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Examining the Effectiveness of Dynamic Visual Noise (DVN) for Reducing Alcohol Cravings and Consumption in College Students
Led by University of Wyoming · Updated on 2025-12-29
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
49 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine whether dynamic visual noise (DVN), a short video array of rapidly moving black and white squares, reduces cravings for and consumption of alcohol in college students who drink alcohol and experience cravings for alcohol at least once a week on average. A second goal of this clinical trial is to examine whether changes in attentional bias towards alcohol (that is, the tendency to pay greater mental and visual attention towards alcohol over other things in one's environment) is a mechanism by which DVN reduces alcohol cravings and consumption. Researchers will compare DVN to static visual noise (SVN), which is a still image of black and white squares that has been used as a control condition for DVN in prior literature. Participants will: 1. Visit the laboratory once to complete the baseline data collection 2. Watch the DVN or SVN every day for seven days (including the day of the laboratory visit) 3. Complete daily follow-ups for six days following the day of the laboratory visit 4. Complete a final follow-up on the seventh day following the laboratory visit
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Examining the Effectiveness of Dynamic Visual Noise (DVN) for Reducing Alcohol Cravings and Consumption in College Students
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Be between 18 and 29 years old
- Drink alcohol at least once per week on average over the past month
- Have consumed beer or alcoholic seltzers in the past month
- Experience alcohol cravings at least once per week on average over the past month
- Not currently receiving or planning to seek treatment for alcohol use within the next 30 days
- Own a personal electronic device with internet access
- Own or have access to a computer with internet access
You will not qualify if you...
- Major visual impairments such as legal blindness or color blindness
- History of seizures or diagnosed seizure disorder
- Current medical diagnosis causing cognitive impairment (e.g., neurocognitive disorder, traumatic brain injury, HIV infection, post-concussive syndrome, intellectual disability)
- Concussion within the past month
- Current diagnosis of any substance use disorder other than alcohol use disorder
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming, United States, 82072
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Emma Winterlind, MPS
CONTACT
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Alison Looby, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
2
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