Incubation of Alcohol Craving During Abstinence

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

99 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-10-31

Study Completion Date

2013-10-31

Brief Summary

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In order to determine whether the 'incubation of craving' phenomenon also occurred in alcoholics, investigators employed an experimental approach to investigate the time course of cue-induced craving in alcoholism. Eighty male participants were randomly divided into Four groups, and they were assessed at 7, 14, 30, and 60 days of abstinence for cue-induced alcohol craving . Another group including 19 patients was repeatedly tested for the cue-induced alcohol craving at the above abstinence days. Other psychological and physiological measures were administered at the four abstinence time points.

Detailed Description

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All subjects provided written informed consent after a full explanation of the protocol design.

Conditions

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Alcohol Dependence

Keywords

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incubation Craving alcohol dependence

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* met the criteria of DSM-IV for alcohol dependence
* aged 18-60 years,male

Exclusion Criteria

* current or past history of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) axis I disorders
* with other serious physical diseases (respiratory disorders, cardiovascular disease and so on)
* other drug abuse except for nicotine

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Lin Lu, Prof.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

National Institute on Drug Dependence, China

Other Identifiers

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nidd_peking

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id