NCT04505345

Virtual Reality Cognitive Training in Alcohol Use Disorder

Virtual Reality Cognitive Training in Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder Undergoing Residential Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 41 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to test the feasibility of using exercises in virtual reality for cognitive training of patients with alcohol use disorder undergoing residential treatment.

Detailed description

Alcohol use disorder has been associated with diverse physical and mental morbidities. Among the main consequences of chronic and excessive alcohol use are cognitive and executive deficits. Some of these deficits may be reversed, with improvements in specific cognitive and executive domains, with behavioral approaches consisting in cognitive training. The advent of computer-based interventions may leverage these improvements, but RCTs on the use of digital interactive-based intervention are still scarce. The aim consists in exploring whether a cognitive training approach using virtual reality exercises based on activities of daily living is feasible for improving cognitive function in patients with alcohol use disorder undergoing residential treatment. The method consists in a two-arm randomized controlled trial with individuals recovering from alcohol use disorder in a therapeutic community that will be assigned to an experimental and a control group. The experimental group consists of virtual reality-based cognitive training whereas the control group of treatment-as-usual. A comprehensive neuropsychological battery of tests will be used consisting in tests for global cognition, executive functions, and specific tests form memory, attention and cognitive flexibility. The AB design will involve a baseline assessment before intervention and post-intervention assessment.

Conditions

• Cognitive Function
• Feasibility

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive training using the Systemic Lisbon Battery	The Systemic Lisbon Battery comprises exercises for cognitive rehabilitation developed to describe diverse activities of daily living.
BEHAVIORAL	Treatment-as-usual	Treatment as usual for alcohol use disorder from Casa de Saúde do Telhal is delivered according to the Minnesota Model.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-09-30
• Primary completion: 2018-09-30
• Completion: 2024-07-30
• First posted: 2020-08-10
• Last updated: 2023-05-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Portugal