Mobile Health Cognitive Stimulation in Heroin Users

Pedro Gamito65 enrolled

Overview

Heroin use has been related to brain dysfunction particularly in the prefrontal cortex. These effects are evident in neuropsychological impairments in attention, memory and executive functioning of heroin users. To assess these deficits and the application of a novel approach of cognitive stimulation to heroin users in treatment for opioid dependence, we have carried out a neuropsychological intervention program with mobile health technology. Patients diagnosed with opioid dependence were submitted to cognitive stimulation during four weeks in a three-day/week basis.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Substance Use Disorder

Interventions

Mobile health cognitive stimulationBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Only patients that scored higher than the cutoff values for their age on the Mini Mental Examination Test and with no clinical scores on the Symptoms Checklist Revised will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with alcohol dependence or with history of previous neurological disorders will be excluded from the study. Patients will be also screened for minimal computer literacy.

Locations (1)

Ares Do Pinhal-Associação De Recuperação De Toxicodependentes

Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in the results of Frontal Assessment Battery - FAB

The participants were assessed in frontal lobe functions at the beginning of the rehabilitation and after 10 rehabilitation sessions, which had the approximate duration of one month.

Time frame: 1 month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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