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 519 clinical trials
Advancing VR-based Attentional Bias as a Biomarker for Tobacco Use Disorder
The proposed project will include enrollment of 200 daily tobacco cigarette users, ages 22+, from the San Diego community. Participants will be assessed on the VR Nicotine Cue Exposure paradigm then randomized (stratified on age and sex) to receive varenicline (target dose 1mg twice daily) or placebo (n per group=100; …
Evaluation of the Efficacy of "Lifespan Integration" (LI) Therapy in Patients With Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
The study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a relatively new type of psychotherapy called Lifespan Integration (LI) in patients suffering of complex PTSD
K-ORCA: Testing a Decision Support Tool and Group Process for Selecting Interventions
This proposal responds to NIMH Objective 4.2.c to develop "decision-support tools and technologies that increase the effectiveness and continuous improvement of mental health interventions" by leveraging the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) policy opportunity. First, a web-based platform to host (a) a decision-support tool and (b) automated facilitation for …
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, …
