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Eye Movements Desensitization and Reprocessing Intervention in Preventing Craving in Alcohol Use Disorder

NCT05606900 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2025-02-25

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Summary

This study is conducted to examine the effect of a psychotherapy model that is expected to affect alcohol cravings in adults aged 18-65 years who are being treated for alcohol use disorder at a clinic. The psychotherapy intervention is expected to affect other variables such as clinical symptom level, self-efficacy level, and functionality level. This protocol is called addiction-focused eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (addiction-focused EMDR). Patients found suitable for the study will be divided into experimental and control groups. The intervention will be applied to the experimental group and not to the control group. At the end of the intervention, the effect of the intervention primarily on the level of craving will be compared with that of the control group. The intervention is expected to reduce the level of craving. The intervention is expected to have an impact on the other variables mentioned as well.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

addiction-focused eye movements desensitization and reprocessing (AF-EMDR)

AF-EMDR includes desensitization and functional reprocessing of the targeted memory or the moment with lateral eye movements. In each session of the psychotherapy, which will be applied as 3 sessions, a memory or a moment that causes alcohol craving will be practised. The processing will continue until the patient becomes desensitized to the memory or the moment that cause the craving. In the first session, a memory of craving will be discussed, in the second session a current trigger that causes craving, and in the third session, a moment that is thought to cause craving in the future will be focused.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ege University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Zeki Yuncu, Prof · Ege University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-10-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2023-12-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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