Mobile Health Cognitive Stimulation in Heroin Users

Heroin use has been related to brain dysfunction particularly in the prefrontal cortex. These effects are evident in neuropsychological impairments in attention, memory and executive functioning of heroin users. To assess these deficits and the application of a novel approach of cognitive stimulation to heroin users in treatment for opioid dependence, we have carried out a neuropsychological intervention program with mobile health technology. Patients diagnosed with opioid dependence were submitted to cognitive stimulation during four weeks in a three-day/week basis.

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Key information

Conditions

Substance Use Disorder Chemically-Induced Disorders Mental Disorders 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 will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Patients with alcohol dependence or with history of previous neurological disorders will be excluded from the study. Patients will be also screened for minimal computer literacy.

Treatment and study plan

Mobile health cognitive stimulation

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

Change in the results of Frontal Assessment Battery - FAB

Time frame: 1 month

The participants were assessed in frontal lobe functions 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

Ares Do Pinhal-Associação De Recuperação De Toxicodependentes
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias

Registry information

Official study title

Executive Functioning in Heroin Users Following a Mobile Health Cognitive Stimulation Approach: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Acronym: Re@dict

Important dates

Study start: 2013
Primary completion: 2020
Study completion: 2020
First posted: Dec 4, 2014
Registry last updated: May 11, 2023

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