Alcohol-avoidance training for alcohol-dependent patients

Affective comorbidity moderates the relapse-preventive effect of alcohol-related approach bias modification

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN97173360

Enrollment

720

Registered

2020-09-04

Start date

2009-09-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-02-08

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Conditions

Alcohol dependence Not Applicable

Interventions

During their 3-months stay at a rehabilitation clinic, currently abstinent alcohol-dependent patients are randomly assigned to an active training group vs. a control group. Active tra

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Alcohol-dependent, currently abstinent 2. Aged = 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Non-native speaker of German 2. History of schizophrenia or psychotic disorders 3. Visual or hand-motoric handicaps 4. Strong withdrawal symptoms 5. Neuro-cognitive problems Added 28/01/2021: 6. Participation in the study by Eberl et al. (2013) or any other earlier study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Relapse at 1-year follow-up measured by a standard questionnaire given on paper or via telephone	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There are no secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMike Rinck

m.rinck@psych.ru.nl+31 243612154

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026