Status:

COMPLETED

Virtual Reality- Working Memory Retraining

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, San Francisco

Collaborating Sponsors:

San Francisco VA Health Care System

Conditions:

Alcohol Use Disorder

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study will establish the acceptability and feasibility of enrolling and retaining heavy drinking Veterans with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in an 8-week, randomized cross-over design trial ...

Detailed Description

The investigators will employ a physically active VR working memory retraining (VR-WMR) regimen utilizing components of Blue Goji VR Active Gaming. The synthesis of physical activity and an enriched V...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • must report "heavy" drinking by NIH/NIAAA criteria (\>7 drinks/week for women; \>14 drinks/week for men) for at least one week in the last 90 days
  • must meet moderate to severe criteria for current (past year) alcohol use disorder (AUD) by DSM-5
  • must express a desire to reduce, stop, or maintain cessation of alcohol use
  • must report a history of TBI as defined by American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM), in the chronic, stable phase of recovery (\>6 months from injury)

Exclusion

  • Unstable medical or psychiatric disorders judged to be unstable in the clinical judgment of the PI
  • Current or past history of intrinsic cerebral tumors, HIV infection, cerebrovascular accident, aneurysm, arteriovenous malformations, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular or peripheral vascular disease, type-1 diabetes, any cardiac, hepatic or renal diseases/disorders, surgical implantation of neurostimulators or cardiac pacemakers, medically diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, demyelinating and neurodegenerative diseases, history of seizure disorder, and/or any physical disability making it impossible to use exercise equipment
  • No female participant will be pregnant or attempting to conceive
  • Concurrent participation in an AUD, cognitive training, or exercise study
  • Must not require acute medical detoxification from alcohol (CIWA-AD \> 11) within the past week prior to study entry
  • Subjects who, in the opinion of the investigator, are otherwise unsuitable for a study of this type will be excluded

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 31 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03786276

Start Date

February 1 2019

End Date

March 31 2020

Last Update

May 4 2020

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VA Medical Center San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States, 94121