New drug aims to curb alcohol cravings in major trial
NCT ID NCT07219966
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 9 times
Summary
This phase 3 study tests whether brenipatide can help adults with moderate-to-severe alcohol use disorder drink less and feel less urge to drink. About 1,100 motivated participants will receive either the drug or a placebo for 56 weeks. The main goal is to see changes in drinking patterns and cravings.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- brenipatide
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new medication option to help people with alcohol use disorder reduce their drinking and cravings.
- What could go wrong
- This is a late-stage trial, but the drug may still fail to show meaningful benefit over placebo. Side effects or lack of long-term effectiveness are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 1,100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participant must be a minimum of 20 years of age for the investigative sites in Japan. * Are seeking treatment and are motivated to stop or cut down on drinking. * Are reliable and willing to make themselves available for the duration of the study and attend required study visits, and are willing and able to follow study procedures as required, such as * self-inject study intervention * store and use the provided blinded study intervention, as directed * maintain electronic and paper study diaries, as applicable, and * complete the required questionnaires. Exclusion Criteria: * Have evidence of current or within the past 180 days prior to screening (V1), history of any substance use disorder(s) of any severity with a pattern of persistent illicit or nonprescribed substance use as indicated by clinical interview, except alcohol, nicotine, or caffeine. * Have answered "yes" to either Question 4 or Question 5 on the "Suicidal Ideation" portion of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) and the ideation occurred within the past 6 months, or have answered "yes" to any of the suicide-related behaviors on the "Suicidal Behavior" portion of the C-SSRS and the behavior occurred within the past 6 months * Have either of the following: * history of advanced liver disease, including advanced liver fibrosis \[Stage 3\] or cirrhosis \[Stage 4\], based on prior biomarkers, imaging or liver biopsy, OR * history of acute alcohol-associated hepatitis based on prior liver biopsy. * Have participated in a clinical study and have received active treatment, or unknown if they received active treatment, within 90 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) before screening (V1).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
72 sites in 4 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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ANIMA Research
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGDiepenbeek, 3590, Belgium
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Accel Research Sites - Lakeland Clinical Research Unit
RECRUITINGLakeland, Florida, 33803, United States
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Adams Clinical Boston
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02116, United States
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Adams Clinical Bronx
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Adams Clinical Dallas
RECRUITINGDeSoto, Texas, 75115, United States
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Ai Sakura Clinic
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGFukuoka, 810-0001, Japan
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Alpine Research Organization
RECRUITINGClinton, Utah, 84015, United States
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Arata Clinic
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGNagasaki, 852-8137, Japan
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Artemis Institute for Clinical Research
RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92123, United States
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Avera Research Institute - Sioux Falls
RECRUITINGSioux Falls, South Dakota, 57108, United States
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Beijing Anding Hospital - Affiliated Capital University of Medical Science
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100088, China
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Beijing HuiLongGuan Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100096, China
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Chang Gung Medical Foundation-Linkou Branch
RECRUITINGTaoyuan, 333, Taiwan
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Charter Research - Orlando
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32803, United States
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China Medical University Hospital
RECRUITINGTaichung, 404332, Taiwan
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Chungbuk National University Hospital
RECRUITINGCheongju-si, 28644, South Korea
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Clerkenwell Health - London - Baker Street
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLondon, W1U 6RP, United Kingdom
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Dedicated Research Site FutureMeds
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGOffenbach, 63065, Germany
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Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGEdinburgh, EH16 4SA, United Kingdom
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First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
RECRUITINGKunming, 650032, China
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FutureMeds GmbH
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBerlin, 10629, Germany
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Gachon University Gil Medical Center
RECRUITINGNamdong-gu, 21565, South Korea
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Gezondheidshuis De Gloed
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMachelen, 9870, Belgium
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Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGManchester, M25 3BL, United Kingdom
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Guangzhou Brain Hospital
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, 510370, China
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Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital
RECRUITINGAnyang-si, 14068, South Korea
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Hanyang University Guri Hospital
RECRUITINGGuri-si, 11923, South Korea
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Hanyang University Seoul Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 04763, South Korea
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Headlands Research - Scottsdale
RECRUITINGScottsdale, Arizona, 85260, United States
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Higashi Shinjuku Clinic
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGShinjuku-ku, 169-0072, Japan
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Hillside Clinic Jingumae
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGShibuya City, 150-0001, Japan
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Hiro Mental Clinic
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGFukuoka, 810-0004, Japan
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Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation
RECRUITINGHualien City, 970, Taiwan
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Huzhou Third Municipal Hospital
RECRUITINGHuzhou, 313000, China
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K2 Medical Research - Foxborough
RECRUITINGFoxborough, Massachusetts, 02035, United States
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K2 Medical Research - Maitland
RECRUITINGMaitland, Florida, 32751, United States
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K2 Medical Research - Tampa
RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33634, United States
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K2 Medical Research ORLANDO
RECRUITINGMaitland, Florida, 32751, United States
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Kaedenomori Mental Clinic
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGShibuya City, 150-0022, Japan
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Kariya Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGKariya, 448-0851, Japan
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Keiai Clinic
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGShinjuku-ku, 160-0004, Japan
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Klinische Forschung Dresden
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGDresden, 01069, Germany
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Klinische Forschung Hamburg
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGHamburg, 20253, Germany
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Klinische forschung Schwerin GmbH
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSchwerin, 19055, Germany
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Konyang University Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSeogu, 35365, South Korea
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Kormont
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGKluisbergen, 9690, Belgium
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Kuramitsu Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGFukuoka, 819-0037, Japan
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Kyungpook National University Hospital
RECRUITINGJunggu, 41944, South Korea
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Layton Medical Centre
