Incubation of Alcohol Craving During Abstinence

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Clinical Trial Description

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

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Prospective

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT01991704
Study type	Observational
Source	National Institute on Drug Dependence, China
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Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	October 2011
Completion date	October 2013

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