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Last Updated: Oct 13, 2009 - 8:02:15 PM


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Recruiting Patients: Substance Abuse Treatment for High Risk Chronic Pain Patients on Opioid Therapy

Chronic back pain patients are often dismissed from a pain center or a primary care practice when they are noncompliant with opioid therapy, instead of being offered treatments to reduce misuse and to improve compliance.


Oct 13, 2009 - 1:31:30 PM

Clinical Trial Studies
Women's Depression Treatment Study Recruiting Participants
The aim of the Women's Depression Treatment Study, based in a community mental health center, is to evaluate the effectiveness of Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Trauma in Community Settings (IPT-TCS) on improving depression and other psychological and social functioning.
Feb 19, 2009 - 4:18:29 AM

Clinical Trial Studies
Women-Focused HIV Prevention in the Western Cape, recruiting participants.

Surveillance data indicate that HIV risk and substance use is a serious problem among South African women.


Dec 10, 2008 - 1:03:03 PM

Clinical Trial Studies
Prevention of Relapse to Cocaine Use: Recruiting Participants
This study will evaluate whether, compared to placebo, aripiprazole increases the time to relapse to cocaine use in abstinent polydrug users in methadone maintenance therapy.
Oct 30, 2008 - 3:44:44 AM

Clinical Trial Studies
Prostate Cancer Trial: Pomegranate Juice in Treating Patients With Rising Prostate-Specific Antigen Levels After Surgery
Pomegranate juice may keep prostate cancer from growing in patients with rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels after surgery or radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer.
Jul 23, 2008 - 9:22:49 PM

Clinical Trial Studies
Fostering Mothers' Emotionally Responsive Parenting, Recruiting Participants

Mothers who are physically and/or psychologically dependent upon alcohol and drugs are at risk for a wide range of parenting deficits beginning when their children are infants and continuing as their children move through school-age and adolescent years.


Jul 9, 2008 - 7:53:21 AM

Clinical Trial Studies
Metabolic Study of Sleep Apnea in Men and Women, Recruiting Participants
The purpose of this study is to look at the metabolic (use of energy) and hormonal features of sleep problems in men and women.
Jun 29, 2008 - 9:49:28 AM

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Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening in African American Men, Recruiting Participants
Screening may help doctors find prostate cancer sooner, when it may be easier to treat. This research study is looking at whether patients who are being screened for prostate cancer have been previously screened.
Jun 22, 2008 - 11:35:19 AM

Clinical Trial Studies
Eating Disorders: Group Parent Training, Recruiting Participants
While parents are considered essential for the effective treatment of adolescents with anorexia nervosa, the most effective manner to involve parents in treatment is unknown.
May 10, 2008 - 3:02:25 AM

Clinical Trial Studies
Cocaine Addiction Treatment: Clinical Trial Recruiting Participants
This is a treatment development study with the purpose of developing a computer-based standard drug counseling for cocaine dependence.
Mar 15, 2008 - 10:24:40 AM

Clinical Trial Studies
Prostate Biomarker Study Recruiting Participants
Radical Prostatectomy (removal of the prostate) or radiation therapy provide excellent outcomes for patients with localized (confined to one area) disease, yet there is still no effective treatment once the disease has spread beyond the prostate gland.
Feb 21, 2008 - 6:48:30 AM

Clinical Trial Studies
Treatment for Adolescent Marijuana Abuse Clinical Trial
Marijuana remains the most prevalent illicit substance used by adolescents and the number of adolescents receiving treatment for marijuana abuse more than tripled during the last decade.
Jan 25, 2008 - 12:06:03 PM

Clinical Trial Studies
Treating Alcohol Withdrawal Clinical Trial Opportunity
The purpose of this study is determine if subjects with alcohol withdrawal who receive oral baclofen, plus standard benzodiazepine therapy, will experience less severe withdrawal symptoms than those who receive placebo.
Jan 25, 2008 - 8:07:40 AM

