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Table 1 Measurements of primary, secondary and tertiary objectives: drinking behavior, mediators, moderators and predictors and quality of life

From: A multi-site randomized study to compare the effects of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) added to TAU versus TAU to reduce craving and drinking behavior in alcohol dependent outpatients: study protocol

 

Outcome

Measurement

Baseline screening

T0

T1

T2

T3

  

-interview (i)

 

Pretreatment

Posttreatment

1 month FU

6 months FU

  

-self-report (s)

     
  

-reaction time (r)

     
  

-bloodsample (b)

     

1

Recent and lifetime use, indications for psychiatric or medical evaluation, addiction treatment history and current abuse or dependence (DSM-IV)

MATE (part 1–4) (i)

X

    

2

Comorbid psychiatry (DSM-IV)

MINI-plus (i)

X

    

3

Motivation to change

RCQ-D (s)

 

X

   

4

Harmful alc. use

AUDIT (30 d) (s)

 

X

X

X

X

5

Self-efficacy

SELD (s)

 

X

X

X

X

6

Health outcome

EQ-5D (s)

 

X

X

X

X

7

Quality of life

CRA-HS (s)

 

X

X

X

X

8

Alcohol craving

PACS (s)

 

X

X

X

X

9

Desire thinking

DTQ (s)

 

X

X

X

X

10

Pos. and neg. affect

PANAS-SF (s)

 

X

X

X

X

11

Rumination

PTQ (s)

 

X

X

X

X

12

Drinking behavior

TLFB (30 d) (i)

 

X

X

X

X

13

Alcohol attentional bias

Alcohol Stroop (r)

 

X

X

X

X

14

Alcohol implicit assoc.

Valence IAT (r)

 

X

X

X

X

15

Biomarkers chron. alc. use

GGT + CDT (b)

 

X

X

X

X

  1. AUDIT Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, CDT carbohydrate-deficient transferrin, CRA-HS Community Reinforcement Approach Happiness Scale, DSM-IV Diagnostic and Statistical Manual – 4th ed., DTQ Desire Thinking Questionnaire, EQ-5D™ EuroQol - 5 dimensions, GGT serum γ-glutamyltransferase, IAT Implicit Association Task, M.I.N.I.-plus M.I.N.I. International Neuropsychiatric Interview-Plus, PACS Penn Alcohol Craving Scale, PANAS-SF Positive And Negative Affect Schedule – Short Form, PTQ Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire, RCQ-D Readiness to Change Questionnaire - Dutch version, SELD Self-Efficacy List for Drug users, TLFB Timeline Followback.