Efficacy of a personalised alcohol approach bias modification smartphone app in people accessing outpatient alcohol use disorder treatment: A randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Several randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have demonstrated that delivering approach bias modification (ApBM) during residential alcohol use disorder (AUD) treatment helps prevent post-treatment relapse. However, few studies have examined ApBM's efficacy for AUD in outpatients. We trialled a personalised ApBM smartphone app in individuals receiving outpatient AUD treatment.

Design

This double-blind RCT randomised participants to receive ApBM or sham training, adjunctive to treatment as usual.

Setting

Participants were recruited from alcohol and other drug treatment services in Melbourne, Australia.

Participants

79 participants (mean age 46.6 years; 45 male, 34 female) installed the app between May 2022 and January 2024.

Intervention and

SUBMITTER: Garfield JBB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12710684 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature