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ClinicalTrials.gov 41 recruiting now early-phase tilt

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

Nearest open-share peer: Esophageal Cancer (48% recruiting · 132 trials)

Alcohol Drinking (this)48%Urothelial Carcinoma43%Obsessive - Compulsive Disor34.9%COPD32.6%Heart Diseases30.2%
Open-enrollment share among volume-matched conditions near Alcohol Drinking

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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

Phase 17Phase 210

Open and recent trials

86 total, page 1 of 2

RECRUITING 5,122 participants

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

RECRUITING NA 3,000 participants

Text-Based Messaging Strategies for Preventing Subsequent Problematic Alcohol Use

University of Virginia

NCT06318975

RECRUITING 1,500 participants

COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Alcohol (PIA) - A Natural History Study

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

NCT04391816

RECRUITING NA 1,400 participants

Technology Interventions for Youth Alcohol Use

University of Michigan

NCT05988931

RECRUITING 1,000 participants

Characterization Imaging Instruments in Alcoholics and Non-Alcoholics

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

NCT02108080

RECRUITING NA 744 participants

A SMART Evaluation of an Adaptive Web-based AUD Treatment for Service Members and Their Partners

Stanford University

NCT05619185

RECRUITING NA 600 participants

Reducing Alcohol Exposed Pregnancies

New York University

NCT05766761

RECRUITING NA 504 participants

Drinking in Young Adult Duos (DYAD) Study

Carnegie Mellon University

NCT06822257

RECRUITING NA 464 participants

Testing the Impact of Thrive App Versions on Alcohol Use and Posttraumatic Stress After Recent Sexual Assault

University of Washington

NCT06444295

RECRUITING NA 450 participants

Motivations, Attitudes, and Perceptions Study

University of Nebraska Lincoln

NCT05873413

RECRUITING NA 440 participants

Alcohol Screening and Preoperative Intervention Research Study - 2

University of Michigan

NCT05783635

RECRUITING NA 400 participants

Behavioral and Functional Task Development, Implementation, and Testing

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

NCT02108054

RECRUITING NA 400 participants

Just-In-Time Intervention to Reduce Alcohol-Facilitated Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration

Georgia State University

NCT05145868

RECRUITING NA 354 participants

Alcohol and "Heat of the Moment" Sexual Decision Making

Boston University Charles River Campus

NCT05729256

RECRUITING Phase 2 350 participants

Cannabis' Impact on Alcohol Consumption

Brown University

NCT05389930

RECRUITING NA 320 participants

Alcohol & Men's Sexual Risk Behaviors

Arizona State University

NCT06158880

RECRUITING NA 300 participants

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for HIV+ Hazardous Drinkers

Syracuse University

NCT06648629

RECRUITING NA 300 participants

Young Adult Education on Alcohol & Health

University of Washington

NCT05620849

RECRUITING NA 280 participants

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

RECRUITING NA 255 participants

Journey of Transformation Curriculum for Native American Youth

University of Washington

NCT05731713

RECRUITING Phase 2 250 participants

Microbiome Metabolites and Alcohol in HIV to Reduce CVD RCT

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

NCT05288790

RECRUITING 240 participants

Alcohol and the Social Brain: an Alcohol-Administration Hyperscanning Study

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

NCT06687525

RECRUITING 240 participants

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

RECRUITING NA 200 participants

Approach-Avoidance and Alcohol Challenge Study in PTSD

University of Texas at Austin

NCT06002633

RECRUITING NA 200 participants

Virtual Incentive Treatment for Alcohol

Washington State University

NCT06265506

RECRUITING NA 200 participants

ChangeGradients: Promoting Adolescent Health Behavior Change

University of California, San Francisco

NCT04110756

RECRUITING NA 200 participants

Alcohol and the Social Brain: An Alcohol-Administration Hyperscanning Study Employing a Within-Subject Design

