Clinical trials: Addiction
Obesity
Assessment of and Treatment Applied to Food Addiction in a Rural Healthy Behaviors Clinic
Research purpose: The purpose of this pilot study is to assess obese clients for two phenotypes, those testing positive and those testing negative for Food Addiction (FA) (Yale Food Addiction Scale, YFAS) and determining the…
- Trial name
- NCT03431831
- Testing
- Intervention Control, Counselling, Contrave
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Nicotine Withdrawal, Tobacco Abstinence
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Tobacco Withdrawal Symptoms
We hypothesize that transcranial direct current stimulation will reduce tobacco withdrawal symptoms of tobacco dependent smokers abstinent from smoking for more than 10 hours.
- Trial name
- tDCSsmokers (NCT01567982)
- Testing
- tDCS, prefrontal cortex and parietal cortex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Internet Addiction
WeChat-based Intervention for Internet Addiction
The study aims to design an integrated model which combined self-initiated online learning and personalized interactive behavioral support delivered via WeChat for university students to reduce internet addiction level.
- Trial name
- NCT05906108
- Testing
- Self-initiated learning, Personalized and interactive behavioural support, General health information
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Wang Man-Ping
Mental Health Issue, Mental Health Wellness 1
Social Media Effects on Mental Health
In the last decade, research on social media and mental health has produced mixed results. Overall, the current findings suggest that the negative effects on mental health are exacerbated by longer and more frequent social media…
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Mental Health Wellness 1, Mental Health Wellness 2, Social Media Addiction
- Trial name
- NCT04967846
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 608 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale-NUS College
Focus: Effects of Nicotine and Alcohol on Brain Circuits
Neural Mechanisms Underlying Nicotine and Alcohol Combinations
Nicotine and alcohol are frequently used together and their combined use contributes to more than half a million deaths each year, with more alcoholics dying from smoking-related diseases than from alcohol-related diseases.
- Trial name
- QfMRI (NCT02049268)
- Testing
- Nicotine + Alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Internet Gaming Disorder
The Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Internet Gaming Disorder
This study aims to investigate the intervention effects of navigated repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on craving regulation in individuals with internet gaming disorder (IGD).
- Trial name
- NCT06634498
- Testing
- real rTMS on the dlPFC
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jin-tao Zhang
Social Media Addiction
Effect Of Social Media On Body Weight And Eating Behaviour In Housewife Versus Worker Postmenopausal Women
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of social media on body weight and eating behaviour in housewife versus worker postmenopausal women.
- Trial name
- NCT06612905
- Testing
- Detection of the time spent on social media, Evaluation of body composition and basal metabolic rate, Evaluation of eating behavior among social media users
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Internet Gaming Disorder
Neurofeedback for Internet Gaming Addiction
The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic potential of real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) neurofeedback in alleviating internet gaming disorder (IGD) symptoms by training individuals with…
- Trial name
- NCT06063642
- Testing
- Neurofeedback training
- Where
- Macau
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Macau
fMRI, Alcohol Drinking
Ghrelin for Alcohol Use in Non-Treatment-Seeking Heavy Drinkers
Background: Ghrelin is a hormone in the human body that is mostly produced by the stomach. It makes people feel hungry, and also is connected with the desire to drink alcohol.
- Conditions
- fMRI, Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholism
- Trial name
- NCT01779024
- Testing
- Ghrelin, fMRI, Alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
University Students
Investigation of the Effect of Internet Addiction Level in University Students
The internet, which has become a part of our daily life; serves many purposes such as quick access to information, e-mail, and chat, banking and shopping, having a good time, using social networking sites.
- Trial name
- NCT05065723
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University
Alcohol Use Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Prazosin and Naltrexone (PaN) Study for Veterans With Alcohol Use Disorders
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the combination of prazosin and naltrexone will decrease alcohol cravings and drinking in individuals who have problems with alcohol and have used alcohol at risky levels compare…
- Trial name
- PaN (NCT02322047)
- Testing
- Prazosin, Naltrexone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research
Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Use Disorder
Effectiveness of Reducing Smoking in Facilitating Smoking Cessation in Adolescents - 2
Currently one in five high school students smoke. Smoking can harm adolescents well before they reach adulthood by causing a number of immediate, sometimes irreversible, health risks and problems.
- Trial name
- NCT00158158
- Testing
- Usual Care, Smoking Reduction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Pregnancy, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Metformin and Folate in Pregnant Polycystic Ovary Syndrome(PCOS) Women
A more recent prospective nonrandomized placebo-controlled double-blind clinical study demonstrated that metformin exerts a slight but significant deleterious effect on serum homocysteine (Hcy) levels in patients with PCOS, and…
- Trial name
- NCT01115140
- Testing
- Metformin plus folic acid
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Magna Graecia
Addiction, Addiction, Alcohol
The Efficacy of a Mobile Application in Reducing Craving and Lapse Risk in Alcohol and Stimulants Problematic Use
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of long-term and short-term app-based self-guided psychological interventions to reduce craving and lapse risk in users with substance use disorder or problematic substance…
- Conditions
- Addiction, Addiction, Alcohol, Addiction, Substance
- Trial name
- NCT05434416
- Testing
- mobile app
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PredictWatch
Internet Addiction
Prevalence of Internet Addiction Among Adolescent
Internet is now a tool available 24 hours a day, at a lower cost and accessible almost anywhere. Internet addiction could be defined as the inability to control one's Internet use and the continuation of this behavior despite the…
- Trial name
- ADDICT-NET (NCT04902300)
- Testing
- Data collection
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 4,750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne
Substance-Related Disorders, Drug Addiction
Home-Based Program to Help Parents of Drug Abusing Adolescents
This project is aimed at parents with a teenager who is already starting to use drugs. The study will test a new, innovative version of a brief intervention.
- Conditions
- Substance-Related Disorders, Drug Addiction, Substance Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT01591239
- Testing
- Home-Based Intervention, Educational Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 286 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Treatment Research Institute
Adolescence, Digital Addiction
The Effect of Addiction Management Training on Digital Addiction and Psychological Resilience in Secondary School Students: A Randomised Controlled Trial
This study aims to examine the effect of an addiction management programme, applied to sixth-grade middle school students at high risk of digital addiction on digital addiction and psychological resilience.
- Trial name
- NCT06468839
- Testing
- addiction management training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Alcohol Dependence, PTSD
Neuromodulation of Trauma Memories in PTSD & Alcohol Dependence
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of propranolol versus placebo on craving, distress and cue reactivity to trauma and alcohol cues.
- Trial name
- NCT01055171
- Testing
- Propranolol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Ergonomics
Effect of Postural Correction Exercises on Shoulder Muscles Tenderness and Performance in Subjects Addicting Smartphones
smartphones have replaced most of the keypad phone products due to their small size and easy of portability. As a result, smartphone users experience an increase in musculoskeletal problems in the neck and shoulder.
- Trial name
- NCT05305807
- Testing
- Postural exercises
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Addiction
Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Cigarette Craving
Cigarette craving usually occurs with unpleasant feelings, including stress. Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) may reduce level of cigarette craving and/or withdrawal symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT02153775
- Testing
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University