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NCT05901610
Decision Making in Chronic Pain and Alcohol Use Disorder
NA trial testing Episodic Future Thinking in Alcohol Use Disorder in 10 participants. Suspended.
30 June 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Suspended |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | non randomized |
| Design | crossover |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | basic science |
| Enrollment | 10 |
| Start date | 28 June 2024 |
| Primary completion | 30 June 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 30 June 2026 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Episodic Future Thinking
- Control Episodic Thinking
- Low-intensity Focused Ultrasound
- Sham Low-intensity Focused Ultrasound
Conditions studied
- Alcohol Use Disorder — all drugs for Alcohol Use Disorder →
- Chronic Pain — all drugs for Chronic Pain →
Sponsor
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Who can join
21 and older, any sex, with Alcohol Use Disorder or Chronic Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The objective of this within-subject study is to test the effects of Episodic Future Thinking (EFT) and Low-intensity Focused Ultrasound (LIFU) interventions on the pain of subjects who have chronic pain and alcohol use disorder(s).
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation as an Emerging Treatment for Substance use Disorder: Promise and Precaution.
Komarnyckyj M, Sherpa NN, Lawn W, Fouragnan E. · · 2026 · PMID 42079841 · DOI 10.1007/s40429-026-00734-2
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- PubMed search for NCT05901610
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05901610 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 9 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Last refreshed: 3 February 2026
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