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

NCT07125534

RECRUITING NA 160 participants

The Healthy Families Bright Futures Program

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

NCT06309134

RECRUITING NA 136 participants

Mobile Intervention for Simultaneous Alcohol and Marijuana Use in Young Adults

Kaiser Permanente

NCT05991882

RECRUITING Phase 1 128 participants

Nicotinic Receptor Genetic Variation and Alcohol Reward

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

NCT03294460

RECRUITING Phase 1 100 participants

HIV and Alcohol Research Center Focused on Polypharmacy (HARP) Pilot 2 (2nd HARP Pilot Intervention)

Yale University

NCT06513819

RECRUITING NA 100 participants

Acute Alcohol Response In Bipolar Disorder: a Longitudinal Alcohol Administration/fMRI Study

University of Texas at Austin

NCT05838274

RECRUITING NA 90 participants

Multi-Component Breath Alcohol Intervention Phase 3

Northeastern University

NCT06994962

RECRUITING NA 86 participants

MPFC Theta Burst Stimulation as a Treatment Tool for Alcohol Use Disorder: Effects on Drinking and Incentive Salience

Medical University of South Carolina

NCT04998916

RECRUITING NA 62 participants

Examining the Effectiveness of Dynamic Visual Noise (DVN) for Reducing Alcohol Cravings and Consumption in College Students

University of Wyoming

NCT07157124

RECRUITING NA 60 participants

Developing a Positive Approach to Substance Use Prevention in North American Indian Adolescents

University of Rhode Island

NCT05380765

RECRUITING NA 55 participants

Reducing Blood Pressure in Mid-life Adult Binge Drinkers

The University of Texas at Arlington

NCT05522075

RECRUITING NA 20 participants

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

RECRUITING Phase 2 20 participants

Ketone Ester Intervention in Alcohol Use Disorder

University of Pennsylvania

NCT04616781

RECRUITING Phase 2 20 participants

Effects Ketone Supplement and Alcohol on Brain Metabolism

University of Pennsylvania

NCT06815237

RECRUITING Phase 2 20 participants

Effect of Nutritional Ketosis on Alcohol Metabolism

University of Pennsylvania

NCT06065657

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 1,172 participants

WayToServePlus: Improving Responsible Alcohol Service Ph II

Klein Buendel

NCT05779774

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 830 participants

Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use Among Injured Patients

University of California, Davis

NCT00278785

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 806 participants

Digital Motivational Behavioral Economic Intervention to Reduce Risky Drinking Among Community-Dwelling Emerging Adults

University of Florida

NCT05443750

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING Early Phase 1 782 participants

Behavioral Alcohol Responses (BAR) Study

Carnegie Mellon University

NCT03467191

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 600 participants

Using Telehealth to Address Alcohol Misuse in HIV Care

Brown University

NCT04546971

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 470 participants

TeleHealth Resources for IndiVidualizEd Goals (THRIVE) in Alcohol Recovery Study

University of New Mexi

NCT06074341

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 225 participants

A Brief Intervention for Alcohol Users With Interpersonal Trauma

Western Kentucky University

NCT05414344

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 152 participants

Alcohol Feedback, Reflection and Morning Evaluation

Brown University

NCT05509218

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING NA 115 participants

Multi-Component Breath Alcohol Intervention

Northeastern University

NCT06124898

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Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Phase 1 7
Phase 2 10

Named interventions

Most-linked intervention names on Alcohol Drinking records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.

Placebo Other
6 trials
Alcohol Drug
4 trials
Brief Advice Behavioral
3 trials
Alcohol beverage Drug
2 trials
Naltrexone Drug
2 trials
Lower tech facilitation Behavioral
2 trials
Motivational interview and psychoeducation on blood/breath alcohol concentration Behavioral
2 trials
Alcohol-related mobile health technologies Device
2 trials

US sites by state

Facility locations filed on Alcohol Drinking trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.

Rhode Island 10 trials
Pennsylvania 8 trials
Texas 7 trials
New York 7 trials
Washington 6 trials
Maryland 6 trials
Connecticut 5 trials
Michigan 4 trials

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

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.