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Retraining automatic attention and approach tendencies to reduce levels of problematic cannabis and alcohol use for youth in juvenile detention centers.

Effectiveness of cognitive bias modification training in reducing levels of problematic cannabis and alcohol use in incarcerated juvenile delinquents.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON28103
Enrollment
200
Registered
2017-06-09
Start date
2014-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

substance use, cognitive bias modification, juvenile delinquents / middelengebruik, cognitieve bias modificatie, jonge delinquenten

Interventions

5 sessions of CBM comprised of two computerized tasks, an Approach-Avoid task to target approach biases and a Visual Probe task to target attention biases. CBM is done in addition to care-as-usual. Pa

Sponsors

Sponsor: Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice (VenJ) Performer: University of Amsterdam (UvA)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Youth placed in one of the participating institutions are eligible for inclusion in our screening measurement, provided they have been there for at least two weeks. Youth who report substance use (cannabis and/or alcohol) during the 12 months prior to our screening measurement are eligible for inclusion in our CMB training.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Insufficient proficiency with the Dutch language, as this will interfere with the participants' ability to understand the materials. - Youth placed in a Very Intensive Care (VIC) or Forensic Observation and Guidance ward (Forensische Observatie en Begeleidingsafdeling; FOBA) are not eligible for participation as the testing would be too intrusive in their treatment programs. As the study uses reaction time measurements, there are some guidelines for processing the data - With regard to individual trials, trials with reactions times below 200 ms or above 2000 ms will not be included in analyses - With regard to complete tasks, participants with less that 70% accuracy will not be included in analyses

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
- Level of problematic cannabis use (CUDIT-R) - Level of problematic alcohol use (AUDIT)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
- Approach bias (AAT scores) - Attention bias (VPT scores) - Self-reported delinquency (ISRD) - Criminal recidivism (police records)

Contacts

Public ContactH.S. van der Baan

Nieuwe Achtergracht 129b, room G1.02

h.s.vanderbaan@uva.nl+31 20 525 6828

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)