Does dealing with the worldwide COVID-19-pandemic and alcohol stimuli trigger craving for alcohol for people with Alcohol Use Disorder?A comparative Eye-Tracking study

• Conditions: Healthy controls; F10.2

• Registration Number: DRKS00023092
• Lead Sponsor: Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit Mannheim

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-09-17
• Study Completion: 2020-11-19
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 41

Inclusion Criteria

AUD group:
? Fulfillment of at least two and a maximum of five of the criteria for an alcohol use disorder according to DSM-V, corresponding to a mild to moderate alcohol use disorder
? Sufficient ability to communicate with the examiner, to answer questions in oral and written form
? Ability to give consent after detailed written information (Fully Informed Consent)
? Normal or correctable (with contact lenses) poor eyesight
? Soberness at the time of examination

Control group:
? Alcohol consumption on a maximum of five days a week a maximum of 12g alcohol per day for women (corresponding to 0.3 l beer; 0.125 l wine) and 24 g alcohol per day for men (corresponding to 0.6 l beer; 0.25 l wine)
? Sufficient ability to communicate with the examiner, to answer questions in oral and written form
? Ability to give consent after detailed written information (Fully Informed Consent)
? Normal or correctable (with contact lenses) poor eyesight
? Soberness at the time of examination

Exclusion Criteria

AUD group:
? Withdrawal of the declaration of consent
? Alcohol consumption on the day of the examination (breath alcohol concentration> 0.3 ‰)
? Current drug abuse (THC, amphetamine, opiates, benzodiazepines, barbiturates and cocaine)
? Insufficient ability to communicate with the examiner
? Wearing glasses (without the possibility of wearing contact lenses)
? History of withdrawal delirium or seizures

Control group:
? None of the following exclusion criteria must exist for a test person to be able to participate in the investigation:
? Withdrawal of the declaration of consent
? Fulfillment of = 1 Alcohol Use Disorder criteria according to DSM-V
? Alcohol consumption on the day of the examination (breath alcohol concentration> 0.3 ‰)
? Current drug abuse (THC, amphetamine, opiates, benzodiazepines, barbiturates and cocaine)
? Inadequate ability to communicate with the examiner
? Wearing glasses (without the possibility of wearing contact lenses)
? History of withdrawal delirium or seizures

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Relationship of subjective stress, negative affect, and alcohol craving with regard to the worldwide COVID-19-pandemic in persons with and without alcohol use disorder

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Eye movement analyses and relationship of eye-tracking data and psychometric data