Status:
COMPLETED
Neural and Behavioral Effects of Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM)
Lead Sponsor:
Boston University Charles River Campus
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Conditions:
Alcohol Drinking
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-34 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study seeks to better understand mechanisms of behavior change for heavy drinkers who are interested in changing their drinking. The study will examine the effects of CBM as an adjunctive treatme...
Detailed Description
Forty heavy/at-risk drinkers (ages 18-34) who report an interest in changing their drinking behavior will be recruited for this proposed project. "Interest" will be operationalized as an affirmative a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- current hazardous drinking (score of 8+ on USAUDIT-C)
- interest in changing drinking
- English-speaking
- able to provide informed consent
Exclusion
- Score of 25+ on USAUDIT
- current or past treatment for alcohol or drug use
- lifetime diagnosis of other substance use disorder
- self-reported weekly or more other drug use as indicated on the NIDA-modified Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test
- history of head injury or loss of consciousness
- lifetime diagnosis of bipolar disorder, psychotic symptomatology, organic mental disorder, seizure disorder, or central nervous system disease
- pregnancy
- current use of psychotropic medication
- history of delirium tremens and/or seizures as a result of alcohol withdrawal
- contraindications to fMRI (claustrophobia, pregnancy, metal, pacemaker, etc.).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 21 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 31 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
11 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04430543
Start Date
August 21 2019
End Date
August 31 2021
Last Update
September 10 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering at Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215