Learning to resist the urge: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial investigating alcohol-specific inhibition training in abstinent patients with alcohol use disorder

Raphaela M Tschuemperlin, Maria Stein, Hallie M Batschelet, Franz Moggi, Leila M Soravia, Raphaela M Tschuemperlin, Maria Stein, Hallie M Batschelet, Franz Moggi, Leila M Soravia

Abstract

Background: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) leads to a significant individual and societal burden. To achieve higher therapy success rates, therapeutic interventions still need to be improved. Most current neuroscientific conceptualizations of AUD focus on the imbalance between an enhanced automatic reaction to alcohol cues and impaired inhibition. Complementary to traditional relapse prevention strategies, novel computerized training interventions aim to directly alter these processes. This study tests a computerized alcohol-specific inhibition training in a large clinical sample and investigates its effects on behavioral, experimental and neurophysiological outcomes. It also analyzes whether variations in inhibition difficulty and/or endogenous cortisol levels during training impact these effects.

Methods: This is a double-blind, randomized controlled trial (RCT) with 246 inpatients with AUD participating. After baseline assessment, participants are randomly assigned to one of three computerized Go-NoGo-based inhibition training interventions (two alcohol-specific versions with different Go/NoGo ratios, or neutral control training) and one of two intervention times (morning/afternoon), resulting in six study arms. All patients perform six training sessions within 2 weeks. Endogenous cortisol is measured in 80 patients before and after the first training session. Inhibitory control and implicit associations towards alcohol are assessed pre and post training, at which point electroencephalography (EEG) is additionally measured in 60 patients. Patients' alcohol consumption and relevant psychological constructs (e.g., craving, self-efficacy, treatment motivation) are measured at discharge and at 3-, 6- and 12-month follow-ups. Fifty healthy participants are assessed (20 with EEG) at one time point as a healthy control group.

Discussion: This study investigates the effects of a computerized, alcohol-specific inhibition training for the first time in patients with AUD. Results should give insight into the effectiveness of this potential add-on to standard AUD treatment, including proximal and distal measures and effects on behavioral, experimental and neurophysiological measures. Information about working mechanisms and potential optimizations of this training are gathered through variations regarding difficulty of inhibition training and training time. This study may thus contribute to a deepened understanding of AUD and the improvement of its evidence-based treatment.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT02968537 . Registered on 18 November 2016.

Keywords: Alcohol use disorder; Alcohol-specific inhibition training; Cortisol; Drinking outcome; EEG; Go-NoGo Task (GNG); Implicit Association Test (IAT); Residential treatment; Stop-Signal Task (SST).

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Study design of the INTRA study. Note that for the cortisol substudy, salvia-cortisol samples will be collected before and after the first training session. Alc-IT alcohol-inhibition training, EEG electroencephalography, GNG Go-NoGo Task, IAT Implicit Association Test, INTRA Abbreviation of the study name: INhibition TRaining in Alcohol use disorder, n sample size, SST Stop-Signal Task, TLFB Timeline-follow-back, Q questionnaire
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Fig. 2
Enrollment, interventions and assessments at each time point for patients in the INTRA study. A schematic outline of the enrollment, interventions and assessments that each participant of the main INTRA study will undergo. AASE-G Alcohol Abstinence Self-efficacy Scale – German version, Alc-IT alcohol-inhibition training, ASPD antisocial personality disorder, ASRS-V1.1 Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale, AUDIT Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, AUD-S Alcohol Use Disorders Scale, BAI Beck Anxiety Inventory, BDI-ll Beck’s Depression Inventory, BIS/BAS Behavioral Inhibition System/Behavioral Approach System Scale, BSCL Brief Symptom Check List, CAEQ Comprehensive Alcohol Expectancy Questionnaire; Craving (Likert scales), DIA-X Diagnostic Expert System for Psychiatric Disorders, Emo-Check Assessment of Emotion and Emotion regulation, GNG Go-NoGo Task, HDL Health and Daily Living Form, IAT Implicit Association Test, IT inhibition training, I-8 Scale for Impulsive Behavior, Motivation (Likert scales), NISS Need Inventory of Sensation Seeking, OCDS-G Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale – German version, PSS PTSD Symptom Scale, SCI Stress and Coping Inventory, SOCRATES Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale, SST Stop-Signal Task, TLFB Timeline Follow-back, TMT Trail Making Test A and B, WHOQOL-BREF WHO Quality of Life Scale (brief version), −T1 before treatment admission, T1 baseline, T2 pre-training, T3 post training, T4 discharge, T5 3-month follow-up, T6 6-month follow-up, T7 12-month follow-up

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