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Episodic Future Thinking (EFT) for Health Behaviors

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Research Sponsored by Henry Ford Health System

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Able to participate in written assessments and an intervention conducted in English

Parent

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, intervention, week 2, month 3, month 6, month 9

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Study Summary

This trial will study how a brief intervention can help parents in low-income communities reduce their tendency to use physical discipline on their children. Parents in these communities are more likely to use harsh physical discipline, which

Who is the study for?

This study is for mothers or grandmothers living in the Flint area with a child aged 5-10. Participants must have regular contact with the child, be able to use video conferencing, participate in English-written assessments and interventions, and be willing to send/receive texts.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The trial tests two methods: Episodic Recent Thinking (ERT) and Episodic Future Thinking (EFT), aiming to reduce immediate reward preference that leads to harsh parenting, thereby improving parent-child relationships in low-resource settings.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this is a behavioral intervention involving thinking exercises rather than medication, traditional physical side effects are not expected. However, participants may experience emotional discomfort when reflecting on past behaviors or planning future actions.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I can read, write, and speak English well enough to participate in studies.

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I am a parent.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, intervention, week 2, month 3, month 6, month 9

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, intervention, week 2, month 3, month 6, month 9

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, intervention, week 2, month 3, month 6, month 9 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 Consideration of Future Consequences Scale Score

Change in Monetary Choice Questionnaire

Secondary outcome measures

Change in Alabama Parenting Questionnaire Score

Change in Emotion Regulation Checklist

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

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

Mothers will receive episodic future thinking (EFT). Mothers will meet with a "peer mother" who will administer the EFT intervention, including generation of several specific future events reflecting positive interactions with their child. The participant will be asked to discuss their relationship with their child and to give examples of both positive and negative parenting from their personal experience. The "peer mother" will then ask the participant to think about their long-term parenting goals and will discuss how to create a vivid event that will be easy to remember. We will also teach each parent a behavioral parent training element called Special Play Time. Following this session, participants are asked to engage in messaging that will prompt them to think about future events.

Group II: Episodic Recent Thinking (ERT)Active Control1 Intervention

In the episodic recent thinking (ERT) condition, the participant will be asked to discuss their relationship with their child and to give examples of both positive and negative parenting from their personal experience. The "peer mother" will then ask the participant to think about the present and discuss how to focus on the present. Two positive recent events and two negative recent events will be used to create ERT scenes for the parent to envision their current relationship with their child. We will also teach each parent a behavioral parent training element called Special Play Time. Following this session, participants will receive messages over the course of two weeks helping parents to focus on recent events with their child.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Episodic Future Thinking (EFT)

2017

N/A

~100

0 / 2Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Henry Ford Health SystemLead Sponsor

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Are there any available slots for patients to participate in this clinical trial?

"Indeed, as indicated by clinicaltrials.gov, this research endeavor is currently seeking eligible candidates for enrollment. The initial posting of the trial occurred on January 15th, 2024, with the most recent update made on January 16th, 2024."

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What is the current number of participants being recruited for this clinical investigation?

"Indeed, the information available on clinicaltrials.gov confirms that this trial is actively seeking eligible participants. The trial was originally posted on January 15th, 2024 and underwent its latest update on January 16th, 2024. This study aims to recruit a total of 144 individuals from a single designated location."

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Recent research and studies

Behavioral NeuroscienceJournal

Living in the Moment: Effects of Time Perspective and Emotional Valence of Episodic Thinking on Delay Discounting.

Lin, Henry, and Leonard H. Epstein. 2014. “Living in the Moment: Effects of Time Perspective and Emotional Valence of Episodic Thinking on Delay Discounting.”. Behavioral Neuroscience. American Psychological Association (APA). doi:10.1037/a0035705.

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Parent-Child Memory Study: Improving Future Thinking Among Mothers

Julia Felton 2024. "Parent-Child Memory Study: Improving Future Thinking Among Mothers". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06145919.