Clinical trials: sponsored by Brown University
Smoking Cessation, Alcohol Drinking
Development and Pilot Testing of a Multimodal Web-based Program to Address Heavy Drinking During Smoking Cessation
The overall objective of this project is to develop and pilot-test a web-based smoking cessation program that specifically addresses heavy drinking (HD).
- Trial name
- NCT03068611
- Testing
- Standard Web-based Smoking Cessation, Alcohol-focused Web-Based Smoking Cessation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Hazardous Drinking, HIV
Brief Alcohol Intervention for HIV-Infected Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in a Primary Care Setting
This is a randomized clinical trial to examine the effects of a brief counseling intervention for heavy drinking HIV-infected men who have sex with men compared to HIV care as usual.
- Trial name
- NCT01328743
- Testing
- Brief alcohol intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
HIV Infections, Alcohol Abuse
Brief Electronic Intervention for Heavy Drinking and Sex Risk Among MSM Seeking HIV Testing
The overall objective of this research is to use both qualitative and quantitative data to inform the development of a technology-based intervention for heavy drinking and sexual risk behavior among men who have sex with men…
- Trial name
- NCT03435783
- Testing
- Brief Electronic Intervention, Attention-Matched Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
HIV
Evaluating a Real-Time, Remote Monitoring System for Home-Based HIV Testing
This study explores whether offering follow-up counseling and referral over the phone after using a home-based HIV test increases rates of ever and repeat testing, compared with home-based testing with no follow-up (HBST alone)…
- Trial name
- (eTEST) (NCT02876926)
- Testing
- "Smart" home-based test for HIV, Home-based testing only, Reminder letters for clinic-based testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Breast Cancer
Trial of Chemotherapy and Avastin as Treatment for Women With Breast Cancer at High Risk for Relapse
Women with breast cancer who are not eligible for breast conserving surgery or who have node-involvement are sometimes treated with chemotherapy up front, in hopes of allowing for a woman to keep her breast and decreasing the…
- Trial name
- NCT00462865
- Testing
- Gemcitabine and Capecitabine and Avastin
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Suicidal Ideation, Suicide, Attempted
Skills to Enhance Positive Affect in Suicidal Adolescents
The prevalence of suicidal behaviors in adolescents remains unacceptably high and is a significant public health concern. The investigators propose a new treatment approach in which skills to increase positive emotions are taught…
- Trial name
- STEP (NCT02130583)
- Testing
- Positive Affect Skills Training, Treatment as Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Substance Abuse
Contingency Management for Smoking in Substance Abusers
The aim of this study is to determine whether contingent reinforcement for smoking abstinence, compared to noncontingent reinforcement, increases the effectiveness of brief counseling and nicotine replacement on smoking…
- Trial name
- SCMSUD (NCT00807742)
- Testing
- Nicotine Replacement Treatment (NRT), Brief Advice, Contingency Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 340 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Smoking Cessation, Nicotine Dependence
Varenicline and Motivational Advice for Smokers With Substance Use Disorders
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of 12 weeks of varenicline as compared to nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation among outpatients in treatment for substance use disorders.
- Trial name
- VARSUD (NCT00756275)
- Testing
- Nicotine Replacement Treatment (NRT), varenicline, Behavioral counseling for smoking cessation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Hazardous Drinking, Cigarette Smoking
Naltrexone for At-Risk and Problem Drinking in Smoking Cessation Treatment
To test whether naltrexone compared to placebo can reduce heavy drinking and improve smoking cessation outcomes in heavy drinkers seeking smoking cessation treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00938886
- Testing
- Naltrexone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Suicide
Coping Long Term With Attempted Suicide - Adolescents
This study is to develop an adjunctive intervention for acutely suicidal adolescents who have been admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit.
- Trial name
- CLASP-A (NCT01748760)
- Testing
- CLASP-A intervention, Treatment as Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Tobacco Use Disorder
Improving Smoking Cessation Outcomes in Heavy Drinkers - 1
To test the effectiveness of an smoking cessation treatment for smokers who also drink alcohol heavily.
- Trial name
- NCT00107575
- Testing
- Standard treatment plus brief alcohol intervention, Standard treatment (ST)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Invasive Bladder Cancer, Bladder Cancer
Neoadjuvant Gemcitabine and Fractionated, Weekly Cisplatin For Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer and Patients Not Candidates For High Dose Cisplatin
The standard treatment of muscle invasive bladder cancer is to administer chemotherapy for approximately 3 months then to have surgery to remove the bladder.
- Trial name
- NCT02030574
- Testing
- Gemcitabine and fractionated cisplatin (combination treatment)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Schizophrenia and Disorders With Psychotic Features, Tobacco Use Disorder
Contingent Incentives Plus Bupropion for Smoking in People With Schizophrenia
There is a high prevalence of smoking among people with schizophrenia, and there are few smoking treatment programs for these smokers.
- Trial name
- NCT00136760
- Testing
- Bupropion, non-contingent reinforcement plus bupropion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Depression, Suicide
Concurrent Treatment for Depressed Parents and DepressedAdolescents
This study will develop an integrated treatment for adolescents who are depressed and suicidal and their parents who are depressed and have a history of suicidality.
- Trial name
- NCT00951821
- Testing
- Concurrent treatment, Adolescent treatment only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkins
Ofatumumab and Bortezomib for Patients With Low-grade B-cell Non-hodgkin Lymphoma That Relapse After Rituximab
The purpose of this study is to: Investigate the Overall Response Rate (ORR) of the combination of ofatumumab and bortezomib in patients with low-grade B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (LG-NHL) that relapse beyond 6 months of a…
- Trial name
- NCT01119794
- Testing
- Ofatumumab and Bortezomib
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Smoking
Development of Positive Psychotherapy for Smoking Cessation
The primary objective of this study is to test a manualized adaptation of positive psychotherapy (PPT) for smoking cessation (PPT-S).
- Trial name
- NCT01451814
- Testing
- Positive Psychotherapy for smoking cessation, Nicotine polacrilex, Relaxation training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
A Study of Dasatinib With Concurrent Chemoradiation for Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if a maximum dose of 100 mg of dasatinib with concurrent chemoradiation can be tolerated in patients with chemotherapy naive stage III NSCLC in separate cohorts of locally advanced and…
- Trial name
- NCT00787852
- Testing
- Group 1: Radiation, Paclitaxel,Carbo, Dasatinib days 1-47, Group 2: Radiation, Paclitaxel, Carbo, Dasatinib days 1-38
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Alcoholism
Effects of Ghrelin on Alcohol Cue Reactivity and Craving
Only a few medications are approved for the treatment of alcohol dependence and there exists a substantial need for discovering ways to provide more effective treatments.
- Trial name
- NCT01190085
- Testing
- Ghrelin, Saline solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Alcoholism
A Study on the Biobehavioral Mechanisms of Baclofen and Alcohol Drinking
This pilot trial has the goal to demonstrate the feasibility of a study to test the effects of baclofen in a laboratory experiment using cue-reactivity and alcohol-self administration paradigms in non-treatment seeking…
- Trial name
- NCT01076283
- Testing
- Baclofen, Cyproheptadine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 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