Status:
UNKNOWN
VR Assessment for Alcohol Related Brain Damage
Lead Sponsor:
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Collaborating Sponsors:
Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia
Conditions:
Alcohol-Related Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Pilot study where 10 alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) patients will undergo a 30-minutes-long cognitive assessment session using the Validation Gate task to evaluate usability of this tool in Alcoh...
Detailed Description
Much of the burden of disease related to harmful alcohol use is due to the persistent effects of alcohol on central nervous system. The concept of alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) is important in t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Alcohol Use Disorder (DSM 5) as main substance
- Positive screening for alcohol related cognitive impairment (Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA \< 26)
- abstinent during 15 to 90 days according to self-reports
- no severe upper limb motor disability.
- Older than 18 years old.
- abìlity to talk, understand and write in Catalan, Spanish or English.
- sign informed consent
Exclusion
- severe cognitive incapacity that prohibits the execution of the assessment
- severe impairments like spasticity, communication disabilities (aphasia or apraxia) and perceptual or physical impairments that would interfere with the correct execution or understanding of the assessment
- history of other serious mental-health problems in acute or subacute phase
- comorbidity with severe neurological illness
- regular use of other substances (except nicotine)
- active intake of benzodiazepines
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 30 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03826238
Start Date
May 1 2021
End Date
April 30 2022
Last Update
May 3 2021
Active Locations (1)
Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.
1
Addictions Unit. Psychiatry and Psychology Service. Institut Clínic de Neurociències (ICN). Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. IDIBAPS
Barcelona, Spain, 08036