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Retraining Attention to Treat Alcohol Dependence and Social Anxiety

NCT ID: NCT01886716

Last Updated: 2016-12-28

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

115 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-07-31

Study Completion Date

2014-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this research is to test a computerized intervention for people with co-occurring social anxiety and alcohol dependence. The intervention seeks to reduce symptoms by shifting attention away from alcohol-relevant and/or socially threatening cues. The investigators expect that participants receiving alcohol or anxiety training will experience reductions in those specific symptoms compared to participants in a control condition. The investigators also expect that participants receiving combined alcohol and anxiety training will show the largest reductions in alcohol and anxiety symptoms, relative to participants in any other condition.

Detailed Description

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Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs) and Social Anxiety Disorder are disabling and chronic conditions. In spite of these common and significantly overlapping problems, insight into the mechanisms linking alcohol dependence and social anxiety symptoms is minimal, and there are not well established treatment guidelines for this population. In this study, the investigators seek to develop a computerized intervention for individuals with symptoms of social anxiety and alcohol dependence. The intervention attempts to reduce symptoms by shifting attention away from alcohol-relevant and/or socially threatening cues. The investigators expect that participants receiving alcohol or anxiety training will experience reductions in those specific symptoms compared to participants in a control condition. The investigators also expect that participants receiving combined alcohol and anxiety training will show the largest reductions in alcohol and anxiety symptoms, relative to participants in any other condition.

Conditions

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Alcohol Drinking Anxiety Disorders

Keywords

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Alcohol Abuse Alcohol Dependence Alcohol Drinking Social Anxiety Social Phobia Anxiety Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Anxiety Attention Training only

Participants will receive Anxiety Attention Training and placebo Alcohol training.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Anxiety Attention Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Anxiety Attention Training will preferentially direct participants' attention away from reminders of anxiety.

Alcohol Attention Training only

Participants will receive Alcohol Attention Training and placebo Anxiety training.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Alcohol Attention Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Alcohol Attention Training will preferentially direct participants' attention away from reminders of alcohol.

Anxiety + Alcohol Attention Training

Participants will receive both Anxiety Attention Training and Alcohol Attention Training.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Anxiety Attention Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Anxiety Attention Training will preferentially direct participants' attention away from reminders of anxiety.

Alcohol Attention Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Alcohol Attention Training will preferentially direct participants' attention away from reminders of alcohol.

Control Training

Participants will receive placebo Anxiety Training and placebo Alcohol training.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Control Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Placebo Anxiety Training and Placebo Alcohol Training will not preferentially direct participants' attention away from reminders of anxiety or alcohol.

Interventions

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Anxiety Attention Training

Anxiety Attention Training will preferentially direct participants' attention away from reminders of anxiety.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Alcohol Attention Training

Alcohol Attention Training will preferentially direct participants' attention away from reminders of alcohol.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control Training

Placebo Anxiety Training and Placebo Alcohol Training will not preferentially direct participants' attention away from reminders of anxiety or alcohol.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Current alcohol dependence
* Elevated social anxiety symptoms
* Willingness to consider cutting down on drinking

Exclusion Criteria

* Current psychosis
* Unmanaged manic symptoms
* Significant cognitive impairment
* Other drug use in past month
* Receiving cognitive behavioral therapy for alcohol use disorder or social anxiety
* Unable to read
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Miami University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Brown University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Cincinnati

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Joshua Magee

Assistant Research Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Joshua C Magee, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Cincinnati

Locations

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University of Cincinnati Department of Family and Community Medicine

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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1R21AA021151

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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1R21AA021151

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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