MILE: Motivational Interventions for Lifestyle and Exercise in College Students

• Sponsor: University of Connecticut (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT01057979
• Collaborator: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) (NIH)
• Enrollment: 72
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Duration (Months): 21
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 3.4

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Engagement in substance-free activities, such as exercise, has an inverse relationship to substance use in college students. While exercise has numerous physical and mental health benefits, the majority of college students are sedentary, infrequently engaging in exercise. Although exercise interventions to date often suffer from significant attrition and poor adherence, motivational interventions for exercise are beginning to show promise. In this pilot study we propose to develop and evaluate a novel exercise intervention combining Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) with contingency management (CM) in sedentary college students who use alcohol.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Alcohol Consumption	Behavioral: MET + CM for Exercise; Behavioral: MET + Exercise Contracting	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 72 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: Motivational Interventions for Exercise in Hazardous Drinking College Students
• Study Start Date: Jan 1, 2010
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Oct 1, 2011
• Actual Study Completion Date: Oct 1, 2011

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: MET + CM for Exercise Motivational Enhancement Therapy seeks to resolve ambivalence regarding exercise and increase intrinsic motivation to exercise. Contingency management offers tangible rewards for completing verified exercise.	Behavioral: MET + CM for Exercise; Motivational Enhancement Therapy seeks to resolve ambivalence regarding exercise and increase intrinsic motivation to exercise. Contingency management offers tangible rewards for completing verified exercise.
Active Comparator: MET + Exercise Contracting Motivational Enhancement Therapy seeks to resolve ambivalence regarding exercise and increase intrinsic motivation to exercise. Exercise contracting consists of weekly appointment to set specific goals for exercise in the upcoming week.	Behavioral: MET + Exercise Contracting; Motivational Enhancement Therapy seeks to resolve ambivalence regarding exercise and increase intrinsic motivation to exercise. Exercise contracting consists of weekly appointment to set specific goals for exercise in the upcoming week.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Exercise engagement [2 month, 6 month]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 26 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• Sedentary college students who drink alcohol.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Medical contraindications for exercise.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	University of Connecticut Storrs	Storrs	Connecticut	United States	06269

Sponsors and Collaborators

• University of Connecticut
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Jeremiah Weinstock, Ph.D., St. Louis University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Linda Pescatello, Professor, University of Connecticut
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01057979
• Other Study ID Numbers: H09-043; R21AA017717-01A1
• First Posted: Jan 28, 2010
• Last Update Posted: Oct 6, 2021
• Last Verified: Sep 1, 2021

• Keywords provided by Linda Pescatello, Professor, University of Connecticut: exercise; college students; Sedentary college students
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Alcohol Drinking

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 6, 2021