Recruiting
Phase 1

Motivational Intervention

Sponsor:

University of Cincinnati

Code:

NCT01204229

Conditions

Alcohol Consumption

Anxiety

Depression

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 25

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Motivational and Cognitive Intervention for Drinkers (MCID)

Brief Motivational Intervention (BMI)

Study Details

Brief summary:

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.

Conditions

Alcohol Consumption

Anxiety

Depression

Study ID

NCT01204229

Start date

May, 2010

Status verified date

Apr, 2011

Primary completion date

May, 2012

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 25

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

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

Study Design

Enrollment

100 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: MCID

experimental: BMI

Interventions

Motivational and Cognitive Intervention for Drinkers (MCID)

Integrate social anxiety/ depression and drinking intervention

Brief Motivational Intervention (BMI)

Integrate drinking intervention

Primary outcome measure

  • 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 ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Giao Q. Tran, Ph.D.

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

Locations

Psychology Department, University of Cincinnati

Recruiting

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45221

Contacts

Giao Q. Tran, Ph.D.

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

More Information

Sponsor

University of Cincinnati

Last update posted

Apr 22, 2011

Last verified

Apr, 2011

Keywords

  • Alcohol Consumption
  • Social Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Brief Intervention
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Sub-Clinical Social Anxiety
  • Sub-Clinical Depression

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Cincinnati on 2011-04-22.