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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Implementation Intentions to Strengthen Approach-avoidance Training
Sponsor: Clinique de la Mitterie
Summary
Approach Bias Modifcation corresponds to computerized interventions designed to change a cognitive bias (i.e., the approach bias) that may contribute to the maintenance of Alcohol Use Disorder. This study aims to compare the effectiveness of a classical Approach Bias Modification program, an Approach Bias Modification program integrating a planning strategy (i.e., implementation intentions) and a Sham-training to decrease the approach bias (from pre to post-test), and Alcohol Use Disorder symptomatology (from baseline to follow-up). 112 patients will be recruited for this study.
Official title: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Implementation Intentions to Strengthen Approach-avoidance Training : Pilot Study on Alcohol Use Disorder
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
112
Start Date
2021-01-02
Completion Date
2026-04-02
Last Updated
2026-01-12
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Approach Bias Modification with Implementation Intentions
Participants in each experimental condition will perform different variants of the Approach-Avoidance Task (i.e., a task that is widely used in the litterature to assess and modify the approach bias toward alcohol - the relative ease to approach alcohol rather than to avoid it). Participants in the classical Approach Bias Modification conditions will perform a version of this task which will train them to (almost-)systematically emit an avoidance response toward alcohol ; Participants in the Approach Bias Modification with Implementation Intentions condition will perform the same version of the task but will additionnaly have to complete a planning intervention (i.e., implementation intentions) to help them avoiding alcohol; Participants in the Sham-training condition will perform a version of this task which require them to approach alcohol as often as they have to avoid it (i.e., no real training).
Locations (1)
Clinique la Mitterie
Lille, France