Learning to Resist the Urge: Inhibition Training in Abstinent Patients With Alcohol Use Disorders

This alcohol-specific inhibition-training (Alc-IT) training group will operate with a Go/NoGo ratio of 50/50 (Houben et al. 2011; 2012): This original version of the Alc-inhibition-training will include 80 alcoholic NoGo trials as well as 80 non-alcoholic Go trials. In order to arrive at the same training length while keeping the number of Alc-NoGo-pairings constant and the Go/NoGo-ratio at 50/50, it will additionally include 80 neutral Go-trials as well as 80 neutral NoGo-trials. It will thus consist of 320 trials and take about 10.5 minutes to be completed. In the morning group, this training will be administered within the first 2 hours after awakening.

This version of the alcohol-specific inhibition-training (Alc-IT) will operate with a Go/NoGo-ratio of 75/25. It will equally include 80 Alcoholic NoGo-trials and 80 non-alcoholic Go-trials, but now 160 neutral Go-trials will complete the set. This training will also consist of 320 trials and take about 10.5 minutes. In the morning group, this training will be administered within the first 2 hours after awakening.

This group will receive an unspecific inhibition training. this training is of the same length and difficulty as the two Alc-inhibition-trainings. In the morning group, this training will be administered within the first 2 hours after awakening.

"As in the arm Alc-IT (50/50) (morning), this alcohol-specific inhibition-training (Alc-IT) group will operate with a Go/NoGo ratio of 50/50 (Houben et al. 2011; 2012): This original version of the Alc-inhibition-training will include 80 alcoholic NoGo trials as well as 80 non-alcoholic Go trials. In order to arrive at the same training length while keeping the number of Alc-NoGo-pairings constant and the Go/NoGo-ratio at 50/50, it will additionally include 80 neutral Go-trials as well as 80 neutral NoGo-trials. It will thus consist of 320 trials and take about 10.5 minutes to be completed. In contrast to the In the morning group, this afternoon group will receive the training in the afternoon."

"As in the arm Alc-IT (75/25) (morning), this version of the alcohol-specific inhibition-training (Alc-IT) will operate with a Go/NoGo-ratio of 75/25. It will equally include 80 Alcoholic NoGo-trials and 80 non-alcoholic Go-trials, but now 160 neutral Go-trials will complete the set. This training will also consist of 320 trials and take about 10.5 minutes. In contrast to the In the morning group, this afternoon group will receive the training in the afternoon."

"As in the arm Control-training (morning), this group will receive an unspecific inhibition training. This training is of the same length and difficulty as the two Alc-inhibition-trainings. In contrast to the In the morning group, this afternoon group will receive the training in the afternoon."