Clinical trials: sponsored by Brown University
Alcohol Abuse
Brief Intervention for Families of Teens Treated in the Emergency Department for an Alcohol-Related Event
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a brief family intervention in reducing alcohol use and alcohol-related problems among families of underage drinkers (13-17 years old) who are treated in a hospital…
- Trial name
- NCT00247221
- Testing
- MI/Family Check-up, MI only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Tobacco Use Disorder, Schizophrenia
Smoking Abstinence and Lapse Effects in Smokers With Schizophrenia and Controls
This project tests two hypotheses concerning the low smoking cessation rates in smokers with schizophrenia. The first hypothesis is that smokers with schizophrenia experience stronger and more sustained effects of smoking…
- Trial name
- WREN (NCT01214005)
- Testing
- smoking abstinence
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Alcoholism
Matching Genotypes and Serotonergic Medications for Alcoholism
Sertraline, a serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) that increases basal serotonin levels, was shown to reduce alcohol consumption in lower risk/severity and later onset (LOA) but not higher risk/severity earlier onset…
- Trial name
- NCT01113164
- Testing
- Ondansetron and Sertraline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Binge Drinking, Alcohol Abuse
Cognitive Behavioral Treatment to Reduce Alcohol Use Among HIV-Infected Kenyans
This study will determine whether a cognitive behavioral intervention that demonstrates strong evidence in the U.S. of reducing alcohol use is effective when delivered by paraprofessionals in Kenya and compared against a usual…
- Conditions
- Binge Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Dependence, HIV Infections
- Trial name
- KHBS (NCT00792519)
- Testing
- HIV support group, CBT
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Apathy, Alzheimer's Disease
Treatment of Apathy in Alzheimer's Disease With Modafinil
This study examined the effects of modafinil on apathetic symptomatology, performance of activities of daily living (ADLs) and caregiver burden in individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Trial name
- NCT01172145
- Testing
- Modafinil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Dependence
Enhanced Motivational Interviewing With Alcohol Positive Trauma Patients
The primary goal of this study is to test the efficacy of a brief intervention that includes the patient and a significant other, relative to an intervention including the patient only, for reducing alcohol use and…
- Trial name
- NCT00280488
- Testing
- Motivational Interview, Assessment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Adherence to CPAP in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Evaluating Behavioral Treatments to Improve Adherence to CPAP in People With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a serious sleep disorder in which a person repeatedly stops breathing or experiences shallow breathing for short periods of time during sleep.
- Trial name
- BREATHE (NCT00939601)
- Testing
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy, Educational Counseling
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Morton's Neuroma
Comparison of Alcohol and Steroid Injection for Treating Morton's Neuroma
Interdigital neuroma is a painful forefoot disorder characterized by plantar pain and toe paresthesias thought to result from entrapment of the interdigital nerve by the overlying transverse metatarsal ligament.
- Trial name
- NCT00284583
- Testing
- Injection of Steroid into Foot, Injection of Alcohol into Foot, Injection of Lidocaine into Foot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Melanoma
The Use of Mole Mapping Diagrams to Increase Skin Self Examination Accuracy
This study aims to improve Skin Self-Examination accuracy by a simple cost effective intervention requiring participants to complete a mole-mapping diagram.
- Trial name
- NCT00237965
- Testing
- Mole Mapping Diagram
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University