New study probes mind processes behind alcohol addiction
NCT ID NCT07551830
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares 200 people with alcohol use disorder to healthy volunteers using questionnaires that measure psychological processes and emotional symptoms like depression and anxiety. The goal is to identify differences in how people think and cope. It is purely observational, so no treatment is given.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help identify key psychological patterns in alcohol use disorder, guiding future treatments or therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only measures differences and cannot prove cause or provide direct benefit.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Primary care clinic, community sample.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * age ≥18, the ability to provide informed consent, no psychiatric diagnosis (for the control group). Exclusion Criteria: * severe cognitive impairment, psychosis, inability to complete questionnaires.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
Târgu Mureş, Mureș County, 540142, Romania
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