Key result
Mobile cognitive training reduces craving and impulsivity in methadone-treated men without improving working memory.
Why the study?
This study aimed to investigate the effect of combined working memory training and attention control training on craving, impulsivity, and working memory in opioid addicts under methadone therapy.
Does mobile-based combined working memory and attention control training reduce craving and impulsivity in male opioid addicts under methadone therapy?
RCT (n=50)
Random allocation
Yes
Does mobile-based combined working memory and attention control training reduce craving and impulsivity in male opioid addicts under methadone therapy?
A 4-week mobile-based cognitive training intervention successfully reduced craving and impulsivity in male opioid addicts undergoing methadone therapy.
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Supports adjunctive mobile cognitive training for craving in methadone patients; extends RCT evidence on cognitive interventions in opioid use disorder.
Objectives This study aims to investigate the effect of combined working memory training (WMT) and attention control training (ACT) on craving, impulsivity, and working memory of opioid addicts under methadone therapy. Methods This is a randomized controlled clinical trial. Participants were 50 male opioid addicts who were selected from addiction treatment clinics in Mashhad, Iran. After their random allocation to the intervention and control group, the intervention group received WMT+ACT for 4 weeks using a mobile application. Pre- and post-test assessments were conducted using a craving scale, Barratt impulsiveness scale, and Wechsler's digit span test. Descriptive statistics and multivariate analysis of covariance were employed for data analysis. Results The combined intervention significantly reduced craving and impulsivity in the intervention group compared to the control group, but it had no significant effect on working memory (P>0.05). Conclusion The mobile-based WMT+ACT intervention is a useful intervention for male opioid addicts under methadone therapy.
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Sheybani et al. (2024) conducted an RCT in Opioid addiction (n=50). Mobile-based combined working memory training (WMT) and attention control training (ACT) vs. Control group was evaluated on Craving, impulsivity, and working memory (p=>0.05). Mobile-based combined working memory and attention control training significantly reduced craving and impulsivity in male opioid addicts on methadone, but did not improve working memory (P>0.05).
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