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Alcohol and the Social Brain

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
NCT IDNCT07125534ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Target enrollment

200

Study length

about 2.8 years

Ages

21–30

Locations

2 sites in IL

What this study is about

This trial is testing how drinking alcohol affects social behavior. Participants will drink either an alcoholic or a non-alcoholic beverage in a laboratory setting, with the order of conditions randomized. It uses brain scans to see how alcohol changes activity between different parts of the brain during social interactions.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Control - non alcoholic beverage
  • 2.Take Alcohol beverage

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Standard

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
All receive treatment

Everyone gets the investigational treatment.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Body systems

Psychiatry / Mental Health