Brief Academic Future Thinking Intervention for College Student Drinkers

NCT ID: NCT04275739

Last Updated: 2020-02-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-01-20

Study Completion Date

2019-08-30

Brief Summary

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The present study investigated the feasibility, acceptability, and initial utility of a brief academic goal-relevant episodic future thinking (A-EFT) task among heavy college drinkers.

First, the study attempts to extend the temporal reach of EFT interventions which have demonstrated immediate reductions in discounting, and alcohol demand. The current study utilized a longitudinal design to evaluate whether EFT can change drinking behavior outside the lab in heavy drinking college students. The two-group experimental design included an active control group, weekly booster contact, and 1-month follow-up. Second, this study seeks to investigate whether the process of engaging in EFT is sufficient to produce effects when cues are not presented during the decision-making task. Lastly, this study adds an academic goal-related focus to the EFT task based on previous research indicating that forming meaningful academic goals is protective against drinking and associated problems.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Heavy Drinking

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Experimental: Episodic Future Thinking

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Academic Episodic Future Thinking

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Brief Academic goal related EFT intervention involving desirable outcomes of current academic goals

Control: Vivid Memory Task

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Vivid Memory Task

Intervention Type OTHER

Matched for time control task involving recall of vivid memories of distinct events/actions from a children's story

Interventions

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Academic Episodic Future Thinking

Brief Academic goal related EFT intervention involving desirable outcomes of current academic goals

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Vivid Memory Task

Matched for time control task involving recall of vivid memories of distinct events/actions from a children's story

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Full-time Freshman/Sophomore Student
* 2+ Recent heavy drinking episodes (4/5 standard drinks in one sitting for men/women)

Exclusion Criteria

* Current or past substance abuse treatment
* Current moderate/severe depressive symptoms
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

25 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Memphis

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Andrew Voss

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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The University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Voss AT, Jorgensen MK, Murphy JG. Episodic future thinking as a brief alcohol intervention for heavy drinking college students: A pilot feasibility study. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2022 Jun;30(3):313-325. doi: 10.1037/pha0000451. Epub 2021 Feb 25.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33630649 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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PRO-FY2017-587

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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