Neurofeedback & Alcohol Dependence
NCT02486900, Not applicable, Completed, Cardiff University
Trial 10
As registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, in the graph's capture of the registry.
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Neurofeedback & Alcohol Dependence | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| NCT number | NCT02486900 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Status | Completed | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Phases | Not applicable | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Enrollment | 52 participants, actual | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Lead sponsor | Cardiff University | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Conditions | Alcohol Dependence | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Interventions | fMRI-based neurofeedback | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| First posted | 2015-07-01 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Last updated | 2019-02-01 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
Registered outcomes 12
Each outcome the trial registered, primary first, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.
| List | Outcome | Time frame | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Indices of drinking (continuous) - % days abstinent | 4 months after baseline assessment/first training | Derived from the Timeline Followback Calendar. | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Primary | Indices of drinking (continuous) - drinks per drinking day | 4 months after baseline assessment/first training | Derived from the Timeline Followback Calendar. | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Primary | Indices of drinking (continuous) - % days of 'heavy drinking' | 4 months after baseline assessment/first training | Defined as 8 or more alcohol units per day/men or 6 or more units/women. Derived from the Timeline Followback Calendar. | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Secondary | Drinking urges/craving assessed with the Drinking Urges Questionnaire (DUQ) | Assessed 4 months, 8 months and 12 months after baseline | ClinicalTrials.gov | |
| Secondary | Drinking urges/craving assessed with the Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale (OCDS) | Assessed 4 months, 8 months and 12 months after baseline | ClinicalTrials.gov | |
| Secondary | Drinking urges/craving (attentional bias) assessed with the alcohol stroop test | Assessed 4 months, 8 months and 12 months after baseline | ClinicalTrials.gov | |
| Secondary | Craving self-ratings during scanning (neurofeedback group only) | Assessed 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16 weeks after baseline (each training session) | ClinicalTrials.gov | |
| Secondary | Profile of Mood States Questionnaire | Assessed 4 months, 8 months and 12 months after baseline | ClinicalTrials.gov | |
| Secondary | Beck Depression Inventory | Assessed 4 months, 8 months and 12 months after baseline | ClinicalTrials.gov | |
| Secondary | Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale | Assessed 4 months, 8 months and 12 months after baseline | ClinicalTrials.gov | |
| Secondary | NHS Resource Use Questionnaire | Assessed 4 months, 8 months and 12 months after baseline | ClinicalTrials.gov | |
| Secondary | Debriefing Questionnaire (neurofeedback group only) | Assessed 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16 weeks after baseline (each training session) | ClinicalTrials.gov |
Outcomes 0
Each outcome the trial posted results for, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.
| Type | Outcome | Time frame | Population | Units | Measured as | Source |
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Results by group 0
Each measurement the trial posted, group by group, in the words and numbers it posted.
| Outcome | Group | Category | Value | Spread | Units | Source |
|---|
Participant flow 0
How many started, completed or left each group, period by period.
| Period | Milestone | Group | Participants | Units counted | Source |
|---|
Adverse events 0
Each adverse event the trial posted, group by group: the participants affected out of those at risk.
| Type | Event | Organ system | Group | Affected | At risk | Events | Source |
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Adverse event totals 0
The totals the trial posted for each group.
| Total | Group | Affected | At risk | Source |
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Papers 1
The papers the trial lists on ClinicalTrials.gov.
| PMID | Listed as | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 27716290 | DERIVED | PubMed |
Grants 0
The grants NIH RePORTER links to the trial, newest funded first: NIH's, and some of AHRQ's, CDC's, FDA's and VA's. Each shows its title, principal investigators, organization and funder in its newest year.
| Project | Title | Principal investigators | Organization | Funder | Fiscal years | Source |
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Trial comparisons 0
Comparisons of the trial's two groups, calculated by ConductScience from the counts it posted.
| Comparison | Source |
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Tests 1
The ConductCognition tests this trial's registered outcomes name, as ScienceGraph matched them in trial-tests-2026-11-12-0.2.1.
| Test | Named as | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Stroop Color-Word Test | Secondary outcome | ConductCognition |
Source 5
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Release | trials-2026-11-12-0.4.0 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Release manifest SHA-256 | 0f4a8d8c48aee2a7573ae0fa94ecbeab70c1adbe449bbc95c424bc7d3e97b9d4 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Registry capture | 2026-11-12 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Results copy, AACT | 2026-03-23 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| NIH clinical studies file | 2026-11-13 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
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