Health Mobile Cognitive Stimulation in Alcohol Use Disorder

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System Alcohol Dependence Alcohol-Induced Disorders Alcohol-Related Disorders Alcoholism Chemically-Induced Disorders Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurotoxicity Syndromes Poisoning Substance-Related Disorders

Age range

18 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ares do Pinhal. Associação de Recuperação de Toxicodependentes

Sintra, Lisbon District, 2725, Portugal

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

Mobile health cognitive stimulation

Other

Primary outcomes

Change in the results of Frontal Assessment Battery - FAB

Time frame: Before cognitive rehabilitation - After cognitive rehabilitation (1month - after 10 sessions)

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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Pedro Gamito

Other

Collaborators

Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start: 2012
Primary completion: 2019
Study completion: 2021
First posted: Sep 16, 2013
Registry last updated: May 11, 2023

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