Addictions Clinical Trials
A listing of Addictions medical research trials actively recruiting patient volunteers. Search for closest city to find more detailed information on a research study in your area.
Found 123 clinical trials
Orexin s Role in the Neurobiology of Substance Use Disorder
Study Description: Despite the availability of pharmacotherapy for some substance use disorders, relapse vulnerability is still a significant issue. This suggests medications with alternative mechanisms of action should be explored to address this unmet need. Substantial preclinical research indicates that orexin antagonism blunts the internally and externally triggered motivation to …
IV Pulsed-Nicotine as a Model of Smoking: The Effects of Dose and Delivery Rate
This project will examine the impact of the nicotine dose and delivery rate on nicotine's abuse potential, versus its potentially beneficial effects on smoking urges and withdrawal. Will use pulsed IV nicotine administration which closely matches nicotine delivery by inhaled tobacco use.
Community-based Smoking Cessation Treatment for Adults With High Stress Sensitivity.
Anxiety sensitivity, reflecting the fear of bodily sensations, is a risk factor for the maintenance and relapse of smoking. This study is designed to address the question - is a smoking cessation intervention personalized to high anxiety sensitive smokers and adapted for implementation by the YMCA effective among racially/ethnically diverse …
NeuroControl of Nicotine Dependence
The purpose of the study is to examine the effects of continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) on different forms of cognitive control in adults who smoke cigarettes, and to determine if the location where cTBS is delivered may help smokers reduce or quit smoking. Participation in the study will take …
A Trial of Varenicline for E-cigarette Cessation
This is randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial in treatment-seeking adults who report regular e-cigarette use to test the hypothesis that varenicline is efficacious for quitting e-cigarettes.
Behavioral Intervention for Youth to Promote Vaping Cessation
This study will test the hypothesis that the QuitVaping (QV) intervention and additional texting support will improve nicotine abstinence rates in adolescents as compared to Enhanced Usual Care (EUC: education about nicotine, vaping and addiction, advice to quit vaping, referral to TIQ texting support). Approximately 400 adolescents will be randomly …
Abuse Liability and Appeal of Oral Nicotine Products
There has been a recent proliferation of novel oral nicotine products (ONPs) brought to market, including new nicotine gums and pouches. Unlike electronic cigarettes (ECs) ONPs have no impending regulatory barriers with regard to flavoring or nicotine dose, and manufacturers have capitalized on this by introducing an extensive slate of …
Comparative Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Synthetic Nicotine
In a crossover study, experienced electronic cigarette users will vape 3 different forms of nicotine: natural (derived from tobacco), synthetic, or a 50:50 mixture of both natural and synthetic. The investigators will compare nicotine metabolism, cardiovascular effects, patterns of self-administration, and participants' feelings of craving/withdrawal and enjoyment.
Optimizing Tobacco Use Treatment for PLWHA
The advent of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) substantially improved life expectancy but has also led to the critical need to address modifiable risk factors associated with cancer and cardiovascular disease, such as tobacco smoking. HIV-infected smokers lose more life-years due to tobacco use than they …
Social Media Support Groups for Adolescent Vaping Cessation
The purpose of this study is to pilot test feasibility and acceptability of the Quit the Hit Toolkit, a social media-based nicotine vaping cessation program for adolescents and young adults, adapted for use in community settings.
