Alcohol use in the year following approach bias modification during inpatient withdrawal: secondary outcomes from a double-blind, multi-site randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Approach bias modification (ApBM) targeting alcohol approach bias has been previously shown to reduce likelihood of relapse during the first 2 weeks following inpatient withdrawal treatment (IWT). We tested whether ApBM's effects endure for a longer period by analysing alcohol use outcomes 3, 6 and 12 months post-discharge.

Design

A double-blind, sham-controlled randomized controlled trial.

Setting

Four IWT units in Melbourne, Australia.

Participants

Three hundred alcohol IWT patients (173 men, 126 women, 1 non-binary; mean age 43.5 years) were recruited between 4 June 2017 and 14 July 2019. Follow-up data collection was completed on 22 September 2020.

Intervention and control training

Four ApBM sessions were delivered during IWT. ApB

SUBMITTER: Manning V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9796776 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature