Computerized Exercise to Alter Stimulant Approach Responses (CEASAR)
Amphetamine-Related Disorders, Cocaine-Related Disorders, Substance-Related Disorders
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Amphetamine-Related Disorders
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- In-patient of the Burnaby Centre of Mental Health & Addiction
- 19 years of age or older
- Individuals with a current stimulant use disorder (cocaine, crack cocaine, amphetamine, methamphetamine, crystal meth), active before intake at BCMHA (as assessed by the MINI)
- Proficiency to read and write English and competent to provide consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Individuals not stabilized enough to allow for regular participation in the intervention (determined by treating psychiatrist)
Sites / Locations
- Burnaby Centre for Mental Health and AddictionRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Placebo Comparator
Active CEASAR Intervention
Placebo CEASAR
Participants will be given the active CEASAR intervention where they will be trained to "avoid" cues associated with stimulant use and approach healthy cues based on the orientation of the images presented. Individuals will be asked to approach (pull in) portrait images and avoid (push away) landscape images. In the active condition, pushed pictures (landscape orientation) will exclusively be stimulant-use related pictures. Conversely, healthy images will be in the portrait orientation which will be pulled in.
In the control condition, stimulant use-related pictures will be randomized and equally divided into push (landscape) and pull (portrait) conditions.