Understanding neurocognitive aspects of behavioral addictions
Study BANCO2: Behavioral Addictions and Related NeuroCOgnitive Aspects : Monocentric, Prospective, Controlled, Open-label Study Conducted with a Sample of Patients with Behavioural Addiction
This study is looking to see how brain function is linked to behavioral addictions like sexual addiction and eating disorders, by comparing people with these issues to healthy volunteers, to help improve treatment options.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 120 (estimated) |
| Ages | 15 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | Nantes University Hospital Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Nantes) |
| Trial ID | NCT03967418 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This study aims to improve knowledge about behavioral addictions by examining the neurocognitive profiles associated with various types of these addictions, such as sexual addiction and eating disorders. It will involve cognitive and clinical assessments of participants, including those suffering from behavioral addictions and healthy volunteers. The goal is to identify risk factors and vulnerabilities that contribute to the initiation and maintenance of these disorders, ultimately enhancing treatment approaches based on neurocognitive difficulties.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Ideal candidates include individuals over 15 years old who are suffering from one of the behavioral addictions being explored and are beginning treatment in the Addictology department.
Not a fit: Patients with current and unstable psychiatric or addictive disorders may not benefit from this study.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this study could lead to improved management strategies for individuals suffering from behavioral addictions.
How similar studies have performed: While there is limited research comparing neurocognitive aspects across different behavioral addictions, this approach is novel and has not been extensively tested.
Eligibility criteria
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Inclusion Criteria for all participants: * More than 15 years and 3 months old * Mastering the French language * Social Security Affiliates * Having given consent * Correct level of vision allowing the reading of instructions, the distinction of shapes and colours and the understanding of shapes and images presented in cognitive tasks (subjectively attested by the patient) * Correct hearing level, allowing a good understanding of the sounds presented (subjectively attested by the patient and the assessor at the first contact for eligibility) Inclusion criteria for patients: * Suffering from one of the behavioural addiction explored * Beginning treatment in the Addictology department of the University Hospital of Nantes Inclusion criteria for healthy volunteers: - Free from the explored behavioural addictions Exclusion Criteria for all participants: * Current and not stabilized psychiatric and addictive disorders (mood disorders, anxiety disorders and substance-use disorders except nicotine, lifetime psychotic syndrome), diagnosed by the MINI and after consultation with the clinician, * Non stabilized endocrine disorders * Neurological disorders (such as head trauma, neurodegenerative diseases, unbalanced epilepsy, mental retardation, etc.), * Taking a psychotropic treatment wich is not stabilized for at least 2 weeks, * Consumption of a psychoactive substance - other than nicotine - within the 12 hours prior to the assessment, * Color blindness * Cardiac problems self-reported by the patient, in order to avoid bias in the measurement of cardiac parameters, * Electrical implants as declared by the participant (to avoid measurement artifacts) * Having benefited from current or past cognitive remediation program * Reporting being pregnant or breastfeeding * Current participation or in the past month in a pharmacological research protocol * Presenting difficulties for reading or writing French * Being under guardianship * With significant cognitive impairment not compatible with de cognitive assessment Exclusion criteria for healthy volunteers : - Suffering from one of the behavioural addiction explored
Where this trial is running
Nantes
- CHU de Nantes — Nantes, France (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Marie GRALL BRONNEC, Pr — Nantes University Hospital
- Study coordinator: Marie GRALL BRONNEC, Pr
- Email: marie.bronnec@chu-nantes.fr
- Phone: 02 40 84 76 20
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.