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Alcohol Drinking: early-phase trial registry
41 of 86 indexed Alcohol Drinking trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #160 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
86 US clinical trials · 41 currently recruiting · #160 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Alcohol Drinking: 86 US clinical trials tracked, 41 recruiting.
Alcohol Drinking is the subject of 86 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 41 of them currently open to new participants. 0 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 17 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Brown University, running 8 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition alcohol-drinking
OPEN 41 | RECR 48% | LATE 0 | EARLY 17 | RANK #160 | SPON 8
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Esophageal Cancer (48% recruiting · 132 trials)
Alcohol Drinking lists 41 open slots (48% of 86 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Alcohol Drinking on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Alcohol Drinking is recruiting above its size-band peers.
41 of 86 indexed trials (47.7%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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Sponsorship of Alcohol Drinking trials is spread across many organizations.
Brown University accounts for 8 of 86 trials (9.3%). 52 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Alcohol Drinking enrolment sits around 200 participants.
Median target enrolment is 200 among the 86 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 28 of those (32.6%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Alcohol Drinking research is mostly interventional.
81 interventional and 5 observational studies make up this index (94.2% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
86 total, page 1 of 2
The Efficacy of Conventional Screening Versus mHealth Screening in Early Detection of Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders and Oral Cancer Amongst the Rural Population of Varanasi: A Prospective and Blinded Study
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NCT06535867
Text-Based Messaging Strategies for Preventing Subsequent Problematic Alcohol Use
University of Virginia
NCT06318975
COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Alcohol (PIA) - A Natural History Study
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
NCT04391816
Technology Interventions for Youth Alcohol Use
University of Michigan
NCT05988931
Characterization Imaging Instruments in Alcoholics and Non-Alcoholics
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
NCT02108080
A SMART Evaluation of an Adaptive Web-based AUD Treatment for Service Members and Their Partners
Stanford University
NCT05619185
Reducing Alcohol Exposed Pregnancies
New York University
NCT05766761
Drinking in Young Adult Duos (DYAD) Study
Carnegie Mellon University
NCT06822257
Testing the Impact of Thrive App Versions on Alcohol Use and Posttraumatic Stress After Recent Sexual Assault
University of Washington
NCT06444295
Motivations, Attitudes, and Perceptions Study
University of Nebraska Lincoln
NCT05873413
Alcohol Screening and Preoperative Intervention Research Study - 2
University of Michigan
NCT05783635
Behavioral and Functional Task Development, Implementation, and Testing
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
NCT02108054
Just-In-Time Intervention to Reduce Alcohol-Facilitated Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration
Georgia State University
NCT05145868
Alcohol and "Heat of the Moment" Sexual Decision Making
Boston University Charles River Campus
NCT05729256
Cannabis' Impact on Alcohol Consumption
Brown University
NCT05389930
Alcohol & Men's Sexual Risk Behaviors
Arizona State University
NCT06158880
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for HIV+ Hazardous Drinkers
Syracuse University
NCT06648629
Young Adult Education on Alcohol & Health
University of Washington
NCT05620849
Effects of Stereotype Threat on Impulsivity and Its Relation to Alcohol Use in African Americans: An fMRI Study
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
NCT05675332
Journey of Transformation Curriculum for Native American Youth
University of Washington
NCT05731713
Microbiome Metabolites and Alcohol in HIV to Reduce CVD RCT
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
NCT05288790
Alcohol and the Social Brain: an Alcohol-Administration Hyperscanning Study
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
NCT06687525
Towards a Wearable Alcohol Biosensor: Examining the Accuracy of BAC Estimates From New-Generation Transdermal Technology Using Large-Scale Human Testing and Machine Learning Algorithms
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
NCT05692830
Approach-Avoidance and Alcohol Challenge Study in PTSD
University of Texas at Austin
NCT06002633
Virtual Incentive Treatment for Alcohol
Washington State University
NCT06265506
ChangeGradients: Promoting Adolescent Health Behavior Change
University of California, San Francisco
NCT04110756
Alcohol and the Social Brain: An Alcohol-Administration Hyperscanning Study Employing a Within-Subject Design
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
NCT07125534
The Healthy Families Bright Futures Program
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
NCT06309134
Mobile Intervention for Simultaneous Alcohol and Marijuana Use in Young Adults
Kaiser Permanente
NCT05991882
Nicotinic Receptor Genetic Variation and Alcohol Reward
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
NCT03294460
HIV and Alcohol Research Center Focused on Polypharmacy (HARP) Pilot 2 (2nd HARP Pilot Intervention)
Yale University
NCT06513819
Acute Alcohol Response In Bipolar Disorder: a Longitudinal Alcohol Administration/fMRI Study
University of Texas at Austin
NCT05838274
Multi-Component Breath Alcohol Intervention Phase 3
Northeastern University
NCT06994962
MPFC Theta Burst Stimulation as a Treatment Tool for Alcohol Use Disorder: Effects on Drinking and Incentive Salience
Medical University of South Carolina
NCT04998916
Examining the Effectiveness of Dynamic Visual Noise (DVN) for Reducing Alcohol Cravings and Consumption in College Students
University of Wyoming
NCT07157124
Developing a Positive Approach to Substance Use Prevention in North American Indian Adolescents
University of Rhode Island
NCT05380765
Reducing Blood Pressure in Mid-life Adult Binge Drinkers
The University of Texas at Arlington
NCT05522075
The GLUCID Study: Effect of Alcohol Reduction and Probiotic Interventions on Cognition and Brain Glucose Metabolism in Normal Aging Adults Who Are High-Risk Alcohol Drinkers
University of Miami
NCT07415707
Ketone Ester Intervention in Alcohol Use Disorder
University of Pennsylvania
NCT04616781
Effects Ketone Supplement and Alcohol on Brain Metabolism
University of Pennsylvania
NCT06815237
Effect of Nutritional Ketosis on Alcohol Metabolism
University of Pennsylvania
NCT06065657
WayToServePlus: Improving Responsible Alcohol Service Ph II
Klein Buendel
NCT05779774
Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use Among Injured Patients
University of California, Davis
NCT00278785
Digital Motivational Behavioral Economic Intervention to Reduce Risky Drinking Among Community-Dwelling Emerging Adults
University of Florida
NCT05443750
Behavioral Alcohol Responses (BAR) Study
Carnegie Mellon University
NCT03467191
Using Telehealth to Address Alcohol Misuse in HIV Care
Brown University
NCT04546971
TeleHealth Resources for IndiVidualizEd Goals (THRIVE) in Alcohol Recovery Study
University of New Mexi
NCT06074341
A Brief Intervention for Alcohol Users With Interpersonal Trauma
Western Kentucky University
NCT05414344
Alcohol Feedback, Reflection and Morning Evaluation
Brown University
NCT05509218
Multi-Component Breath Alcohol Intervention
Northeastern University
NCT06124898
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
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| Phase 1 | 7 |
| Phase 2 | 10 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Alcohol Drinking records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Alcohol Drinking trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Alcohol Drinking page
86 registered trials, 41 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 41 Alcohol Drinking trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- Brown University sponsors the most Alcohol Drinking trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Brown University's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Alcohol Drinking condition card totals 86 registered trials; most-linked intervention Placebo; top US site state Rhode Island. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.