Trial reportJournal of consulting and clinical psychology2018
A randomized controlled trial of inhibitory control training for the reduction of alcohol consumption in problem drinkers.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 114 citations in OpenAlex.
- Inhibitory control training and unhealthy behaviours: a meta-analysis testing short and long- term effects in clinical and at-risk populations.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Neuropsychological rehabilitation in executive deficits resulting from alcohol use disorder: systematic review of literature.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- More behavioral recommendations produce more change: A meta-analysis of efficacy of multibehavior recommendations to reduce nonmedical substance use.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2020Pooled it
- Alcohol-Specific Computerized Interventions to Alter Cognitive Biases: A Systematic Review of Effects on Experimental Tasks, Drinking Behavior, and Neuronal Activation.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Pooled it
- How We Lost 90% of Participants on a Bad Bet: Results from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial on Cognitive Bias Modification in Problem Gamblers.Journal of gambling studies · 2024Trial
- Parsing impulsivity in individuals with anxiety and depression who use Cannabis.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2020Trial
- Does alcohol cue inhibitory control training survive a context shift?Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2020Trial
- Context-dependent Impulsivity in Substance Use Disorder: A Neuroscience-informed Framework.Current addiction reports · 2025Article
- Approach-Bias Retraining and Other Training Interventions as Add-On in the Treatment of AUD Patients.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2025Review
- The combination of donepezil and cognitive training for improving treatment outcomes for alcohol use disorder: Design of a randomized controlled trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2024Article
- Action Interpretation Determines the Effects of Go/No-Go and Approach/Avoidance Actions on Stimulus Evaluation.Open mind : discoveries in cognitive science · 2024Article
- Pilot testing of an adaptive, individualized inhibitory control training for binge drinking: first evidence on feasibility, acceptance, and efficacy.Psychological research · 2023Review
- Guidelines for assessment of affect-related constructs.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Review
- Seeking care where they can: A systematic review of global trends in online alcohol treatment utilization among non-veteran and veteran women.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2022Review
- Longitudinal associations with alcohol consumption during the first COVID-19 lockdown: Associations with mood, drinking motives, context of drinking, and mental health.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
- Brain+ AlcoRecover: A Randomized Controlled Pilot-Study and Feasibility Study of Multiple-Domain Cognitive Training Using a Serious Gaming App for Treating Alcohol Use Disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- A Randomised Controlled Trial of Inhibitory Control Training for Smoking Cessation: Outcomes, Mediators and Methodological Considerations.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Combining Web-Based Attentional Bias Modification and Approach Bias Modification as a Self-Help Smoking Intervention for Adult Smokers Seeking Online Help: Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mental health · 2020Article
- Benefits of temporary alcohol restriction: a feasibility randomized trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2020Article
- Brain Structure and Function in Recovery.Alcohol research : current reviews · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectiveWe conducted a randomized controlled trial to compare the effects of three types of Internet-delivered Inhibitory Control Training (ICT) with each other and with an active control intervention on alcohol consumption in a community sample of problem drinkers.
methodTwo hundred and 46 heavy drinkers, who were motivated to reduce their alcohol consumption (mean age 41.32, 130 female) self-monitored their alcohol consumption for 1 week before being randomized to receive 1 of 3 variants of ICT (Associative No-Go, Associative Stop Signal, General Inhibition) or an active control. Participants then completed up to 14 ICT/control sessions on the Internet over a 4-week period, while regularly recording their alcohol consumption.
resultsThere were significant reductions in alcohol consumption across all groups over the 4-week training period (main effect of time, F(2, 402) = 77.12, p < .01, ηp2 = .28, BF10 > 99), however there were no differences between ICT groups, or between ICT groups and the active control group (Group × Time interaction, F(6, 402) = 1.10, p = .36, ηp2 = .02, BF10 = 0.03). Contrary to hypotheses, there were no changes in general inhibitory control, the disinhibiting effects of alcohol cues, or alcohol affective associations after ICT.
conclusionsIn this study, which attempted to translate findings from proof-of-concept laboratory studies into a viable behavior change intervention, we found that multiple sessions of ICT delivered over the Internet did not help heavy drinkers to reduce their alcohol consumption beyond nonspecific effects associated with taking part in a trial. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).
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