A Randomized Controlled Trial of Attentional Control Training for Treating Alcohol Use Disorder.

ABSTRACT: Background: There is consistent evidence that community and clinical samples of individuals with an alcohol use disorder (AUD) have attentional biases toward alcohol cues. The alcohol attentional control training program (AACTP) has shown promise for retraining these biases and decreasing alcohol consumption in community samples of excessive drinkers. However, there is a lack of evidence regarding the effectiveness of ACTP in clinical AUD samples. The main aim of the present study is to investigate whether primary pharmacological and psychological, evidence-based alcohol treatment can be enhanced by the addition of a gamified AACTP smartphone application for patients with an AUD. Design and Methods: The study will be implemented as a randomized controlled trial. A total of 317 consecutivel

SUBMITTER: Mellentin AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8661535 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature