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Behavioral Intervention
Episodic Future Thinking for Health Behaviors
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Research Sponsored by Henry Ford Health System
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline and up to 3 months post-intervention
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Study Summary
This trial will look at how a brief intervention and follow-up phone calls can help substance use disorder patients in treatment.
Who is the study for?
This trial is for adults over 18 who identify as being in recovery from substance use, can engage with English-language materials, have been incarcerated within the last year, and are open to participating in assessments and follow-up calls or messages.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests a brief intervention called Episodic Future Thinking (EFT) for people with substance use disorders. It looks at how well EFT works when delivered by peers and its impact on treatment motivation, retention, decision-making about immediate versus future rewards (delay discounting), and actual substance use.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 discussing personal experiences during the intervention.
Timeline
Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~ baseline and up to 3 months post-intervention
Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline and up to 3 months post-intervention
Treatment Details
Study Objectives
Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.Primary outcome measures
Change in Consideration of Future Consequences Scale
Change in Delay Discounting 5 Trial Adjusted Measure
Secondary outcome measures
Change in Drug Abuse Screen Test (DAST)
Change in Short Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (SMAST)
Trial Design
2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Elongating Time HOrizons for Reentry (ETHoR)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Episodic Future Thinking (EFT) utilizes participant-generated descriptions of future events to elongate an individual's temporal horizon. In EFT paradigms, the participant is asked to create and envision vivid descriptions of specific, positively valanced, events that could happen in the future. Recent research suggests that directing EFTs to focus on specific goals (i.e. evoking images of oneself engaging in activities consistent with a desired future outcome) are associated with stronger decreases in undesirable health behaviors. Thus, as part of the ETHoR condition, participants will be asked to verbally describe and imagine four specific events reflecting positive activities in which the participant engages in substance and incarceration-free activities, corresponding to predetermined future timepoints. The PRC will encourage participants to include as many contextual and emotional details as possible.
Group II: Standardized Recent Thinking (ERT)Active Control1 Intervention
Individuals in the control group utilizes SET; an approach that controls for activation of episodic thinking but does not engage prospection (the hypothesized mechanism of episodic future thinking, future outcome) are associated with stronger decreases in undesirable health behaviors. Thus, as part of the SET condition, participants will be asked to verbally describe and imagine four current events reflecting positive activities in which the participant engages in substance and incarceration-free activities, corresponding to current experiences. The PRC will encourage participants to include as many contextual and emotional details as possible.
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Who is running the clinical trial?
University of KansasOTHER
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Michigan State UniversityOTHER
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Henry Ford Health SystemLead Sponsor
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Frequently Asked Questions
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How many participants have signed up to take part in this experiment?
"Affirmative. The information on clinicaltrials.gov is clear that this experiment, which was first posted November 14th 2023, is still actively recruiting patients. 50 participants must be enrolled from a single location."
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Are there any vacancies currently available in this trial for participants?
"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov data confirms that this research is currently searching for 50 participants, and was initially posted on November 14th 2023 with a recent update on the 15th of same month."
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