Transition to College/Miami University

Miami University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Interpretation Bias Modification; Symptom Tracking

Treatments: Behavioral: Symptom tracking; Behavioral: Cognitive Bias Modification

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03280472

01368r

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 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.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Cognitive Bias Modification

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will complete three session of cognitive bias modification.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive Bias Modification

Symptom Tracking

Other group

Description:

Participants will track their symptoms.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Symptom tracking