Transition to College/Miami University

NCT03280472 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 01368r
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The current project will test whether a computerized training program, Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM), can be used as a prevention inoculation tool to reduce vulnerability to anxiety among incoming college students. Those not in the CBM condition will complete a symptom tracking condition (ST). We will also test whether ST influences vulnerability to anxiety among incoming college students.

Conditions

Interpretation Bias Modification; Symptom Tracking

Keywords

Interpretation Bias; Interpretation Modification Program

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Student Adjustment to College Questionnaire

  Self-report on the degree to which the participant feels they are transitioning to college successfully.

  Participants report on their past few days. The SACQ is administered at T1-T5. T2 occurs within ~1 week of T1/baseline. T2-T5 are spaced ~1 week apart from each other. Sessions are ~60-90 minutes.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Change in Interpretations

  Participants report interpretations to a variety of situations. The IQ is administered at T1 and T4. T2 occurs within 1 week of T1/baseline. T2-T5 are spaced ~1 week apart from each other. Sessions are ~60-90 minutes.

• Change in Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale-Self-Report

  Participants report on symptoms during the past week. The LSAS-SR is administered at T1-T5. T2 occurs within ~1 week of T1/baseline. T2-T5 are spaced ~1 week apart from each other. Sessions are ~60-90 minutes.

Study Arms (2)

Cognitive Bias Modification

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will complete three session of cognitive bias modification.

Behavioral: Cognitive Bias Modification

Symptom Tracking

OTHER

Participants will track their symptoms.

Behavioral: Symptom tracking

Interventions

Cognitive Bias Modification BEHAVIORAL

CBM training. For those in the CBM condition, participants will complete a task. In this task, they will read ambiguous, two- to four-sentence social-related scenarios on the computer. The final word in the scenario will have a missing letter. Participants will type the missing letter. Participants will also be asked to answer a "Yes/No" comprehension question about the scenario. The missing letter will "resolve" the ambiguity of the scenario in a positive way, intended to train participants to have more positively-biased interpretations of ambiguous social information

Cognitive Bias Modification

Symptom tracking BEHAVIORAL

Participants will track their symptoms

Symptom Tracking

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• First and Second year students
• Entered college in fall of 2017
• Fluent in English
• LSAS-SR score greater than or equal to 14 and less than or equal to 74.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Miami University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Anxiety Cognition and Emotion Laboratory

Oxford, Ohio, 45056, United States

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Elise Clerkin, PhD

  Miami University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Elise M Clerkin, PhD

CONTACT

513-529-2483; clerkiem@miamioh.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 30, 2017
• First Posted: September 12, 2017
• Study Start: September 18, 2017
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2019
• Study Completion: January 1, 2019
• Last Updated: December 19, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)