Value based decision-making in alcohol consumers Other
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention arm: "Alcohol-specific episodic memory and cue exposure”. Description: participants listen to an audio recording of their own vivid positive alcohol-related memory and they are instructed
Sponsors
Medical Research Council
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants must consume over 28 UK units of alcohol per week and be aged 21 years or over.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Any conditions or medications that are affected by alcohol. 2. Diagnosis of AUD within the last 10 years.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Drift rates and response thresholds when making alcohol-related decisions and non-alcohol decisions. These outcomes are derived from the value-based decision-making (VBDM) task administered at baseline and immediately after the intervention. 2. Percent choice of alcohol over the alcohol-free alternative reward. This outcome is derived from the concurrent choice task administered at baseline and immediately after the intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Volume of alcohol consumed during the ad-libitum taste-test (measured immediately after the intervention) 2. Indices of self-reported demand for alcohol, derived from the alcohol purchase task. This task is administered at baseline and immediately after the intervention | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed