Health Mobile Cognitive Stimulation in Alcohol Use Disorder

Alcohol Dependence Clinical Trial

Official title:

Executive Functioning in Patients With Alcohol Use Disorder Following a Mobile Health Cognitive Stimulation Approach: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01942954
• Other study ID #: SLB_AUD01
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 2012
• Est. completion date: July 2021

Study information

• Verified date: May 2023
• Source: Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The consequences of alcohol dependence are severe and may range from physical diseases to neuropsychological deficits in several cognitive domains. Alcohol abuse has also been related to brain dysfunction specifically in the prefrontal cortex. To assess these deficits and the application of a novel approach of cognitive stimulation to alcoholics, we have carried out a neuropsychological intervention program with mobile health technology. Patients diagnosed with alcohol dependence syndrome were submitted to cognitive stimulation during four weeks in a three-day/week basis.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 54
• Est. completion date: July 2021
• Est. primary completion date: December 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Only patients that scored higher than the cutoff values for their age on the Mini Mental Examination Test and with no clinical scores on the Symptoms Checklist Revised were included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: Patients with dependency from substances other than alcohol or with history of previous neurological disorders were excluded from the study. Patients were also screened for minimal computer literacy; no patients were excluded due to lack of this criterion.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol Dependence
• Alcohol-Induced Disorders
• Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System
• Alcoholism
• Nervous System Diseases

Intervention

Other:
• Mobile health cognitive stimulation

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Portugal	Ares do Pinhal. Associação de Recuperação de Toxicodependentes	Sintra	Lisboa

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Pedro Gamito	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Portugal, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in the results of Frontal Assessment Battery - FAB	The participants were assessed in Frontal Lobe Cognitive Functioning (Retention, Attention and Calculation, Language and Visual-spatial abilities)at the beginning of the rehabilitation and after 10 rehabilitation sessions, which had the approximate duration of one month.	Before cognitive rehabilitation - After cognitive rehabilitation (1month - after 10 sessions)