Trial reportThe international journal of neuropsychopharmacology2017
Ultra-Brief Mindfulness Training Reduces Alcohol Consumption in At-Risk Drinkers: A Randomized Double-Blind Active-Controlled Experiment.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Adolescent Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review.Pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
- Do mindfulness-based interventions change brain function in people with substance dependence? A systematic review of the fMRI evidence.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Mindfulness-based interventions for substance use disorders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- A pilot trial of a brief intervention for cannabis use supplemented with a substance-free activity session or relaxation training.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2024Trial
- Psychological distance intervention reminders reduce alcohol consumption frequency in daily life.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- Stimulating meditation: a pre-registered randomised controlled experiment combining a single dose of the cognitive enhancer, modafinil, with brief mindfulness training.Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) · 2021Trial
- Ultra-brief breath counting (mindfulness) training promotes recovery from stress-induced alcohol-seeking in student drinkers.Addictive behaviors · 2020Trial
- A randomized clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of a brief alcohol intervention supplemented with a substance-free activity session or relaxation training.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2019Trial
- A mindfulness-based intervention to reduce altered brain reward function in cannabis use disorder: a double-blind, active and passive, randomised controlled fMRI trial.Psychopharmacology · 2026Article
- The Effects of Mindfulness on Brain Network Dynamics Following an Acute Stressor in a Population of Drinking Adults.Brain sciences · 2026Article
- The Effects of Mindfulness on Brain Network Dynamics Following an Acute Stressor in a Population of Moderate to Heavy Drinkers.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
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- Web-Based Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Adults With a History of Depression: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- A Narrative Review of Current and Emerging Trends in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder.Brain sciences · 2024Review
- Mindfulness as a Protective Factor Against Increased Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Hospital Workers Following the First COVID-19-Related Lockdown: a Study in Southern France.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of a Brief Mindfulness-Based Intervention of "STOP touching your face" During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Randomized Controlled Trial.Mindfulness · 2022Article
- Examining the Potential Synergistic Effects Between Mindfulness Training and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Review
- An Integrated Mechanistic Model of Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement for Opioid-Exposed Mother-Infant Dyads.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Review
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- Mindfulness buffers the effects of cue-induced craving on alcohol demand in college drinkers.Addictive behaviors · 2018Article
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Abstract
Background: Like other complex psychosocial interventions, mindfulness-based treatments comprise various modality-specific components as well as nonspecific therapeutic ingredients that collectively contribute to efficacy. Consequently, the isolated effects of mindfulness strategies per se remain unclear. Methods: Using a randomized double-blind design, we compared the isolated effects of 11-minutes of "supervised" mindfulness instruction against a closely matched active control (relaxation) on subjective, physiological, and behavioral indices of maladaptive alcohol responding in drinkers at risk of harm from alcohol use (n = 68). Simple follow-up instructions on strategy use were provided, but practice was unsupervised and not formally monitored. Results: Both groups showed acute reductions in craving after training, although a trend group x time interaction (P = .056) suggested that this reduction was greater in the relaxation group (d = 0.722 P < .001) compared with the mindfulness group (d = 0.317, P = .004). Furthermore, upregulation of parasympathetic activity was found after relaxation (d = 0.562; P < .001) but not mindfulness instructions (d = 0.08; P > .1; group x time interaction: P = .009). By contrast, only the mindfulness group showed a reduction in past-week alcohol consumption at 7-day follow-up (-9.31 units, d = 0.593, P < .001), whereas no significant reduction was seen in the relaxation group (-3.00 units, d = 0.268, P > .1; group x time interaction: P = .026). Conclusion: Very brief mindfulness practice can significantly reduce alcohol consumption among at-risk drinkers, even with minimal encouragement to use this strategy outside of the experimental context. The effects on consumption may therefore represent a lower bound of efficacy of "ultra-brief" mindfulness instructions in hazardous drinkers, at least at short follow-up intervals.
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