Motivational Interventions for Lifestyle and Exercise in College Students (MILE)

University of Connecticut

Status: Completed

Conditions: Alcohol Consumption

Treatments: Behavioral: MET + CM for Exercise; Behavioral: MET + Exercise Contracting

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01057979

R21AA017717-01A1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

H09-043

Details and patient eligibility

About

Engagement in substance-free activities, such as exercise, has an inverse relationship to substance use in college students. While exercise has numerous physical and mental health benefits, the majority of college students are sedentary, infrequently engaging in exercise. Although exercise interventions to date often suffer from significant attrition and poor adherence, motivational interventions for exercise are beginning to show promise. In this pilot study we propose to develop and evaluate a novel exercise intervention combining Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) with contingency management (CM) in sedentary college students who use alcohol.

Enrollment: 72 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 26 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Sedentary college students who drink alcohol.

Exclusion criteria

• Medical contraindications for exercise.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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72 participants in 2 patient groups

MET + CM for Exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Motivational Enhancement Therapy seeks to resolve ambivalence regarding exercise and increase intrinsic motivation to exercise. Contingency management offers tangible rewards for completing verified exercise.

Treatment:

Behavioral: MET + CM for Exercise

MET + Exercise Contracting

Active Comparator group

Description:

Motivational Enhancement Therapy seeks to resolve ambivalence regarding exercise and increase intrinsic motivation to exercise. Exercise contracting consists of weekly appointment to set specific goals for exercise in the upcoming week.

Treatment:

Behavioral: MET + Exercise Contracting