Preventing relapse in alcoholics by training automatic avoidance and attention

Preventing relapse in alcoholics by training automatic avoidance and attention - AvAtT

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00007797

Enrollment

1500

Registered

2015-03-13

Start date

2011-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

F10

Interventions

Group 1: Active alcohol-avoidance training with 6 sessions of 200 trials each, in addition to treatment-as-usual. By means of a joystick, pictures of alcoholic beverages are always pushed away (avoida

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis F10 according to ICD-10

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Relapse at 1-year-follow-up	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
manipulation check: trainability. Measured by reaction times of responses to alcohol pictures and non-alcohol pictures during the pretest before training (2nd to 4th week of stay in clinic) and during the posttest after training (10th to 12th week of stay in clinic).	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJohannes Lindenmeyer

salus klinik Lindow

lindenmeyer@salus-lindow.de033933-88-110

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 5, 2026