Cognitive Interference Task on Alcohol Craving and Consumption

NCT ID: NCT04924283

Last Updated: 2024-04-25

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 40 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-06-25
• Study Completion Date: 2022-12-30

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test a brief task of playing the game Tetris to reduce alcohol cravings and alcohol use. Women who are seen at primary care and recruited through the community will be asked to rate alcohol craving and use for a 1-week baseline period. Then they will be randomly assigned to play the Tetris game on their phones daily or to a control condition for a 2-week period. Participants will also complete a cue-reactivity task, that involves viewing pictures of alcohol and rating cravings.

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking; Craving

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Cognitive Interference Task

Participants in this arm will complete random assessments of alcohol use and cravings on their phone, and be prompted to play Tetris on their phone after reporting cravings for alcohol.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Tetris and Assessments

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants will complete assessments on their phone to rate cravings for alcohol. Participants will complete a visual cognitive interference task (i.e., play Tetris on their phone) after endorsing a alcohol craving, and then re-rate craving after the task.

Assessment Only

Participants in this arm will complete random assessments of alcohol use and cravings on their phone.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Assessment Only

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants will complete assessments on their phone to rate cravings for alcohol.

Interventions

Tetris and Assessments

Participants will complete assessments on their phone to rate cravings for alcohol. Participants will complete a visual cognitive interference task (i.e., play Tetris on their phone) after endorsing a alcohol craving, and then re-rate craving after the task.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Assessment Only

Participants will complete assessments on their phone to rate cravings for alcohol.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Female, any race or ethnicity, age 21 to 65 years old.

2. Able to comprehend English.

3. At least one heavy drinking per week (i.e., consuming at least four or more drinks in one day) for the last two weeks

4. Internet access and reliable electronic device

Exclusion Criteria

1. More than four heavy drinking days per week.

2. Currently engaged in treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).

3. Current clinically significant bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, or psychotic disorder.

4. Pregnant.

5. Imminently suicidal or homicidal.

6. Participants taking psychoactive medications that may affect alcohol craving or consumption.

7. A score of 10 or higher on the Clinical Institute of Alcohol Withdrawal Revised (CIWA-R).24

• Minimum Eligible Age: 21 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

NIH

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Medical University of South Carolina

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Christine Hahn

Research Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Countries

United States

Provided Documents

Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

00102351

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id