Brain Training for Substance Use Disorders
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Conditions studied: Opioid Use Disorder
In brief
Participants play games designed to train visual attention towards natural, non-drug-related scenarios. A biofeedback loop between gameplay and an electroencephalogram (EEG) system monitors game performance and guides game difficulty.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06870110
- Run by
- Neurotype Inc.
- People needed
- 40
- Starts
- 2025-01-17
- Expected to finish
- 2025-08-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-03-11
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- OUD patient participants:
- Admitted into chemical treatment with opioid use being a reason for treatment;
- DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of OUD;
- Ability to provide informed consent;
- A minimum of a 6th grade reading level; and
- Able and willing to provide own contact information for follow-up visit(s).
- Control participants:
- Age- and gender-matched to an OUD patient participant in the study;
- Ability to provide informed consent;
- A minimum of a 6th grade reading level;
- Able and willing to provide own contact information for follow-up visit(s).
You may not qualify if…
- OUD patient participants:
- Refusal or inability to consent;
- Pregnant;
- History of serious neurological illness (e.g., Chronic seizure disorder, Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, Epilepsy, Any history of seizures not caused by withdrawal from substances, Other [please specify]);
- Inability to see text and photos clearly on the computer display; and
- Unwillingness to change hairstyle (e.g., braids, pony tails, dreadlocks) or remove wig to accommodate application of the EEG headset, if necessary.
- Control participants:
- Refusal or inability to consent;
- Pregnant;
- History of serious neurological illness (e.g., Chronic seizure disorder, Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, Epilepsy, Any history of seizures, Other [please specify]);
- Inability to see text and photos clearly on the computer display;
- Current or previous problems using opioids, other prescription (prescribed or not prescribed) or illicit drugs;
- Regular nicotine user (e.g., cigarette smoker, e-cig user) within the past 12 months; and
- Unwillingness to change hairstyle (e.g., braids, pony tails, dreadlocks) or remove wig to accommodate application of the EEG headset, if necessary.
Where it is running
- University of Minnesota - Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (enrolling)
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