Ambivalence Model of Craving: Re-examining the Drinking-craving Relationship

NCT ID: NCT01883089

Last Updated: 2017-05-17

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-01-31
• Study Completion Date: 2017-05-31

Brief Summary

The current study combines both clinical trial and daily process methodology to examine the dynamic longitudinal relationships between daily approach and avoidance inclinations (i.e., craving) and drinking behaviors in those diagnosed with an Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) prior to, during, and after receiving a brief alcohol intervention. It is hypothesized that daily avoidance inclinations will significantly moderate the effect of daily approach inclinations on drinking behaviors, and that significant increases in avoidance inclinations will be observed prior to treatment entry, followed by significant decreases in approach inclinations during treatment.

Conditions

Alcohol Dependence

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Other

Participants will be recruited to complete a 90 day daily monitoring study during which time will be invited to participate in a 4 week brief alcohol intervention during days 31-60 (i.e., second month).

Group Type: OTHER

Motivational Enhancement Therapy

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

Motivational Enhancement Therapy

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• current diagnosis of alcohol dependence
• live within commuting distance of the program site,
• regular access to a phone to call into an IVR system and
• provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• acute psychosis or severe cognitive impairment
• current or previous treatment for an alcohol use disorder within the past 6 months,
• taking medications that may modify alcohol use,
• current drug use diagnosis other than nicotine or marijuana abuse,
• lack of sufficient familiarity with the English language to comprehend the recruitment and consent procedures, and
• legally mandated to attend treatment

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of South Florida

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Robert Schlauch

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Robert C Schlauch, Phd

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of South Florida

Locations

University of South Florida

Tampa, Florida, United States

Countries

United States

References

Walsh BE, Dvorak RD, Ebbinghaus A, Gius BK, Levine JA, Cortina W, Schlauch RC. Disaggregating within- and between-person effects of affect on drinking behavior in a clinical sample with alcohol use disorder. J Psychopathol Clin Sci. 2023 Nov;132(8):1051-1059. doi: 10.1037/abn0000875.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 38010773 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Craving and Drinking

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id