Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System
Conditions
Keywords
Alcohol Dependence, Cognitive Therapy, Executive Function, Mobile Health, Recovery of Function, Rehabilitation
Brief summary
The consequences of alcohol dependence are severe and may range from physical diseases to neuropsychological deficits in several cognitive domains. Alcohol abuse has also been related to brain dysfunction specifically in the prefrontal cortex. To assess these deficits and the application of a novel approach of cognitive stimulation to alcoholics, we have carried out a neuropsychological intervention program with mobile health technology. Patients diagnosed with alcohol dependence syndrome were submitted to cognitive stimulation during four weeks in a three-day/week basis.
Interventions
Sponsors
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
Pedro Gamito
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Only patients that scored higher than the cutoff values for their age on the Mini Mental Examination Test and with no clinical scores on the Symptoms Checklist Revised were included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Patients with dependency from substances other than alcohol or with history of previous neurological disorders were excluded from the study. Patients were also screened for minimal computer literacy; no patients were excluded due to lack of this criterion.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the results of Frontal Assessment Battery - FAB | Before cognitive rehabilitation - After cognitive rehabilitation (1month - after 10 sessions) | The participants were assessed in Frontal Lobe Cognitive Functioning (Retention, Attention and Calculation, Language and Visual-spatial abilities)at the beginning of the rehabilitation and after 10 rehabilitation sessions, which had the approximate duration of one month. |
Countries
Portugal
Outcome results
None listed