Novel Real-world Methods in Social Drinkers and AUD

Completed

Conditions studied: Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Use Disorder

In brief

This research project proposes a novel approach to elucidate the biological adaptations associated with Alcohol Use Disorder and to assess whether such adaptations are predictive of higher alcohol craving in response to both alcohol cues and stressors and higher relapse risk and alcohol use in the real world.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05155176

Run by

Yale University

People needed

54

Starts

2022-05-01

Expected to finish

2023-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2024-01-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Men and women who:
• Are older than 18 years old at the first intake appointment; 2) Are fluent in English; 3) Are drinking alcohol at levels to match either of the two groups:
• a. Social drinkers: i. Must report a past-year history of alcohol use ii. Must not meet current AUD and may have only met mild AUD during their lifetime (not within the past year) iii. Provide a negative urine toxicology screen. b. Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder: i. Must meet current criteria for AUD based on the SCID (≤ 2 symptoms in past year); ii. Report at least weekly use of alcohol. iii. Do not meet criteria for any other substance use disorders other than mild Cannabis Use Disorder.
• iv. Provide a positive urine toxicology screen for alcohol during intake. 5) Can provide written informed consent.

Where it is running

• Yale Stress Center — New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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