Clinical trials: Drug Dependence
Analgesic Drug Dependence, Sensory Deficit
Quantitative Sensory Testing in Chronic Pain Patients Undergoing Opioid Treatment and Opioid Tapering
Few studies have used quantitative sensory tests to study the effect of chronic opioid treatment on sensation. The investigators will test chronic pain patients who are on different MEDDs, normal volunteers, and patients…
- Trial name
- NCT03375216
- Testing
- sensory testing (Heat, cold, and pressure), Promis Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcohol Dependence
Altering Memories That Increase Risk of Relapse in Alcohol Use Disorders
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of rapamycin (sirolimus) versus a placebo, an inactive substance, on responses to alcohol cues in individuals with alcohol use disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT03732248
- Testing
- Rapamycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Nicotine Dependence, Other Tobacco Product
Flavors and E-cigarette Effects in Adolescent Smokers- STUDY 1
This study is to examine if inhaled doses of menthol that produce low and high cooling effects change the appeal of e-cigarettes containing low and high doses of nicotine in adolescent smokers.
- Trial name
- NCT02179034
- Testing
- Nicotine, Low Dose Menthol, High Dose Menthol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Genetic Underpinning of Substance Abuse, Polymorphism-genetic
Impact of Delta Opioid Receptor Gene (OPRD1) Variations on Treatment Outcome in African Americans
Background: Differences in peoples genes can make them respond to drugs in different ways. Methadone and buprenorphine are two drugs used to treat drug addiction.
- Conditions
- Genetic Underpinning of Substance Abuse, Polymorphism-genetic, Drug Abuse/Dependence, Opiod-Related Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT02225184
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Opioid Use Disorder
Sex and Female Empowerment
This study will develop and initially evaluate Sex and Female Empowerment (SAFE), an intervention designed to increase acceptance of and adherence to contraceptive practices among opioid-agonist-maintained women of childbearing…
- Trial name
- SAFE (NCT02197715)
- Testing
- Computer-adaptive SAFE, Face-to-face SAFE, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Insomnia, Quality of Life
Auricular Acupuncture and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Treatment for Insomnia
"Auricular acupuncture and cognitive behavioral therapy in the context of insomnia and low dose dependence of benzodiazepine-like drugs and other sleep medicine with addiction risk" INTRODUCTION: Insomnia is a common health…
- Trial name
- NADA (NCT01765959)
- Testing
- Auricular acupuncture (AA), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Cocaine Dependence
Striatal Effective Connectivity to Predict Treatment Response in Cocaine Misuse
This project proposes to investigate the role of brain connectivity in the mechanism of treatment response to dopaminergic medications in cocaine dependence.
- Trial name
- NCT02080819
- Testing
- levodopa/carbidopa 400/100 BID
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Alcohol Dependence
Effectiveness of Naltrexone and/or Ondansetron to Reduce Craving for Alcohol and Drinking
The purpose of this study is to determine whether naltrexone (an opiate blocking agent approved for the treatment of alcohol dependence), ondansetron a serotonin 3 antagonist medication approved to treat nausea) or their…
- Trial name
- NCT00183222
- Testing
- naltrexone (up to 50 mg/day) for 8 days; ondansetron (0.25 mg twice a day) for 8 days
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Nicotine Dependence, Cigarettes
Acute Oral Effects of Heated Tobacco Products
Heated tobacco products (HTP) are devices which heat, but not burn tobacco. They do not produce cigarette smoke but rather an aerosol. HTPs are marketed as less harmful alternatives to smoking.
- Trial name
- NCT05538702
- Testing
- IQOS 3.0 DOU with bland taste unit (Heated Tobacco Product), IQOS 3.0 DUO with menthol taste unit (Heated Tobacco Product), Marlboro Gold (Conventional cigarette)
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Semmelweis University
Addiction
Establishment of Cessation Therapy by Clinical Trials for Subjects With Betel-quid Dependence and Oral Pre-cancer
No medication existed for BQ dependence. No clinical trials existed for the drug therapy. Previous study showed that BQ possessed the antidepressant effect via pathway of monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A).
