Health Mobile Cognitive Stimulation in Alcohol Use Disorder

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Alcohol Dependence; Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System

• Registration Number: NCT01942954
• Lead Sponsor: Pedro Gamito

Brief Summary

The consequences of alcohol dependence are severe and may range from physical diseases to neuropsychological deficits in several cognitive domains. Alcohol abuse has also been related to brain dysfunction specifically in the prefrontal cortex. To assess these deficits and the application of a novel approach of cognitive stimulation to alcoholics, we have carried out a neuropsychological intervention program with mobile health technology. Patients diagnosed with alcohol dependence syndrome were submitted to cognitive stimulation during four weeks in a three-day/week basis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-10
• Study First Submitted: 2013-08-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-09-10
• Study First Posted: 2013-09-16
• Primary Completion: 2019-12
• Study Completion: 2021-07
• Status Verified: 2023-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-05-09
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 54

Inclusion Criteria

Only patients that scored higher than the cutoff values for their age on the Mini Mental Examination Test and with no clinical scores on the Symptoms Checklist Revised were included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with dependency from substances other than alcohol or with history of previous neurological disorders were excluded from the study. Patients were also screened for minimal computer literacy; no patients were excluded due to lack of this criterion.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in the results of Frontal Assessment Battery - FAB	Before cognitive rehabilitation - After cognitive rehabilitation (1month - after 10 sessions)	The participants were assessed in Frontal Lobe Cognitive Functioning (Retention, Attention and Calculation, Language and Visual-spatial abilities)at the beginning of the rehabilitation and after 10 rehabilitation sessions, which had the approximate duration of one month.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ares do Pinhal. Associação de Recuperação de Toxicodependentes; 🇵🇹 Sintra, Lisboa, Portugal