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Health Mobile Cognitive Stimulation in Alcoholics

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01942954
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified September 2013 by Pedro Gamito, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias.
Recruitment status was:  Active, not recruiting
First Posted : September 16, 2013
Last Update Posted : September 16, 2013
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Pedro Gamito, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The consequences of alcohol dependence are severe and may range from physical diseases to neuropsychological deficits in several cognitive domains. Alcohol abuse has also been related to brain dysfunction specifically in the prefrontal cortex. To assess these deficits and the application of a novel approach of cognitive stimulation to alcoholics, we have carried out a neuropsychological intervention program with mobile health technology. Patients diagnosed with alcohol dependence syndrome were submitted to cognitive stimulation during four weeks in a three-day/week basis.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System Alcohol Dependence Other: Mobile health cognitive stimulation Not Applicable

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 54 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Executive Functioning in Alcoholics Following a Mobile Health Cognitive Stimulation Approach: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Study Start Date : October 2012
Actual Primary Completion Date : March 2013

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Mobile health cognitive stimulation
Experimental group
 Other: Mobile health cognitive stimulation
No Intervention: Treatment-as-usual
This group consists of treatment-as-usual for alcohol abstinence according to the Minnesota Model.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Change in the results of Frontal Assessment Battery - FAB [ Time Frame: Before cognitive rehabilitation - After cognitive rehabilitation (1month - after 10 sessions) ]
    The participants were assessed in Frontal Lobe Cognitive Functioning (Retention, Attention and Calculation, Language and Visual-spatial abilities)at the beginning of the rehabilitation and after 10 rehabilitation sessions, which had the approximate duration of one month.


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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 75 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Only patients that scored higher than the cutoff values for their age on the Mini Mental Examination Test and with no clinical scores on the Symptoms Checklist Revised were included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with dependency from substances other than alcohol or with history of previous neurological disorders were excluded from the study. Patients were also screened for minimal computer literacy; no patients were excluded due to lack of this criterion.

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Sponsors and Collaborators
Pedro Gamito
Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
Investigators
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Study Chair: Pedro SP Gamito, PhD Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
Principal Investigator: Jorge AG Oliveira, PhD Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
Study Director: Paulo JF Lopes, PhD Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
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Responsible Party: Pedro Gamito, PhD (Full Professor), Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01942954    
Other Study ID Numbers: labpsicom-001
First Posted: September 16, 2013    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: September 16, 2013
Last Verified: September 2013
Keywords provided by Pedro Gamito, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias:
Alcohol Dependence
Cognitive Therapy
Executive Function
 Mobile Health
Recovery of Function
Rehabilitation
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Nervous System Diseases
Alcohol-Induced Disorders, Nervous System
Alcoholism
Alcohol-Induced Disorders
Alcohol-Related Disorders
 Substance-Related Disorders
Chemically-Induced Disorders
Mental Disorders
Neurotoxicity Syndromes
Poisoning