- Trial name
- NCT03010761
- Testing
- escitalopram, Moclobemide
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Opioid-related Disorders
Interim Buprenorphine: Leveraging Medication + Technology to Bridge Delays in Treatment Access
Despite the undisputed effectiveness of agonist maintenance for treating opioid dependence, current capacity is inadequate to meet need in the U.S. and internationally.
- Trial name
- IBT (NCT02360007)
- Testing
- Interim Buprenorphine Treatment (IBT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont Medical Center
Tobacco Dependence
A Study of Novel Smoking Cessation Interventions in Current and Former Injection Drug Users
Cigarette smoking is very common in current and former injection drug users and is known to cause chronic lung diseases. Quitting smoking is proven to improve the health of people addicted to cigarettes. .
- Trial name
- NCT01334736
- Testing
- Usual care, Lung age, Contingency Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Tobacco Dependence
Cooling Agent Pilot Among Adult Menthol Smokers
Recent studies and market monitoring have shown that in places where menthol cigarettes are no longer available, tobacco companies have started marketing "non-menthol cooling cigarettes".
- Trial name
- NCT06477601
- Testing
- Assigning cooling agent type cigarettes, Assigning traditional tobacco type cigarettes, Assigning menthol type cigarettes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Nicotine Dependence Tobacco Product
Comparing SMS and E-mail Reminders in an Online Smoking Cessation Intervention
The primary purpose of the current study is to compare the effect of SMS-textmessage vs e-mail reminders on user engagement and proportion of reported quit attempts in an online smoking cessation intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT03276767
- Testing
- Endre
- Where
- 2 sites in Czechia, Norway
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Analgesic Drug Dependence
Intravenous Lidocaine for Perioperative and Postoperative Analgesia
Postoperative pain continues to be untreated despite the application of multimodal analgesia, medication and new analgesic techniques.
- Trial name
- NCT03921567
- Testing
- Lidocaine Hydrochloride, Lidocaine Hydrochloride and Ketamine
- Where
- 2 sites in Kosovo
- Volunteers
- 520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rajmonda Nallbani-Komoni
Drug Addiction
The Cognitive Neural Mechanisms and Neuroregulatory Interventions of Realistic Creative Problem-solving Under the Effects of Drug Addiction
Drug addiction persists as a significant global social concern with a negative impact on social harmony and stability that cannot be ignored.
- Trial name
- NCT06917534
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yifan Wang
Methamphetamine Dependence
Modafinil vs Placebo for the Treatment of Methamphetamine Dependence
Modafinil is a non-amphetamine type stimulant that acts as a wakefulness-promoting drug, and is approved for managing symptoms of narcolepsy (i.e., daytime somnolence).
- Trial name
- Modafinil (NCT00469508)
- Testing
- Modafinil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Drug Addiction
Project on tDCS Intervention to Enhance Advanced Social Cognitive Functions in Drug Rehabilitation Individuals
This project aims to explore key brain functional and biochemical indicators associated with impaired advanced social cognition through an integrated approach encompassing unconscious control, conscious control, cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT06888700
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shaanxi Normal University
Nicotine Dependence, Drug Abuse
Effects of Nicotine on Cognitive Task Performance and Brain Activity as Measured by fMRI
Background: Many cigarette smokers claim that smoking improves their ability to think and concentrate, and have reported problems in thinking and concentration after quitting smoking.
- Trial name
- NCT01036711
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 249 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Drug Addiction
Construction of Early Warning Model for the New Psychoactive Substances Using in Adolescents
Based on the biological-psychology-sociological medicine pattern, this study aims to construction an early warning model of the New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) using for adolescents aged 14-35 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT05958641
- Testing
- Questionnaires
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wei XIA, PhD