View clinical trials related to Alcohol Abuse.
Filter by:The purpose of this research study is to develop and test a care model to treat excessive drinking and alcohol use disorders in the primary care setting. The goal of this research study is to increase the identification and treatment of problem drinking in the primary care setting. Individuals will be asked to participate in this study because routine screening and assessment conducted at your primary care clinic indicates that you have recently exceeded healthy drinking limits as outlined by the National Institutes of Alcohol and Alcoholism.
The investigators will test the validity of biomarkers for the detection of heavy alcohol use in patients with and without liver disease.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a Substance-Free Activity Session (SFAS) as a supplement to a brief motivation intervention (BMI) in reducing alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences in college students.
Alcohol misuse affects 5 million people in France. Even though the elderly are also concerned by this pathology, there is not much information about chronic alcohol misuse of this population in particular. Biological markers like gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT), mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and carbohydrate deficient transferrin (CDT) are usually used to detect alcohol abuse. As a biological marker of alcohol misuse, the specificity of the CDT is known to be superior to the GGT as well. However, when it comes to the elderly, alcoholism diagnosis tools are based on research of younger populations. This study aims to evaluate the benefit of the CDT to detect chronic alcohol use in the elderly.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of tolcapone on decision making and alcohol intake using a laboratory bar (on-site alcohol self-administration) in alcohol drinkers.
dTMS intervention to reduce recurrent alcohol abuse among alcohol users who are abstinent for at least 5 days.
Investigators will recruit 280 alcohol dependent patients in treatment programs in the Philadelphia area to test the efficacy and cost efficiency of a smartphone based application for treating alcohol addiction (ACHESS) with telephone monitoring and counseling (TMAC). Participation in the study lasts for 18 months with research visits at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months, and 18 months. The intervention lasts 12 months.
The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of long-term aerobic exercise of moderate intensity on psychological, physiological, biochemical, physiological and alcohol-related parameters in heavy drinkers, in order to investigate possible biochemical mechanisms by which exercise may be a healthy alternative to alcohol abuse.
The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of exercise of different intensities on psychological, physiological, biochemical, physiological and alcohol-related parameters in individuals with alcohol use disorders (heavy drinkers and alcoholic patients) in order to investigate possible biochemical mechanisms by which exercise may be a healthy alternative to alcohol abuse. For that purpose, a control group of individuals that do not exceed the limits for moderate alcohol use will be included.
The current study evaluates the efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in DUI programs for individuals with a first-time offense. Investigators will utilize a two-group randomized design where individuals enrolled in a DUI program with a first-time conviction will be randomized to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT; n=150) or Usual Care (UC; n=150). Participants will be assessed at baseline, immediately post-treatment, and 6-months post-treatment. Recidivism data will also be collected using administrative data two years post-treatment.