependence, Smoking Cessation
Tailoring Varenicline to Individual Needs (TVIN Study)
Varenicline is a partial nicotinic agonist which acts on alpha4 beta2 nicotinic receptors. It is presumed to alleviate withdrawal discomfort, but also to diminish rewarding effects of cigarettes.
- Trial name
- TVIN (NCT01206010)
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen Mary University of London
Smokeless Tobacco, Nicotine Dependence
Treating Smokeless Tobacco Use in Rural Veterans
This is a pilot study designed in an effort to develop and improve access to effective treatments for tobacco use in rural Veterans using a tailored intervention approach.
- Trial name
- NCT02994082
- Testing
- Tailored behavioral intervention, Behavioral activation for elevated depressive symptoms, Post-cessation weight gain management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mark Vander Weg
Stress Physiology, Stress Reaction
The Human Stress Response in a Simulated ED Setting
Stress is important for health. As emergency departments (EDs) are often stressful places, a better understanding of the human stress response is important for understanding how and why patients respond as they do when they come…
- Conditions
- Stress Physiology, Stress Reaction, Substance Use Disorders, Methamphetamine-dependence
- Trial name
- NCT04317482
- Testing
- Standard social stress task, Stressful experience in the ED
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Nicotine Dependence, Tobacco Use Disorder
Family and Peer Influences on Nicotine Dependence in Medical Students of South Punjab
The goal of this cross-sectional observational study is to assess the impact of family functioning and peer pressure on nicotine dependence in medical students enrolled at medical colleges in South Punjab, Pakistan (both male and…
- Conditions
- Nicotine Dependence, Tobacco Use Disorder, Family Functioning, Peer Influence
- Trial name
- NCT07123389
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 366 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nishtar Medical University
Nicotine Addiction, Vaping
Acute Effects of Vaping Nicotine on Cognition in Young Adults
To examine reward processing and cognitive control both with and without the influence of vaporized nicotine in young adults with no history of cigarette use using EEG and fMRI.
- Trial name
- NCT04901208
- Testing
- Nicotine pod
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Substance Use, Criminal Recidivism
HOPE Demonstration Field Experiment Multisite Evaluation
The purpose of the Multisite Evaluation of the Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement Demonstration Field Experiment (the HOPE DFE Evaluation) is to conduct a randomized control trial (RCT) replication of the original…
- Trial name
- NCT01670708
- Testing
- HOPE, Probation as Usual
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,504 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
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)
Caregiver Burnout
Building Resilience In Caregivers of Trauma Survivors
The purpose of the study is to examine the role of demographics, pre-existing anxiety, depression, and substance use on caregiver depression anxiety, and substance use following a critical injury to a loved one, evaluate the…
- Trial name
- NCT04293016
- Testing
- Support as usual, Problem solving therapy, ICU diary
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Cannabis Use, Cannabis
Joint Effort 2.0: a Mobile Application With University Students
The purpose of this study is to evaluate quantitatively and qualitatively a mobile application, Joint Effort, targeting safe cannabis use among consumers.
- Conditions
- Cannabis Use, Cannabis, Cannabis Dependence, Cannabis Smoking
- Trial name
- JOINTEFFORT (NCT05620433)
- Testing
- Joint Effort, Brief normative feedback and standard information
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 354 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Marijuana Abuse
Treatment for Adolescent Marijuana Abuse
Marijuana remains the most prevalent illicit substance used by adolescents and the number of adolescents receiving treatment for marijuana abuse more than tripled during the last decade.
- Trial name
- NCT00580671
- Testing
- MET/CBT, CM, BPT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Smoking, Tobacco Use Disorder
Chantix & Bupropion for Smoking Cessation
The overarching goal of this line of research is to increase smoking abstinence rates using a combination of existing pharmacotherapies.
- Trial name
- ChanBan (NCT00587769)
- Testing
- Bupropion SR & Varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Opioid Use Disorder
Postpartum Intervention for Mothers With Opioid Use Disorders
Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a fast-growing and devastating epidemic in the US with many mothers suffering cravings, depression, impaired interpersonal interactions and maladaptive parenting behaviors that may lead to child…
- Trial name
- PIMO (NCT05614661)
- Testing
- Mom Power
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
Addiction
Linking fMRI to Mobile Technologies in Addiction Research: Pathophysiology of Executive Deficits, Craving and Substance Use
120 individuals with alcohol, cannabis or nicotine dependence as well as healthy controls will be administered a whole-brain imaging exam.
- Trial name
- MobiCogIm (NCT02334956)
- Testing
- Brain MRI
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux