Substance Use Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
Opioid Abuse Disorder, Cognitive Therapy, Executive Function, Mobile Health, Rehabilitation
Brief summary
Heroin use has been related to brain dysfunction particularly in the prefrontal cortex. These effects are evident in neuropsychological impairments in attention, memory and executive functioning of heroin users. To assess these deficits and the application of a novel approach of cognitive stimulation to heroin users in treatment for opioid dependence, we have carried out a neuropsychological intervention program with mobile health technology. Patients diagnosed with opioid dependence were submitted to cognitive stimulation during four weeks in a three-day/week basis.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMobile health cognitive stimulation
Sponsors
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
Ares Do Pinhal-Associação De Recuperação De Toxicodependentes
Pedro Gamito
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
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 will be included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with alcohol dependence or with history of previous neurological disorders will be excluded from the study. Patients will be also screened for minimal computer literacy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in the results of Frontal Assessment Battery - FAB | 1 month | The participants were assessed in frontal lobe functions 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