Motivational and Cognitive Intervention for College Drinkers

Phase 1UnknownNCT01204229

University of Cincinnati100 enrolled

Overview

In the proposed project the investigators will develop and test a novel brief intervention targeting college students who drink heavily to cope with anxiety and depression, a behavior that increases risk for the development of alcohol dependence.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Alcohol Consumption Anxiety Depression

Interventions

Motivational and Cognitive Intervention for Drinkers (MCID)BEHAVIORAL

Integrate social anxiety/ depression and drinking intervention

Brief Motivational Intervention (BMI)BEHAVIORAL

Integrate drinking intervention

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 25 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: \- 1. At least 1 heavy drinking episode (4 or more drinks for women; 5 or more drinks for men). 2\. Sub-clinical anxiety or depression 3. Occasional to frequent drinking related problems Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Clinical Axis I diagnosis 2. Current suicidal ideation, pregnancy, major medical illness, severe alcohol dependence, current hallucinations

Locations (1)

Psychology Department, University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Alcohol Consumption and Drinking-Related Negative Consequences

Time frame: Pre-Treatment, 2-month follow-up, 4-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up

Anxiety

Time frame: Pre-Treatment, 2-month follow-up, 4-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up

Depression

Time frame: Pre-Treatment, 2-month follow-up, 4-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up

Secondary Outcomes

Cost efficacy data

Time frame: 2-3 months post completion

Central Contacts

Giao Q. Tran, Ph.D.

CONTACT

513-237-2608 Giao.Tran@uc.edu

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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