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Quit by Phone Study
The Quit by Phone Study
Status: Current
Recruitment for this study will begin mid-June 2022.  The Quit by Phone Study is a Clinical Trial being conducted by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney. The trial is... Read more
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Are nicotine replacement therapy and varenicline safe and effective for women trying to quit smoking during pregnancy?
Status: Current
  This project will measure the safety and effectiveness of quit smoking medicines, nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and varenicline, during pregnancy. We will use routinely collected data from NSW... Read more
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Incentivise – Integrating contingency management for methamphetamine use into routine clinical care in Australia
Status: Current
Contingency management (CM) is a paradigm developed in the USA and found to be one of the most effective treatment options for managing methamphetamine dependence. The conventional paradigm involves... Read more
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Feasibility, consumer acceptability and behavioural outcomes associated with take-home fentanyl test strips
Status: Current
  This study seeks to assess the feasibility, consumer acceptability and behavioural outcomes associated with take-home fentanyl test strips (FTS), and to inform features of a take-home FTS... Read more
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The Tina Trial: A Phase III randomised placebo-controlled trial of mirtazapine as a pharmacotherapy for methamphetamine “Ice” dependence
Status: Current
Crystalline methamphetamine (“ice”) is a growing concern in Australia. There are no approved medications that can be used to treat dependence on this drug. This clinical trial will examine whether... Read more
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Risk communication for people who use illicit drugs: establishing guidance on preferences and behavioural responses to drug alerts
Status: Current
This study seeks to understand the awareness, preferences and responses to communication of drug alerts of people who use illicit drugs. We plan to use the study findings to develop practical... Read more
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PREFER
Status: Current
  There is increasing emphasis on patient preference and choice in healthcare, however many trials that have examined the effect of preference have had inconclusive findings in regard to clinical... Read more
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The Quit Smoking Study
Status: Current
Recruitment for this study has closed. The Quit Smoking Study is a Clinical Trial being conducted by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at UNSW Sydney. The trial is looking at... Read more
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Online treatments for Suicidal Behaviours - Online interventions for people presenting to Emergency Department with self-harm or suicidal behaviors
Status: Current
  This project will estimate the prevalence of chronic pain in people who attend emergency departments (ED) with suicidal behaviours or self-harm. It will also investigate the feasibility of offering... Read more
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Understanding the use of pain management and other health services by people living with chronic pain
Status: Current
This study involves semi-structured interviews with people living with CNCP conducted either by telephone or face-to-face (Randwick, Sydney), depending on the preference and location of the... Read more