The present study seeks to increase understanding of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among veterans, an important public health concern. We will study the effects of regulatory deficits and sleep disturbance on the dynamic course of PTSD and AUD. The study will investigate whether a short, computerized training in the laboratory will alter maladaptive response biases and reduce associations between sleep disturbance, affect and behavioral dysregulation, AUD symptoms, and PTSD symptoms in the real world.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
250
Trains approach or avoidance responses to alcohol cues.
Trains approach or avoidance responses to trauma cues.
Will not train approach or avoidance responses.
Bay Pines VA Health Care System
Bay Pines, Florida, United States
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSioux Falls VA Health Care System
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
RECRUITINGThe University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
RECRUITINGRate of Alcohol Use Disorder Symptoms
These are experience sampling items derived from Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
Time frame: 2 years
Rate of PTSD Symptoms
These are experience sampling items derived from the PTSD Checklist from DSM-5 (PCL-5).
Time frame: 2 years
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Will not train approach or avoidance responses.