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Behavioral Intervention

Attentional Bias Modification for Alcohol Abuse

N/A
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by University of New Mexico
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 4 weeks
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial looks at whether a mobile phone game can help heavy drinkers by reducing how much they think about alcohol.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~4 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 4 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Alcohol Use Frequency
Alcohol Use Quantity
Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences
Secondary outcome measures
Alcohol Cue-Induced Neural Reward Circuit Activation
Attentional Bias to Alcohol

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Attentional Bias ModificationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants complete attentional bias modification using a dot probe task on a mobile device up to 5 times per day for a 28-day period (80 trials per assessment).
Group II: Attentional Bias ControlActive Control1 Intervention
Participants complete attentional bias assessment-only using a dot probe task on a mobile device up to 5 times per day for a 28-day period (80 trials per assessment).
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Attentional Bias Modification
2015
Completed Phase 2
~250

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)NIH
801 Previous Clinical Trials
1,365,254 Total Patients Enrolled
81 Trials studying Alcohol Abuse
28,511 Patients Enrolled for Alcohol Abuse
University of New MexicoLead Sponsor
372 Previous Clinical Trials
3,528,758 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Alcohol Abuse
353 Patients Enrolled for Alcohol Abuse

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Efficacy and Mechanisms of Mobile-Delivered Alcohol Attentional Bias Modification
2020. "Efficacy and Mechanisms of Mobile-Delivered Alcohol Attentional Bias Modification". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04263259.
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