Clinical trials: Alcohol Use
Alcohol Use Disorder
Citicoline in Youth Alcohol Use Disorder
The goal of this study is to evaluate how citicoline, an over-the-counter supplement, versus a placebo pill (i.e., an inactive pill) affects the immune system, brain, and cognition in adolescents who may use alcohol.
- Trial name
- NCT05870111
- Testing
- Citicoline (cytidine diphosphate-choline)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
College Drinking
A Multi-Component Alcohol and Sex Risk Intervention for College Students
Hazardous alcohol use, sexually transmitted infections, and sexual violence are interrelated and highly prevalent public health concerns in college student populations.
- Trial name
- SPLASH (NCT05180539)
- Testing
- SPLASH Intervention Condition, Control Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 274 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lehigh University
Behavioral Flexibility, Healthy Volunteers
Flexibility, Alcohol Misuse, and Excitation
The goal of this study is to learn whether a single non-invasive brain stimulation alpha-transcranial alternating current stimulation (alpha-tACS) session changes measures of excitability in the prefrontal cortex.
- Conditions
- Behavioral Flexibility, Healthy Volunteers, High Risk Alcohol Use
- Trial name
- FLAME (NCT06634771)
- Testing
- 10 Hz transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Cigarette Smoking, Alcohol Drinking
Sports, Education and Consumption of Substances in Adolescents
Adolescent substance abuse (SA), which includes the consumption of alcohol, cigarette smoking, the consumption of drugs and other behaviors, is a significant public-health issue in the world today.
- Trial name
- SESA (NCT02629679)
- Testing
- Regular scholastic system and organized sports, Regular scholastic system
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Split
Alcohol Abuse, Impulsive Behavior
Effects of Tolcapone on Decision Making and Alcohol Intake in Alcohol Users
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of tolcapone on decision making and alcohol intake using a laboratory bar (on-site alcohol self-administration) in alcohol drinkers.
- Trial name
- NCT02740582
- Testing
- Tolcapone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jennifer Mitchell
Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Problem Drinking
Parent Feedback Intervention Targeting Student Transitions and Alcohol Related Trajectories (+) Efficacy Study
FITSTART (Feedback Intervention Targeting Student Transitions and Risk Trajectories) is a parent-based social norms intervention that has been shown to reduce risky drinking in incoming first year students.This program uses…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Problem Drinking, Parenting
- Trial name
- FITSTART+ (NCT04549454)
- Testing
- FITSTART+ PBI, General Parenting Advice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 266 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loyola Marymount University
Alcohol Use, College Drinking
Building Undergraduate Coping & Knowledge for Stress-Resilience
Nearly 60% of college students use alcohol and 30% binge drink monthly. This is alarming given that heavy alcohol use is linked to serious detrimental outcomes.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use, College Drinking, Anxiety
- Trial name
- BUCKS (NCT06885320)
- Testing
- IMPROVE, HET
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Sexual Assault, Substance Use
Nexus of Risk: Sexual Assault, Alcohol Use, and Risky Sex Among College Women
Sexual assault on college campuses has reached epidemic proportions, yet the etiological variables responsible for violence against women in these contexts remain unclear.
- Conditions
- Sexual Assault, Substance Use, Risky Health Behavior, Ema
- Trial name
- NCT05892692
- Testing
- Ecological Momentary Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse
The Men's Domestic Abuse Check-Up Engages Adult Men Concerned About Their Abusive Behavior and Alcohol or Drug Use
This research is a stage 1b developmental trial evaluating an intervention called "The Men's Domestic Abuse Check-Up" with adult men abusing their intimate partners and also struggling with alcohol or drug use.
