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Bias retraining for Alcoholism

Phase 3
Waitlist Available
Led By Brian Hicks, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Michigan
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Patient in treatment for substance use disorders. Alcohol use problems. -
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 6 weeks and 6 months after the start of treatment
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Study Summary

This trial looks at whether a computer game that trains your brain to avoid drugs can help people with substance abuse disorders, in addition to usual treatment.

Eligible Conditions
  • Alcoholism

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 6 weeks and 6 months after the start of treatment
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 6 weeks and 6 months after the start of treatment for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Youth Outcome Questionnaire-Self-report scores

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: Bias retrainingActive Control1 Intervention
Participants in this condition will participate in 6 sessions of a computerized bias retraining.
Group II: sham retrainingPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Participants in this condition will participate in a computerized task wherein the size of pictures of drug and non-drug related stimuli are increased or decreased based on the tilt (left or right) of the pictures, but without regard to the content (i.e., drug or non-drug).

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)NIH
2,469 Previous Clinical Trials
2,619,384 Total Patients Enrolled
48 Trials studying Alcoholism
28,378 Patients Enrolled for Alcoholism
University of MichiganLead Sponsor
1,797 Previous Clinical Trials
6,378,033 Total Patients Enrolled
9 Trials studying Alcoholism
7,436 Patients Enrolled for Alcoholism
University of MarylandOTHER
160 Previous Clinical Trials
302,258 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Alcoholism
128 Patients Enrolled for Alcoholism

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Will this research be opening its enrollment to include adults over the age of 55?

"This study includes 14-65 year olds in its pool of potential participants."

Answered by AI

How can I qualify to become a part of this research project?

"Eligible participants for this study must have an alcohol use disorder, be within the age range of 14 to 65 years old. Currently, the trial has space for around 25 patients."

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Is Bias retraining for people something that should be approached with caution?

"Bias retraining scores a 3 on our Power team's safety scale because it is a phase 3 trial. This means that, in addition to some data supporting efficacy, there is also multiple rounds of data supporting safety."

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Are we still looking for patients to participate in this research?

"Unfortunately, this particular clinical trial is not presently seeking patients. Although, it is worth noting that this trial was last updated on December 16th, 2021. There are currently 267 other trials which are actively recruiting patients."

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
EEG/Event-related Brain Potential Risk Markers as Predictors and Outcomes of SUD Treatment in Adolescents
Brian Hicks 2014. "EEG/Event-related Brain Potential Risk Markers as Predictors and Outcomes of SUD Treatment in Adolescents". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02016378.
~2 spots leftby Apr 2025
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