Brief Academic Future Thinking Intervention for College Student Drinkers
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Heavy Drinking
In brief
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.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04275739
- Run by
- University of Memphis
- People needed
- 45
- Starts
- 2018-01-20
- Expected to finish
- 2019-08-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2020-02-19
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 25. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Full-time Freshman/Sophomore Student
- 2+ Recent heavy drinking episodes (4/5 standard drinks in one sitting for men/women)
You may not qualify if…
- Current or past substance abuse treatment
- Current moderate/severe depressive symptoms
Where it is running
- The University of Memphis — Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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