Exploration of implicit biases in adults who are current cocaine users

Web-based cognitive bias modification in South African cocaine users

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON22059

Enrollment

160

Registered

2017-03-10

Start date

2015-11-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Cocaine-dependent disorder as defined in the DSM-5 in South Africa

Interventions

The participants are assessed at intake to determine their level of attentional bias (AB) and approach bias (AAT) to pictorially presented cocaine-related stimuli. Thereafter, they undergo a six-week

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Self-rated fluency in English; Age 18-65; Willingness to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of head injury; color-blindness; photo-sensitive epilepsy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
A reduction in the number of lines of cocaine used in the past two weeks as measured by a two-week Time Line Feedback (TLFB).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
An increase in the use of effective coping skills. A decrease in symptoms relating to a decrease in cocaine use. A decrease over time of both attentional bias and approach bias to cocaine-realted stimuli in both the AAT and AB groups.	—

Contacts

Public ContactEvelyn Beneke

UvA

ebeneke@campsbaypsychotherapy.co.za021 438 1022 / 082 494 4882

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)