Active clinical trials for "Behavior, Addictive"

Addictions, whether to a substance or a behavior, are often associated with violence, but their role is not well known. Despite the publication of numerous studies demonstrating the influence of addictions in acts of violence, the exploration of violence in the context of addiction remains very limited. In order to fill this gap, teams members of the Addictopôle Occitanie in collaboration with a regional team are preparing the launch of a concrete longitudinal study to analyze the incidence of violence in populations suffering from addiction, but also to evaluate the need in terms of management of this violence. Hypotheses: To analyze the prevalence of violence in populations suffering from addiction and the need for treatment of such violence using a robust protocol based on an anonymous questionnaire to assess the violence experienced or committed by a patient, taking into account his/her environment. This study would allow us to better understand the effects of addictions on the severity and frequency of violence, but also to implement concrete and adapted solutions in order to limit it. This study could lead to the creation of a regional Observatory of Violence related to Addictions. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Substance use disorder (SUD) is a dynamic process that changes constantly over time with new trends of drug dependence emerge every now and then, thus timely information about trends in psychoactive substance use could yield tailored interventions and reduce potential harms. Identifying personal, social, and demographic characteristics of patients with this disorder at the local, regional, and national levels helps physicians, health authorities, and policy-makers detect early emerging trends and enable them better plan and implement prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs. This study aims to identify sociodemographic, personal characteristics, as well as patterns of illicit drug abuse in patients admitted for addiction treatment.

In patients with addiction to a substance, an increase in activity in the prefrontal cortex induced by transcranial Direct Current Stimulation -tDCS (non-invasive technique, modulating cortical activity by applying low-intensity electrical currents between two electrodes),may help reduce craving in people addicted to alcohol and tobacco. By analogy with addictive behavior with a substance, the craving observed in certain behavioral addictions would involve the same neural circuits. The main hypothesis is to reduce the sexual craving associated with the viewing of erotic images during active brain stimulation compared to placebo stimulation. Functional MRI will allow to better understand the neural circuits involved in sexual addiction and in the expected inhibition of sexual arousal by tDCS in sexual addictions during visualization erotic images.

The purpose of this study is determine the safety, efficacy and tolerability of a novel drug APH-1501 as a pharmacotherapy for Opioid Dependence. The investigators will evaluate the safety of escalating doses APH-1501.

"In France and abroad, patient involvement is increasingly encouraged through the development of experiences involving patients in their care or that of their peers. The Association of PEs in Addictology (APEA) and the Addictology Department of the Bichat Hospital (APHP- Nord, University of Paris) have established a partnership in which PEs volunteer to work with patients throughout the course of their care. To date, no study has evaluated the impact of the PE program in addictology. A preliminary study within the department and the APEA is needed to evaluate the benefits to patients and caregivers, the feasibility and the cost in terms of staff time of implementing the PE program. The main objective of the project is to describe the care pathways of patients through their interactions with the PEs and the overall addiction care system, over a period of one year, within the Psychiatry-Addictology Department of the Bichat Hospital and then in the outpatient setting. The secondary objectives are to characterize and describe the patients' profiles according to these pathways; as well as to describe the contribution of EPs in the process of coordinating the care of these patients (interaction between patients - EPs - health professionals). This is a non-interventional monocentric cohort study in the Psychiatry-Addictology Department of the Bichat Hospital. In practice, data concerning interactions between patients and EPs and caregivers and EPs will be collected by EPs directly on an eCRF after each contact, for 12 months from inclusion. Patients will be followed during their care pathway for a total of one year, by two telephone assessments at 3 months and 6 months of hospital discharge. A final visit will be made 12 months after hospital discharge by face-to-face interview. Participation will end at the time of the debriefing interview, one year after inclusion. Modeling the interactions between patients and EPs, and between caregivers and EPs during a course of care in addictology, will lead to a better knowledge of the EP system and the place of EPs in the trajectories of addictology care. The effectiveness of the PE system can thus be recognized in the management of addictions, in complementarity with the caregivers. The driving factors for implementation will be identified in order to improve the dissemination of the PE system to other centers."

Technological products are tools that make human life easier. Among these tools that have become an indispensable part of human life, smart devices, namely smart phones, tablets and computers, have a special place. It is seen that the time spent by both parents and children in the family with smart devices has increased for various reasons. This situation creates effects on the developmental processes of children. In the literature, it is seen that children and adolescents are more exposed to digital technology. Preschoolers, unlike other children, are in the process of forming healthy habits that will continue to reflect their future quality of life. Incorrect posture in preschool and school-aged children can cause extremely serious health problems in adulthood, if not detected and removed in time. Knowledge of postural control and muscle strength can be important both for identifying children at high risk of falls and injury and for developing fall and injury prevention intervention programs. More specifically, knowledge of a potential relationship between postural control and muscle strength can assist in tailoring specially designed injury and fall prevention intervention programs. As a result, with the changing world, the age at which children start using technological devices is gradually decreasing, and as age increases, the duration of device use also increases. Provider, children's exposure to technology will be much longer than adults. There are no studies evaluating the relationship between technology addiction, posture disorder, balance and muscle strength in the preschool period. Generally, research has been done on technology addiction and posture disorder. The aim of our research is not only to investigate the technology addiction and posture disorder of preschool children, but also to evaluate the relationship between future muscle strength and balance of the posture disorder that may occur.

Behavioural addictions (BAs) [gambling disorder (GD), food addiction (FA), sexual addiction (SA)] may lead to disastrous consequences. They are often associated with other addictive or psychiatric disorders, and high rates of suicide attempts. Epidemiological studies report prevalence reaching 2.7% for GD, 5% for SA, and up to 7.9% for FA. Many similarities have been highlighted between BAs, as well as with substance use disorders. One core clinical similarity between those disorders is craving (uncontrollable urge to engage in rewarding behaviours), which has been consistently associated with diminished control over the behaviour and relapse. At present, no pharmacological treatment has been approved for BAs, but several medications have been tested. Among them, two opioid receptor antagonists - naltrexone and nalmefene - appear the most promising. By decreasing dopamine neurotransmission in the reward circuitry, they reduce both excitement for rewarding behaviours and craving. Compared to naltrexone, nalmefene seems to have a better safety. To date, no study investigated the efficacy of nalmefene as a pan-addiction treatment for BAs. Two clinical trials have demonstrated its efficacy for the treatment of GD, but no clinical trial was conducted for FA and SA. The investigators hypothesise that nalmefene (36 mg/d), compared to a placebo, can have a therapeutic effect as an add-on to usual treatment for decreasing craving in several BAs.

The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic potential of real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) neurofeedback in alleviating internet gaming disorder (IGD) symptoms by training individuals with such symptoms to down-regulate the activity in their reward-processing-related midbrain regions.

This component of a larger Center of Research Excellence Grant improves treatment for drug abuse by developing effective linkages between specialty drug treatment and primary health care.

The purpose of this study is to test a smart phone based application (the App) that will allow patients to record their attendance at 12-step meetings. The smart phone application is an investigational (experimental) application that works by allowing patients to check in to meetings and tracks their location. This application uses features available in smartphone technology and will be tested on a small scale in order to ascertain interest and benefit in a controlled manner. The initial phase of this process is a test of concept, which poses the question of whether individuals in an office-based addiction treatment program will utilize the application to check in and out of meetings, and answer a brief questionnaire delivered via the app at the end of a meeting. In this phase, investigators will set the standard recommendation as attendance at a minimum of three meetings per week.