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Behavioral Intervention

Episodic Future Thinking for Cocaine Use Disorder

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Stephen LaConte, PhD

Research Sponsored by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up over four weeks of participation

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial explores how thinking about the future can help people with cocaine use disorder change their behavior.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults over 18 with Cocaine Use Disorder (CUD) who have used cocaine recently and want to reduce their use but aren't planning to enter treatment soon. It's not for those with MRI contraindications, psychotic disorders, severe opioid use disorder, or a history of seizures or brain injury.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests how changing the way people think about the future affects their cocaine use. Participants will either engage in Episodic Future Thinking (EFT), imagining future events, or they'll be part of a control group focusing on general thoughts.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves psychological interventions rather than medications, traditional side effects are not expected. However, participants may experience discomfort when discussing personal goals or reflecting on potential futures.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ over four-weeks of participation (weekly for four weeks)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~over four-weeks of participation (weekly for four weeks)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and over four-weeks of participation (weekly for four weeks) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change in Cocaine Demand

Change in Delay Discounting

Cocaine Craving

+2 more

Secondary outcome measures

Cocaine Urinalysis

Daily Cocaine Use

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Placebo Group

Group I: Episodic Future Thinking (EFT)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will generate positive future events they are looking forward to at several time points in the future (e.g., 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, 1 year, and 5 years). Participants will be reminded of these events using cues throughout the study and instructed to think about these cues as they make their decisions. This intervention will be tested in both the presence and absence of stress probes.

Group II: Control Episodic Thinking (CET)Placebo Group1 Intervention

Participants will generate positive recent past events that have happened to them at several time points in the previous day (e.g., 7pm-10pm, 4pm-7pm, 1pm-4pm, 10am-1pm, and 7am-10am). Participants will be reminded of these events using cues throughout the study and instructed to think about these cues as they make their decisions. This intervention will be tested in both the presence and absence of stress probes.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Episodic Future Thinking (EFT)

2017

N/A

~100

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityLead Sponsor

143 Previous Clinical Trials

27,713 Total Patients Enrolled

Carilion ClinicOTHER

72 Previous Clinical Trials

12,662 Total Patients Enrolled

Arizona State UniversityOTHER

283 Previous Clinical Trials

109,414 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Episodic Future Thinking (EFT) (Behavioral Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05507814 — N/A

Cocaine Use Disorder Research Study Groups: Control Episodic Thinking (CET), Episodic Future Thinking (EFT)

Cocaine Use Disorder Clinical Trial 2023: Episodic Future Thinking (EFT) Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05507814 — N/A

Episodic Future Thinking (EFT) (Behavioral Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05507814 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Does this experiment currently admit participants?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov's records show that the research project, initially published on November 30th 2022, is now actively recruiting individuals for participation. 100 volunteers are needed from a single trial site."

Answered by AI

What is the aggregate figure for enrollees in this research project?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov indicates that this research project, which was first published on November 30th 2022, is presently actively recruiting participants. 100 patients are required to be enrolled from a single medical site."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Temporal Window and Episodic Future Thinking in CUD

2022. "Temporal Window and Episodic Future Thinking in CUD". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05507814.