Active clinical trials for "Substance-Related Disorders"

The overall goals of this study are to (1) expand knowledge about interactions of levetiracetam with alcohol by assessing the effects of levetiracetam compared to placebo in moderate and heavy social alcohol users and (2) to test the AccuswayTM platform as a tool to measure postural control (which has been used as a marker of intoxication) and the effects of levetiracetam on postural control.

This is a three-staged study to develop and evaluate a monitoring instrument and associated intervention, as follows: Stage 1 - Develop and determine the reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change of a brief Multidimensional Monitoring Instrument (MMI) for clients in outpatient substance abuse treatment (SAT). Stage 2 - Develop a Monitoring and Feedback Intervention (MFI) that uses the MMI. As part of this process, create a manual, training materials, and competence and adherence measures, and conduct a feasibility study within an outpatient SAT unit to refine the intervention and associated materials and measures. Stage 3 - Conduct a randomized clinical trial (RCT) to determine the preliminary efficacy of the MFI compared to treatment as usual (TAU) for clients in outpatient SAT. In this pilot study, it is hypothesized that the MFI will positively impact the treatment process, and short-term, during treatment, outcomes.

The specific aims of the project are to conduct a three-phase study to develop a data-driven Clinical Alert feature to the RecoveryTrack™ Concurrent Recovery Monitoring (CRM) system and test its efficacy, as follows: Phase I - Analyze RecoveryTrack and outcomes data to create a clinical algorithm that predicts early treatment attrition; adapt elements of a cognitive behavioral intervention (CBI) for use in addressing Clinical Alerts, as well as adapting training and adherence measures; reprogram RecoveryTrack with a Clinical Alert feature for each of the first three monitoring assessments to inform counselors when a client is at High Risk to leave treatment. Phase II -Conduct a feasibility trial to refine Clinical Alerts + CBI intervention and the study measures/procedures. Phase III - Conduct a pilot randomized clinical trial comparing outcomes of clients whose counselors were randomized to Clinical Alerts + CBI to those of clients whose counselors were assigned to TAU (control condition). The primary hypothesis is that clients who evidence a High Risk for attrition will have longer lengths of stay in the Clinical Alerts + CBI condition than High Risk clients in the control condition. Secondary client hypotheses are that High Risk clients in the Clinical Alert + CBI condition will attend more treatment sessions, have more drug-free urine results, and receive more ancillary services than High Risk clients in the control condition.

This research is a stage 1b developmental trial evaluating an intervention called "The Men's Domestic Abuse Check-Up" with adult men abusing their intimate partners and also struggling with alcohol or drug use.

In this study, eligible crack-cocaine addicted inpatients recruited from specialized clinics for substance abuse disorder treatment, filling inclusion criteria and not showing any exclusion criteria, were randomized to receive the repetitive (10 sessions, every other day) bilateral dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (dlPFC: cathodal left / anodal right) tDCS (2 milliamperes, 3x7 cm2, for 20 min) or placebo (sham-tDCS). Craving to the use of crack-cocaine was examined before (baseline), during and after the end of the tDCS treatment. Based in our previous data, our hypothesis was that repetitive bilateral tDCS over dlPFC would favorably change clinical, cognitive and brain function in crack-cocaine addiction and these would be long-lasting effects.

Benzodiazepines (BZD) are widely used to treat anxiety, insomnia, and depression. These drugs can have very serious side effects if they are taken over a long period of time. In addition to stability, memory, concentration, vigilance, and attention impairments, long-term use of BZD is also associated with an increased in hypertension incidence, urinary incontinence, coronary artery disease, and renal complications. There are growing evidences that long-term BZD use causes physical and psychological dependence as evidenced by the withdrawal syndrome. The recommended strategy by physicians to facilitate the withdrawal of BZD is to gradually reduce the medication, either by replacing the BZD by another with a longer half-life, or by the gradual dose reduction. Unfortunately, the success of such a procedure is low as up to 80% of people who try to quit, relapse due to the intolerance of withdrawal symptoms. Therefore, it is important to find new strategies to overcome the withdrawal difficulties. The aim of this study is to test the effectiveness of a novel psychosocial intervention called PASSE-65+ to facilitate the benzodiazepine withdrawal in the older users, thus providing a new therapeutic tool to physician.

If shown to be effective, the Recovery Line would provide an inexpensive, transportable, and easy to use treatment to improve substance abuse outcomes for medication assisted treatment. Given the high costs of relapse and continued drug use, improvement of treatment outcomes would provide substantial health, economic, and societal benefits.

Substance abuse treatment in the criminal justice system can reduce drug use and related criminal behavior. Although drug and alcohol treatment are common mandates in criminal justice programs, only a minority of clients actually initiate treatment. This proposal will compare two intervention formats that target motivation to initiate and engage in treatment among a group of probationers who have drug or alcohol treatment conditions. Six hundred drug and alcohol offenders in two probation sites (Baltimore, MD and Dallas, TX) will be randomized to receive: 1) an in-person motivational interviewing session (MI), 2) a motivational computer program (MC), or 3) supervision intake and monitoring as usual (SAU). The MI condition will be structured along the lines of the "Check-Up" format which consists of an assessment and personalized feedback delivered in an MI style; the content of the MC condition will be drawn from previous literature on effective motivational computer programs. Both interventions will be delivered at the start of the probation process, with follow-up assessments at 2 and 6 months. Primary outcomes include engagement and participation in substance abuse treatment; secondary outcomes include drug and alcohol use, probation progress, criminal behavior, and HIV testing and care. This project will be the first to develop and test two interventions for encouraging criminal justice clients to follow through with treatment recommendations, with the goal of increasing treatment initiation, and reducing subsequent drug use and criminal behavior. It also contributes to ongoing partnerships with two large probation agencies-the Dallas County Supervision and Corrections Department and the Maryland Division of Parole and Probation.

The purpose of this research is to test the feasibility and efficacy of a brief (one session) preventative intervention using motivational interviewing integrated with social network counseling for substance use among adolescent patients in a primary care setting. One hundred participants will be randomly assigned to either motivational interviewing integrated with social network counseling or attention control conditions. The motivational interviewing integrated with social network counseling condition is expected to show improvement when compared to the attention control condition.

Add-on of memantine or placebo treatment will proceed in a double-blinded fashion for 12 weeks after adjusted methadone dose. During the study, the investigators will evaluate treatment response and adverse effect from multiple dimensions to elucidate the therapeutic effect of add-on memantine on addictive behaviors. It will also explore the possible advantage of this treatment on social re-adaptation and psychopathogenesis of opioid dependence.