Brief Academic Future Thinking Intervention for College Student Drinkers

Sponsor

University of Memphis (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT04275739

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

19.3

Actual Duration (Months)

2.3

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

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.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Heavy Drinking	Behavioral: Academic Episodic Future Thinking Other: Vivid Memory Task	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

45 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Single (Participant)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Episodic Future Thinking as a Brief Alcohol Intervention for Heavy Drinking College Students: A Pilot Feasibility Study

Actual Study Start Date :

Jan 20, 2018

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Aug 30, 2019

Actual Study Completion Date :

Aug 30, 2019

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Experimental: Episodic Future Thinking	Behavioral: Academic Episodic Future Thinking Brief Academic goal related EFT intervention involving desirable outcomes of current academic goals
Active Comparator: Control: Vivid Memory Task	Other: Vivid Memory Task Matched for time control task involving recall of vivid memories of distinct events/actions from a children's story

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Experimental: Episodic Future Thinking

Behavioral: Academic Episodic Future Thinking

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

Active Comparator: Control: Vivid Memory Task

Other: Vivid Memory Task

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

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Daily Drinking Questionnaire [Baseline]
Indicate how many standard drinks were consumed on each day of a "typical week" in the past month
Daily Drinking Questionnaire [1-month post]
Indicate how many standard drinks were consumed on each day of a "typical week" in the past month
Alcohol-Related Consequences [Baseline]
Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire - Indicate "yes" or "no" to experiencing each alcohol-related consequences in the past month
Alcohol-Related Consequences [1-month post]
Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire - Indicate "yes" or "no" to experiencing each alcohol-related consequences in the past month
Alcohol Demand [Baseline]
Alcohol Purchase Task - Indicate hypothetical alcohol purchase behavior at a variety of price points
Alcohol Demand [Post-session - immediately after intervention;control]
Alcohol Purchase Task - Indicate hypothetical alcohol purchase behavior at a variety of price points
Alcohol Demand [1-month post]
Alcohol Purchase Task - Indicate hypothetical alcohol purchase behavior at a variety of price points
Delayed Reward Discounting [Baseline]
5-Choice Minute Discounting task - Indicate preference for various choices of immediate small vs. larger delayed rewards
Delayed Reward Discounting [Post-session - immediately after intervention/control]
5-Choice Minute Discounting task - Indicate preference for various choices of immediate small vs. larger delayed rewards
Delayed Reward Discounting [1-month post]
5-Choice Minute Discounting task - Indicate preference for various choices of immediate small vs. larger delayed rewards

Secondary Outcome Measures

Protective Behavioral Strategies [Baseline]
Indicate frequency of use of each protective strategy on a 1-6 Likert-type scale (1 = Never, 6 = Always)
Protective Behavioral Strategies [1-month post]
Indicate frequency of use of each protective strategy on a 1-6 Likert-type scale (1 = Never, 6 = Always)
Academic Engagement [Baseline]
Single item assessing time spent studying during the past week
Academic Engagement [1-month post]
Single item assessing time spent studying during the past week

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 25 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

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

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	The University of Memphis	Memphis	Tennessee	United States	38152

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Memphis

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Andrew Voss, Principal Investigator, University of Memphis

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT04275739

Other Study ID Numbers:

PRO-FY2017-587

First Posted:

Feb 19, 2020

Last Update Posted:

Feb 19, 2020

Last Verified:

Feb 1, 2020

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 19, 2020