Clinical Trial Studies
Impact of Gastric Bypass Surgery on Risk of CVD, Recruiting Patients for Study
The purpose of this study is to determine whether surgically induced weight loss decreases the risk of CVD in morbidly obese subjects with T2DM
Oct 27, 2007 - 7:29:44 AM

Clinical Trial Studies
Gastric Banding Clinical Trial, Recruiting Patients
Safety, effectiveness, and performance of Allergan's EasyBand telemetrically adjustable gastric banding device for the treatment of morbidly obese patients.
Oct 6, 2007 - 4:48:30 PM

Clinical Trial Studies
Green Tea Extract in Treating Women with Breast Cancer, Recruiting for Study
The rationaile is that Green tea extract contains ingredients that may prevent or slow the growth of breast cancer. The purpose of this randomized phase I trial is to study the side effects and best dose of green tea extract in treating women with hormone receptor-negative stage I, stage II, or stage IIIA breast cancer
Sep 24, 2007 - 6:47:18 AM

Clinical Trial Studies
Zero Calorie Drink Products, Recruiting Patients for Study
This will be a clinical test to determine if any carbohydrate or a gluconeogenic precursor added to a zero calorie product might be important to consider in the management of obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus.
Sep 23, 2007 - 2:37:59 PM

Clinical Trial Studies
Gastric Balloon in Morbidly Obese Patients Selected for Gastric by-Pass
To demonstrate, during a prospective randomised medico-economic study, in morbidly obese patients (BMI > 45 kg/m²) selected for a laparoscopic gastric by-pass that, in comparison to usual care, a temporary intra-gastric balloon (6 months) decreases medical costs and peri-operative morbidity.
Aug 18, 2007 - 10:29:31 PM

Clinical Trial Studies
Selenium and Vitamin E in Preventing Prostate Cancer, Recruiting Patients
 Chemoprevention therapy is the use of certain drugs to try to prevent the development of cancer. It is not yet known which regimen of selenium and/or vitamin E may be more effective in preventing prostate cancer
Aug 12, 2007 - 5:36:38 PM

Clinical Trial Studies
Prostate Cancer: Vitamin D and Soy Supplements in Treating Patients With Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Vitamin D and soy extract may be effective in lowering prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in patients with recurrent prostate cancer that has not responded to previous treatment.
Aug 4, 2007 - 7:28:35 PM

Clinical Trial Studies
California Department of Corporations Issues Escrow Alert on Aplusplusdeals.com
The Department of Corporations has been notified that aplusplusdeals.com is offering escrow services over the internet and is falsely advertising at its website that it holds California Department of Corporations license 9631867.
Jul 24, 2007 - 7:19:43 AM

Clinical Trial Studies
Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer, Recruiting Patients for Study
The purpose of the study is to determine the effectiveness of the Sonablate® 500 using high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to treat localized prostate cancer
Jul 7, 2007 - 10:23:12 AM

Clinical Trial Studies
Methamphetamine Use Among MSM With High-Risk HIV Behaviors, this study is currently recruiting patients
Studies demonstrate that methamphetamine (meth) use is associated with high-risk sexual behavior among MSM, putting meth-using MSM at extraordinarily high risk for transmitting or acquiring HIV.
Jul 6, 2007 - 3:09:31 PM

Clinical Trial Studies
Bipolar Disorder study using Sudarshan Kriya Yoga for Treatment, Recruiting Subjects for Study
The goal of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) as an add-on treatment to medication, in comparison to medication as usual in improving symptoms of Bipolar Depression over 4 weeks, and in prevention of relapse/recurrence of mood episodes over 1 year. The general symptoms of depression will be measured by rating scales and quality of life and overall severity of the illness will be explored and compared between the two groups.
Jun 19, 2007 - 6:41:27 PM

Clinical Trial Studies
Treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome, Recruiting Patients for Study
To evaluate the efficacy of botulinum toxin, type A, (BoNT) for the treatment of primary Restless legs syndrome (RLS). We hypothesize that BoNT will be effective at decreasing the deep sensory discomfort of RLS.
Jun 15, 2007 - 5:14:39 PM

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