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ArticleMindfulness2022

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Provides no Additional Benefit to Improvements in Self-Reported Craving Following Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention.

Benjamin C Gibson, Victoria R Votaw, Elena R Stein, Vincent P Clark, Eric Claus, Katie Witkiewitz

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Article in Mindfulness, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02861807 (Mindfulness-Based Intervention and Transcranial Direct Current Brain Stimulation to Reduce Heavy Drinking), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02861807 nacompletednot on this map

Mindfulness-Based Intervention and Transcranial Direct Current Brain Stimulation to Reduce Heavy Drinking: Efficacy and Mechanisms of Change

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of New MexicoRan2016 to 2018Enrolled84ConditionsAlcohol Drinking, Alcohol Intoxication, AlcoholismArmsBrain stimulation with mindfulness-based relapse prevention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trial
  2. Using Electroencephalography to Advance Mindfulness Science: A Survey of Emerging Methods and Approaches.Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Benjamin C GibsonPsychology Department, University of New Mexico, Logan Hall, MSC03-2220, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131.
Victoria R VotawPsychology Department, University of New Mexico, Logan Hall, MSC03-2220, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131.
Elena R SteinPsychology Department, University of New Mexico, Logan Hall, MSC03-2220, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131.
Vincent P ClarkPsychology Department, University of New Mexico, Logan Hall, MSC03-2220, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131.
Eric ClausThe Mind Research Network, Department of Translational Neuroscience, 1101 Yale Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106.
Katie WitkiewitzPsychology Department, University of New Mexico, Logan Hall, MSC03-2220, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131.
University of New Mexico · USMind Research Network · USPennsylvania State University · US

Funding

Alcohol Research Training: Methods & MechanismsT32AA018108 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO · PI Katie A Witkiewitz · 2010 to 2026
$5.6M
Precision Medicine and Recovery in a Telehealth Treatment Program for Alcohol Use DisorderR01AA022328 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO · PI Katie A Witkiewitz · 2013 to 2026
$3.1M
Mindfulness-Based Intervention and Transcranial Direct Current Brain Stimulation to Reduce Heavy Drinking: Efficacy and Mechanisms of ChangeR21AA024926 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO · PI WITKIEWITZ, KATIE A · 2016 to 2017
$409k
Validating Reward and Relief Drinking Phenotypes: A Multimethod AssessmentF31AA029266 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO · PI VOTAW, VICTORIA · 2021 to 2022
$77k
Validation of the Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment Among Diverse Individuals with Alcohol Use DisorderF31AA028971 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO · PI STEIN, ELENA RACHEL · 2020 to 2021
$72k
NIAAA NIH HHS F31 AA028971NIAAA NIH HHS F31 AA029266NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA022328NIAAA NIH HHS R21 AA024926NIAAA NIH HHS T32 AA018108
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) have each demonstrated efficacy in improving outcomes in those with alcohol use disorder (AUD), however a recent study that combined MBRP with tDCS found tDCS provided no additional benefit to MBRP for AUD. Differences in treatment adherence between active versus sham tDCS groups may have contributed to this result. The current study examined whether treatment adherence interacted with tDCS condition in predicting post-treatment mindfulness and craving. Methods: This study was a secondary data analysis from a randomized sham-controlled trial comparing MBRP paired with tDCS. Linear regression analyses were conducted examining the interaction between tDCS condition and two measures of treatment adherence (i.e., number of groups attended, number of tDCS administrations) on post-treatment mindfulness and craving. Results: There was no effect of treatment adherence by tDCS condition in predicting mindfulness, however the interaction between treatment adherence and tDCS condition significantly predicted post-treatment craving. There was a significant negative association between treatment adherence and post-treatment craving in the sham group, but there was no association in the active tDCS group. Conclusions: MBRP coupled with sham stimulation led to significant reductions in self-reported craving when patients attended more sessions and received a greater number of sham tDCS administrations, while no relationship was observed between treatment adherence and craving among those who received active tDCS. This result provides tentative evidence that, rather than improve the effects of MBRP on craving, this active tDCS protocol provides no additional benefit to MBRP in reducing craving. Pre-registration: This study was registered with clinicaltrials.gov (NCT02861807).

Indexed as

Alcohol Use DisorderCravingMindfulnessMindfulness-Based Relapse PreventionNon-Invasive Brain StimulationTranscranial Direct Current Stimulation

Identifiers

PMID35833199
PMCPMC9272998
OpenAlexW3216125937

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Registered trials

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