RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05372029

AAT for Alcohol Use Disorder in Veterans

Enhancing Treatment Outcomes Among Veterans With Alcohol Use Disorder: Clinical and Neural Markers of Adjunctive Approach-avoidance Training

Sponsor

VA Office of Research and Development

Enrollment

176 participants

Start Date

Feb 3, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Alcohol Use Disorder

Summary

The proposed study will test a novel treatment for alcohol use disorders (AUD) to determine if it helps Veterans reduce their hazardous drinking and recover from alcohol-related functional impairments across social, occupational, and domestic domains. To do so, the investigators will evaluate clinical, cognitive, and neural effects of a computer-delivered Approach Avoidance Training (AAT) treatment - which changes implicit tendencies to approach alcohol-related cues - in conjunction with standard VA care. The project will support RR\&D's mission to improve Veterans' participation in their lives and community by determining if this innovative alternative technique can improve recovery outcomes for Veterans with AUD and exploring how the intervention works.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 65 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This clinical trial is studying a behavioral approach called Approach Avoidance Training and a behavioral approach called Sham Training for people with alcohol use disorder. The study is currently recruiting participants at 1 location. People eligible for this study include aged 18 Years to 65 Years.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALApproach Avoidance Training

AAT condition, participants use a joystick to respond to the color of the border surrounding the stimulus images presented (i.e., "pull for green, push for blue"). The stimuli used are alcohol-related images and neutral beverage images. To experimentally manipulate automatic action tendencies, a contingency is set between alcohol stimuli and avoidance behaviors

BEHAVIORALSham Training

In the Sham participants use a joystick to respond to the color of the border surrounding stimulus images presented. There is no contingency between instruction type and pictures (i.e., non-training version of the task)