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBlackpool, FY3 7EN, United Kingdom
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Life Arc Research Centers - Miami
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33126, United States
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Life Medical Research Group Corp
RECRUITINGMiami Gardens, Florida, 33014, United States
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Mackay Memorial Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, 10449, Taiwan
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Maekawa Medical Clinic
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGYokohama, 220-0004, Japan
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Maryland Treatment Centers - Avery Road Treatment Center
RECRUITINGRockville, Maryland, 20853, United States
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Maryland Treatment Centers - Mountain Manor Treatment Center
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21229, United States
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Meclinas
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMechelen, 2800, Belgium
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Medisch Centrum Saffrou
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGOudenaarde, 9636, Belgium
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Mountain Mind - Denver
RECRUITINGDenver, Colorado, 80202, United States
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National Hospital Organization Hizen Psychiatric Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGYoshinogari-cho, Kanzaki-gun, 842-0192, Japan
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National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) - King's Clinical Research Facility (CRF)
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLondon, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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Noguchi Naika Clinic
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTokyo, 165-0031, Japan
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North Star Medical Research
RECRUITINGMiddleburg Heights, Ohio, 44130, United States
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Parkway Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35215, United States
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Penn Medicine: University of Pennsylvania Health System
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Pillar Clinical Research - Richardson
RECRUITINGRichardson, Texas, 75080, United States
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Psychiatric Hospital of Henan Province
RECRUITINGXinxiang, 453003, China
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Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBusan, 50612, South Korea
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Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGGlasgow, G51 4TF, United Kingdom
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Rainbow and Sea Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGKaratsu, 847-0031, Japan
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Re:Cognition Health
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Re:Cognition Health - Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Sakurazaka Clinic SophyAnce
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTokyo, 106-0032, Japan
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Samoncho Clinic
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGShinjuku, 160-0017, Japan
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Sangenjaya Shinkeika Shinryonaika Clinic
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSetagaya City, 154-0004, Japan
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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
RECRUITINGSeongnam, 13620, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03080, South Korea
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Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03722, South Korea
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Shandong Mental Health Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGJinan, 250012, China
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Shanghai Mental Health Center
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200030, China
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Shenzhen Kangning Hospital
RECRUITINGShenzhen, 518003, China
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Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGHangzhou, 310016, China
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Southampton General Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSouthampton, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
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St Pancras Clinical Research
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLondon, EC2Y 8EA, United Kingdom
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St Pancras Clinical Research - Chester
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGChester, CH2 1HX, United Kingdom
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St Pancras Clinical Research - Eastbourne
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGEastbourne, BN23 5UZ, United Kingdom
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Taipei City Hospital - Songde Branch
RECRUITINGTaipei, 110204, Taiwan
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Tatsuta Clinic
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGKobe, 651-0097, Japan
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The Affiliated hospital of Southwest Medical University
RECRUITINGLuzhou, 646000, China
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The Affilicated Kangning Hospital of Ningbo University
RECRUITINGNingbo, 315201, China
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The Catholic Univ. of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSeoul, 06591, South Korea
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The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital
RECRUITINGUijeongbu-si, 11765, South Korea
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
RECRUITINGNanchang, 330006, China
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The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University
RECRUITINGShijiazhuang, 050031, China
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The Fourth Hospital of Harbin Medical University
RECRUITINGHarbin, 150001, China
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The Fourth People's Hospital of Chengdu
RECRUITINGChengdu, 610036, China
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The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province
RECRUITINGChangsha, 410007, China
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The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
RECRUITINGChangsha, 410011, China
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The Seventh People's Hospital of Hangzhou
RECRUITINGHangzhou, 310000, China
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The Third Hospital of Mianyang
RECRUITINGMianyang, 621000, China
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Tianjin Anding Hospital
RECRUITINGTianjin, 300022, China
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Tokyo-Eki Center-building Clinic
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGChūōku, 103-0027, Japan
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Tri-Service General Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, 114, Taiwan
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Tsukuba University Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTsukuba, 305-8576, Japan
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UCLA Clinical & Translational Research Center (CTRC)
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences - Substance Use Disorders Clinic - Mission Bay
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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University of Washington Medical Center - Montlake
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98195, United States
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Velocity Clinical Research, Berlin
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBerlin, 10787, Germany
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Wellness Research Center
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33135, United States
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West China Hospital, Sichuan University
RECRUITINGCheng Du Shi, 610041, China
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Woodland International Research Group
RECRUITINGLittle Rock, Arkansas, 72211, United States
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Wuhu Hospital of Beijing Anding hospital
RECRUITINGWuhu, 242407, China
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Xi An Mental Health Center
RECRUITINGXi'an, 710061, China
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Xiamen Xianyue Hospital
RECRUITINGXiamen, 361012, China
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Xianyang Hospital of Yan'an University
RECRUITINGXianyang, 712000, China
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Yokogawa Ekimae Clinic
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGNishi, 733-0011, Japan
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Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMannheim, 68159, Germany
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Zhenjiang Mental Health Center
RECRUITINGZhenjiang, 212000, China
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