substance-abuse Clinical Trials
A listing of substance-abuse medical research trials actively recruiting patient volunteers. Search for closest city to find more detailed information on a research study in your area.
Found 541 clinical trials
Efficacy of Simvastatin in Alcoholic Liver Fibrosis
Evaluate the efficacy of simvastatin in reducing liver fibrosis in patients with advanced fibrosis due to alcohol
Relationships in Good Hands - Clinical and Cost-effectiveness of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy
The research question is: Can the research recommend better ways for social care and health services to work work together to help adoptive and foster families? Can a therapy called DDP improve the mental health of 5-12 year old fostered or adopted children? Is DDP worth the commitment families need …
Neural Mechanisms Connecting Deficient Sleep and Smoking Relapse
The study aims to investigate whether behavioral interventions promote cessation in adult smokers by ameliorating negative emotions and improving self-control and identify the neural markers of these effects.
Neural Correlates and Behavioral Impact of Withdrawal-induced Hyperalgesia Among People Who Smoke With and Without Chronic Pain
Individuals with chronic pain are more likely to smoke cigarettes and have more difficulty quitting smoking than the general population, in part because withdrawal from smoking can lead to temporary increases in pain. This research will examine how smoking withdrawal changes the way the brain processes pain, and whether these …
Cerebellar Involvement in Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
The goal of this observational and interventional study is to better understand the involvement of the cerebellum in the brain reward system in persons with alcohol use disorder (AUD). The main questions it aims to answer are: What is the nature of cerebellar input to the ventral tegmental area (VTA) …
Alpha-1 Blockade for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
The goal of this research is to replicate findings previously conducted in a pilot trial and to understand, mechanistically, the role of stress in the development of AUD pharmacotherapies that target noradrenergic blockade.
Sex Differences in the Response to Abstinence From Alcohol.
In laboratory animals, repeated cycles of abstinence from and return to alcohol drinking can lead to changes in alcohol intake. In a study of the effect of abstinence on drinking in humans, the investigators found evidence that abstinence affects drinking differently in women compared to men. In the present study, …
Pregnenolone for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
This Phase 2 randomized cotrolled trial (RCT) will assess the safety and efficacy of pregnenolone (PREG; 300 mg/day, b.i.d dosing) vs. placebo (PBO) over a 12 week treatment period, and at 1-month post-treatment follow-up in individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).
Promoting Alcohol Treatment Engagement Post-hospitalization
This study is a 3-arm randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of hospital-initiated Alcohol Use Disorder treatment, involving a Brief Negotiated Interview (with referral and telephone booster) alone, BNI+facilitated provision of MAUD, BNI+facilitated provision of MAUD+CBT4CBT on AUD treatment engagement, alcohol use and healthcare utilization.
Brexpiprazole in Alcohol Use Disorder
Few medications are currently Food & Drug Administration (FDA)-approved for the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), and those that are have, on average, modest effects on drinking. "Precision medicine" research has explored whether patient-level variables, such as genetic variation, may identify subgroups of individuals with larger medication effects, but …
