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Trial reportThe American journal on addictions2018

Cognitive functioning and treatment outcomes in a randomized controlled trial of internet-delivered drug and alcohol treatment.

Matisyahu Shulman, Aimee Campbell, Martina Pavlicova, Mei-Chen Hu, Efrat Aharonovich, Edward V Nunes

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in The American journal on addictions, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Matisyahu ShulmanNew York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0002-2941-8895
Aimee CampbellNew York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0003-4247-9980
Martina PavlicovaDepartment of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York.
Mei-Chen HuDepartment of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York.
Efrat AharonovichNew York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York.
Edward V NunesNew York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York.
Columbia University Irving Medical Center · USColumbia University · US

Funding

Project-003UG1DA013035 · NIDA · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Aimee N Campbell, Jennifer McNeely · 2015 to 2026
$130.3M
CU PARTNERS: NY/LONG ISLAND REGIONAL NODEU10DA013035 · NIDA · NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC · PI NUNES, EDWARD V., ROTROSEN, JOHN P · 2001 to 2015
$47.6M
Translational Clinical Research Fellowship on Substance Use DisordersT32DA007294 · NIDA · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI Frances Rudnick Levin, Diana M Martinez · 1993 to 2026
$9.3M
HealthCall: Brief Intervention to Reduce Drug Use in HIV Primary CareR01DA024606 · NIDA · NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC · PI AHARONOVICH, EFRAT · 2010 to 2014
$2.9M
Drug Abuse Treatment Development and Research MentoringK24DA022412 · NIDA · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI NUNES, EDWARD V. · 2007 to 2016
$1.7M
NIDA NIH HHS K24 DA022412NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA024606NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA007294NIDA NIH HHS U10 DA013035NIDA NIH HHS UG1 DA013035
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectivesSubstance use disorders are associated with lower cognitive functioning, and this impairment is associated with poorer outcomes. The Therapeutic Education System (TES) is an internet-based psychosocial intervention for substance use disorders that may provide enhanced treatment for individuals with cognitive deficits. This secondary analysis investigates the association between cognitive functioning and treatment outcomes in a large (N = 507) randomized controlled effectiveness trial of TES compared to treatment-as-usual conducted within outpatient programs in the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network.

methodsAll participants completed a computer-based cognitive assessment (Microcog™ short version) at baseline. Scores on subtests of attention, reasoning, and spatial perception were tested as moderators of the treatment effect on abstinence and retention at the end of the 12-week treatment phase using mixed effects logistic regression.

resultsCognitive functioning was not found to be a moderator of treatment on abstinence or retention. Post-hoc analysis of the main effect of cognitive functioning on retention and abstinence found impaired reasoning and cognitive flexibility were associated with lower retention. There were no other main effects of cognitive functioning on retention or abstinence.

conclusionsThe benefit of internet delivered treatment over standard care was unchanged across a range of cognitive functioning. Consistent with previous research, mild to moderate impairment in reasoning and cognitive flexibility were associated with lower retention across both treatment arms. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: An internet-delivered cognitive behavioral intervention for substance use disorders, TES, is equally effective across a spectrum of cognitive functioning among diverse patients. (Am J Addict 2018;27:509-515).

Indexed as

CognitionSubstance-Related DisordersAdultCognitive Behavioral TherapyFemaleHumansInternetMaleMental Status and Dementia TestsMiddle AgedTherapy, Computer-AssistedTreatment Outcome

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PMID30091814
PMCPMC6159919
OpenAlexW2886992997

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