Alcohol
Conditions
Interventions
Gamified real CBM training (Addiction Beater)
Through a user-centred and iterative design process, the Addiction Beater gamification was developed based on a music rhythm game concept and a step-learn
Verbruggen & Logan, 2008).
- Module 2 (Irrelevant-feature approach bias training – Wiers et al., 2011): An arrow pointing upwards or downwards will randomly appear on top of alcoholic and non-alcoho
Sponsors
University of Amsterdam, NL
Salus Klinik Lindow, Germany
Technological University Delft, NL
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult alcohol-dependent inpatients, undergoing a three-month inpatient treatment at the Salus Klinik in Lindow, Germany and who are deemed eligible to participation, are recruited in the first two weeks after intake at the clinic. Inclusion criteria: - Aged between 18 and 65 - Primary diagnosis of alcohol dependence, assessed at intake in the clinic with the computerized version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI Robins et al., 1988) and through a diagnostic interview based on the German manual for documentation in addiction help (Fachverband Sucht e.V., 2014). Both the CIDI and the interview are the basis for the final diagnosis, done during the routine diagnostic interview by clinical psychologists working at the clinic. - Sufficient proficiency in German
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Occurrence of a neurological disorder, including epilepsy, detected by the physician - Acute suicidality (checked at intake) - Past or current psychotic episodes (checked at intake) - Less than 8 years of schooling - Visual or hand-motoric handicaps
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Alcohol related approach bias, as measured with a key-press version of the Approach Avoidance Task (Wiers et al., 2011); - Alcohol approach-avoidance and positive implicit associations, as measures with two Single Category Implicit Association Tests; - Relapse rate at one-year follow-up | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Subjective experience with the training program as assessed with the User Experience Questionnaire; - Training adherence as indicated by drop-out rate across conditions and amount of completed training trials per module; - Engagement with the training application, as indicated by time-on-task metrics (i.e., frequency and duration of use), number of completed training trials, performance scores (the gamified version of the training records also level achievements, high-scores and combos); | — |
Contacts
Public ContactMarilisa Boffo
Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam
Outcome results
None listed