Cocaine Addiction Treatment: Clinical Trial Recruiting Participants
This is a treatment development study with the purpose of developing a computer-based augmentation of standard drug counseling for cocaine dependence. Specifically, the aims of this study are to develop and manualize a cue-exposure based cocaine treatment using virtual reality (VR) based cue exposure/extinction software and cellular phone-based computerized extinction reminder (CER) technology for use in high-risk situations outside treatment sessions. During Phase 1, the VR and CER technology will be developed and refined using two small open clinical trials. At the conclusion of Phase 1, a treatment manual detailing the rationale and parameters of VR and CER technology will be completed. Next, a Phase 2 pilot randomized clinical trial will be conducted in order to determine the acceptability and feasibility of this treatment to patients and therapists, and to obtain treatment outcome effect size estimates. Specifically, during the Phase 2 trial, 40 cocaine dependent individuals will be randomly assigned to receive a NIDA approved Individual/Group Drug Counseling (I/GDC) cocaine treatment or I/GDC plus VR/CER
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Developing Computer Based Treatments for Addiction
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