Alcohol-ROC-Training

Summary

The goal of the proposed study is to examine whether brief training in regulation of craving (ROC-T) affects alcohol drinking. The study will consist of a basic screening (phone and online), and in person visit to determine eligibility and conduct pre-intervention baseline assessments, 1-4 training (ROC-T) visits, a post-intervention assessment visit, and 1-2 phone/online follow up assessments.The two active conditions of ROC-T are based on cognitive-behavioral treatments (CBT) and mindfulness-based treatments (MBT).

Conditions

• Binge Drinking
• Heavy Drinking
• Young Adult
• Heavy Drinker

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-Based Treatment-Regulation of Craving

Participants will be trained in using the MBT-based mindfulness strategy as described above ("notice craving and accept the feeling without judgment or reaction"). Participants will then be instructed to think of accepting and non-reactive responses when they see the instruction "ACCEPT" during ROC-T. On each trial, participants will receive an instruction and then be exposed to a novel alcohol image for 6 seconds. On 25% of the trials, they will see the LOOK instruction, and be allowed to experience craving (as baseline). On 75% of the trials, participants will see ACCEPT and then practice thinking about the negative consequences of drinking. After the picture disappears, they will rate their craving on every trial using a 1-5 Likert scale.

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive-Based Therapy-Regulation of Craving

Participants will be trained in using the CBT strategy by first considering and reading about the negative consequences of drinking. Participants will then be instructed to think of those negative consequences ("Focus on the negative consequences associated with drinking)" when they see the instruction "REFRAME" during ROC-T.On each trial, participants will receive an instruction and then be exposed to a novel alcohol image for 6 seconds. On 25% of the trials, they will see the LOOK instruction, and be allowed to experience craving (as baseline). On 75% of the trials, participants will see REFRAME and then practice thinking about the negative consequences of drinking. After the picture disappears, they will rate their craving on every trial using a 1-5 Likert scale

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

  collaborator NIH

• Yale University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Hedy Kober, Ph.D. · Yale University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

26 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-09-28

Primary Completion

2027-12-31

Completion

2027-12-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations