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RECRUITING
NCT05491551
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Alcohol-ROC-Training

Sponsor: Yale University

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

The goal of the proposed study is to examine whether brief training in regulation of craving (ROC-T) affects alcohol drinking. The study will consist of a basic screening (phone and online), and in person visit to determine eligibility and conduct pre-intervention baseline assessments, 1-4 training (ROC-T) visits, a post-intervention assessment visit, and 1-2 phone/online follow up assessments.The two active conditions of ROC-T are based on cognitive-behavioral treatments (CBT) and mindfulness-based treatments (MBT).

Official title: Brief Training for Heavy Drinking Young Adults: Regulation of Alcohol Craving

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - 26 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

177

Start Date

2022-09-28

Completion Date

2027-12

Last Updated

2026-02-19

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-Based Treatment-Regulation of Craving

Participants will be trained in using the MBT-based mindfulness strategy as described above ("notice craving and accept the feeling without judgment or reaction"). Participants will then be instructed to think of accepting and non-reactive responses when they see the instruction "ACCEPT" during ROC-T. On each trial, participants will receive an instruction and then be exposed to a novel alcohol image for 6 seconds. On 25% of the trials, they will see the LOOK instruction, and be allowed to experience craving (as baseline). On 75% of the trials, participants will see ACCEPT and then practice thinking about the negative consequences of drinking. After the picture disappears, they will rate their craving on every trial using a 1-5 Likert scale.

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive-Based Therapy-Regulation of Craving

Participants will be trained in using the CBT strategy by first considering and reading about the negative consequences of drinking. Participants will then be instructed to think of those negative consequences ("Focus on the negative consequences associated with drinking)" when they see the instruction "REFRAME" during ROC-T.On each trial, participants will receive an instruction and then be exposed to a novel alcohol image for 6 seconds. On 25% of the trials, they will see the LOOK instruction, and be allowed to experience craving (as baseline). On 75% of the trials, participants will see REFRAME and then practice thinking about the negative consequences of drinking. After the picture disappears, they will rate their craving on every trial using a 1-5 Likert scale

Locations (2)

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California, United States

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States