Effects of Repeated Memory Training on Memory Function and Addiction Related Processes
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 55 |
| Updated: | 5/9/2018 |
| Start Date: | May 1, 2018 |
| End Date: | November 2020 |
| Contact: | Research Program Coordinator |
| Email: | lmitch28@jhmi.edu |
| Phone: | 410-550-5250 |
Prospective memory is the ability to implement an intention to the future (e.g. remember to
take medication, attend a scheduled meeting), and has receive little attention in addiction.
The investigators propose that prospective memory plays a critical, yet unrecognized, role in
major human behavior change such as that required in addiction treatment. This study will
determine the preliminary efficacy of prospective memory training in improving memory and
executive functions while reducing illicit drug use in methadone patients. Participants will
be randomly assigned to one of three conditions: an experimental memory training program or
one of two comparator memory training programs.
take medication, attend a scheduled meeting), and has receive little attention in addiction.
The investigators propose that prospective memory plays a critical, yet unrecognized, role in
major human behavior change such as that required in addiction treatment. This study will
determine the preliminary efficacy of prospective memory training in improving memory and
executive functions while reducing illicit drug use in methadone patients. Participants will
be randomly assigned to one of three conditions: an experimental memory training program or
one of two comparator memory training programs.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18-55; provision of written consent
- Enrolled in a substance use treatment program
- Sex with ≥ 2 partners in the last 30 days and sex without a condom on at least one
occasion in the last year
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe psychiatric conditions associated with psychosis or any unstable psychiatric
condition
- History of medical, psychiatric, or neurological conditions associated with
significant cognitive impairment
We found this trial at
1
site
733 North Broadway
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
Principal Investigator: Matthew W Johnson, Ph.D.
Phone: 410-550-5250
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