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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON35211
NL-OMON35211
Completed
Not Applicable

The effect of internet-based working memory training on automatic preferences for alcohol use in a clinical sample. - Working memory training and alcohol.

niversiteit Maastricht0 sites168 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Verslaving (alcohol)
Sponsor
niversiteit Maastricht
Enrollment
168
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Alcohol dependence: diagnosed according to criteria DSM IV (American Psychiatric Association, 2000\);Participants will be screened with the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT; Saunders et al.1993\), and are only allowed to participate when they score 8 or higher on the AUDIT (i.e., the cut\-off score for hazardous drinking; Saunders et al. 1993\). ;Age over 18 years;A minimum of 4 years of formal schooling and no history of mental retardation;Native Dutch speaker;Mental competency to give informed consent. Mental competency as defined by the Dutch law (WGBO: Wet of Geneeskundige Behandel Overeenkomst) is determined by the medical specialist (e.g. psychiatrist) based on the patient\*s health record, observations and conversation with the regular therapist. If necessary, the psychiatrist will have a short conversation with the patient. The concerning psychiatrists are: Dr. Michael Wellner, Dr. Robert Hilse, Dr. Claudia Decker and Dr. An Joos. They are all employees of Addiction Care of the Mondriaan Zorggroep.;Participants must have access (preferable at their own home) to a computer with an internet connection.

Exclusion Criteria

  • AUDIT score lower than 8 (the cut\-off score for hazardous drinking; Saunders et al. 1993\);History of acquired brain injury (e.g. cerebral contusion, cerebrovascular accident);Participants who show signs of poor compliance (e.g. not completing a session in time and session loss) and/or poor response on the questionnaires will be excluded from the experiment by the researchers. ;Polydrug users are excluded from the study when their primary drug (core addiction) is different than alcohol. Possible polydrug use will be registered.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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