- Trial name
- MDACU (NCT01621334)
- Testing
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy, Educational information
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Alcohol Consumption
Role of Dopamine in Response to Alcohol
This study will examine the role of the brain chemical dopamine in people's response to alcohol consumption. Dopamine is thought to influence whether people have a strong or weak response to alcohol and how pleasurable that…
- Trial name
- NCT00050219
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Opioid-use Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder
COVID-19-Related Opioid Treatment Policy Evaluation
Our nation is facing the COVID-19 pandemic during an ongoing opioid epidemic. Effective treatment for patients with opioid use problems involves a treatment method called Medication-Assisted Treatment, or MAT.
- Trial name
- COPE (NCT05028998)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston VA Research Institute, Inc.
Alcohol Intake, Sleep Deprivation
Combined and Isolated Effects of Sleep Deprivation and Alcohol Intake on Exercise Performance in Humans.
Although the effects of acute alcohol intake and sleep deprivation on exercise performance lacks evidence in the literature, in many situations, they occur simultaneously.
- Trial name
- NCT02117193
- Testing
- Alcohol intake, Sleep deprivation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Alcohol Intoxication, Anger
Men, Mood, and Attention Study: Examination of Alcohol, State Anger, and Emotion Regulation Sexual Aggression
Given the public health and social relevance of sexual aggression and the gap in the extant literature regarding state anger, emotion regulation, alcohol, and sexual aggression, the present study will contribute to our…
- Trial name
- MMA (NCT04192448)
- Testing
- Alcohol Administration, Mood Induction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth C Neilson
Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription Drug, and Illicit Substance Use
TAPS-ESP: Tobacco, Alcohol, Prescription Drug, and Illicit Substance Use Electronic Spanish Platform
This Phase 1 STTR project will develop a technology platform for delivering the TAPS Tool to a Spanish-speaking, health disparity population in a community health center.
- Trial name
- TASP-ESP (NCT03879785)
- Testing
- Screening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
Insomnia, Alcohol Use Disorder
CBT-I on Alcohol Treatment Outcomes Among Veterans
Project SAVE aims to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and initial efficacy of a CBT-I supplement to alcohol treatment of Veterans.
- Trial name
- Project SAVE (NCT03806491)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, Sleep Hygiene, Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment as Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Health Behavior
Brief Psychological Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Consumption
Continuous levels of hazardous alcohol consumption (i.e., 14 or more units per week) is one of the leading risk factors of ill health and early mortality, contributing to around 9,809 deaths a year in the UK.
- Trial name
- NCT07686276
- Testing
- Self-incentive, Plan
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 228 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lancaster University
Alcohol Use Disorder
Effect of Endotoxin on Alcohol Consumption
For this protocol, the investigators plan to collect pilot data to examine the effect of endotoxin on drinking behavior in the human laboratory.
- Trial name
- NCT04527185
- Testing
- Endotoxin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Binge Drinking, HIV
Better Than Study: Targeting Heavy Alcohol Use With Naltrexone Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)
This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 120 binge-drinking MSM to 12 weeks of naltrexone 50mg, to be taken in anticipation of heavy drinking.
- Trial name
- SayWhen (NCT02330419)
- Testing
- Naltrexone, Medical Management (MM) counseling for alcohol use:, Urinalysis for novel alcohol biochemical markers:
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Alcohol Consumption, Psychoactive Substance Use
AlcoTail - Implementation of Tailored Interventions
This study aims to investigate the implementation and real-world effects of an intervention for harmful use of alcohol and psychoactive medicinal drugs among hospital inpatients.
- Trial name
- NCT04957628
- Testing
- Harmful alcohol use treatment, Non-prescribed psychoactive medicinal use treatment
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 4,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Alcohol Drinking
Adapting a Secondary Prevention Program for Nonstudent Emerging Adult Drinkers
Emerging adulthood is a period of heightened vulnerability for problematic alcohol use. Considerable research has been devoted to reducing alcohol risks in college student populations, though far less effort has focused on their…
- Trial name
- NCT03381391
- Testing
- Personalized Feedback Intervention
- Volunteers
- 164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Old Dominion University