Journal article

Research protocol. Evaluation of decision-making in the prediction of alcoholic relapse in liver transplant patients

Pages 709 to 714

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  • Camelot, G.,
  • Silvain, C.
  • and Jaafari, N.
(2017). Research Protocol. Evaluation of Decision-Making in the Prediction of Alcoholic Relapse in Liver Transplant Patients. L'information psychiatrique, 93(8), 709-714. https://doi.org/10.1684/ipe.2017.1694.

  • Camelot, Guillaume.,
  • et al.
« Research protocol. Evaluation of decision-making in the prediction of alcoholic relapse in liver transplant patients ». L'information psychiatrique, 2017/8 Volume 93, 2017. p.709-714. CAIRN.INFO, stm.cairn.info/journal-l-information-psychiatrique-2017-8-page-709?lang=en.

  • CAMELOT, Guillaume,
  • SILVAIN, Christine
  • and JAAFARI, Nematollah,
2017. Research protocol. Evaluation of decision-making in the prediction of alcoholic relapse in liver transplant patients. L'information psychiatrique, 2017/8 Volume 93, p.709-714. DOI : 10.1684/ipe.2017.1694. URL : https://stm.cairn.info/journal-l-information-psychiatrique-2017-8-page-709?lang=en.

https://doi.org/10.1684/ipe.2017.1694


English

An alcohol-related disorder is a major public health problem. Liver impairment is one of its most frequent consequences. At a very advanced stage of liver disease, the only available treatment is transplantation. However, many patients relapse into severe alcohol consumption, with a serious impact on their vital prognosis. Anticipating this relapse is a major challenge in the treatment of patients. The aim of our study was to test a validated neuropsychological tool, the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), with chronic alcohol patients, and to correlate the test results with severe alcoholic relapse in post liver transplant patients. This was a descriptive epidemiological study conducted over a three-year period. The patients included gave their written informed consent to participate in the study. The primary endpoint was post-transplant liver relapse. Relapse was defined as at-risk alcohol consumption, i.e. a consumption of more than twenty-one standard units per week in men and fourteen standard units per week in women. The IGT test was performed during the pre-transplant assessment of the patients. Follow-up was carried out based on four consultations over a period of one year. This study seeks to highlight a link between impaired decision making and a high risk of relapse in patients undergoing transplant for alcoholic liver disease.

Key words

  • alcoholism
  • organ transplant
  • relapse
  • abstinence
  • clinical research
  • Iowa Gambling Task

Publisher keywords: abstinence, alcoholism, clinical research, Iowa Gambling Task, organ transplant, relapse