Afferent Neurocardiac Signals, Cue Reactivity, and Cognitive Control

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Binge Drinking

In brief

Conscious attempts to regulate alcohol use are often undermined by automatic attention and arousal processes activated by alcohol cues, as well as by diminished ability to inhibit in-the-moment behaviors. The current study will examine whether a brief behavioral intervention of slow breathing paced at a resonance frequency of the cardiovascular system can interrupt automatic alcohol cue reactivity and enhance cognitive control in binge drinkers. Results from the proposed study may provide new prevention and intervention targets to interrupt unhealthy drinking behaviors.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05369169

Run by

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

People needed

100

Starts

2022-07-01

Expected to finish

2024-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 35. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must report at least 2 binge drinking episodes in the past month
• Have normal or corrected-to-normal vision

You may not qualify if…

• History or presence of serious psychiatric disorders, neurological disorders, or head injury resulting in a loss of consciousness
• Presence of any serious medical condition
• Report of more than a few occasions (3-4) of illicit drug use, except for cannabis, in the preceding year

Where it is running

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey — New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

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