chronic alcohol dependency
Conditions
Interventions
One group (intervention group) will receive behavioural instructions (about sleep-wake timing) combined with a lighting intervention aimed to facilitate adherence to these instructions and to increase
Sponsors
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria: Patients should be under current, active treatment of the FACT team, with primary alcohol dependence, capable of adherence to agreements with FACT team (based on a maximum of 30% of not showing up for meetings at the clinic or being at home for home visits by caregiver), and are aged 24-65 years old. Moreover, they should be fluent in the Dutch language.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: • Current florid psychosis • Depression, prominent suicidal and/or homicidal ideation with active intervention during the month prior to the moment of investigation and expected active intervention during the actual research period • Mentally incompetent • Homelessness, or a housing condition that impedes participation • Relatively high use of (pre-scribed) sleep mediation as reported by caregiver or use of illegal sleep medication • Two or more time zones trans-meridian flights one month prior to participation • Shift work during the three months prior to participation • Color blindness assessed with Ishihara test • Visually impaired • Recent eye surgery (last year), glaucoma or other eye disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study parameters are self-reported number of drinking days, number of alcoholic drinks consumed and alcohol craving | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sleep timing, duration, and quality, degree of circadian (mis)alignment, self-control with respect to resisting alcohol, vitality, mood, quality of life, and adherence to behavioral instructions | — |
Outcome results
None listed