Addiction Risk: Mindset Induction Effect on Brief Intervention — AddRiskStud  

Alcohol Drinking in College Clinical Trial

Official title: Research Group RISKDYNAMICS, Sub-Project 8, Work Package 1, Study 2 (Student Sub-study): Addiction Risk: The Influence of Mindset Induction on the Effect of a Brief Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use

Status Terminated

Clinical Trial Summary

Brief Interventions (BI) based on Motivational Interviewing are effective to reduce alcohol use. In this study the investigators test the hypothesis that that an open Mindset increases the positive effects of BI.

University students take part in a voluntary screened for risky alcohol use. All students with risky alcohol use are eligible to the study and all receive the WHO's ASSIST-linked BI.

Participants receive a brief Mindset induction prior to receiving BI. They are are randomly assigned to either the induction of an open or a closed mindset according to the Mindset theory of action phases (Gollwitzer & Keller (2016). Mindset Theory. In: V. Zeigler-Hill, T.K. Shackelford (eds.), Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. New York: Springer).

The investigators measure the change in alcohol-related risk perception, treatment motivation and real alcohol drinking after the Brief Intervention in relation to the mindset induced before receiving the intervention.

Clinical Trial Description

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Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol Drinking
• Alcohol Drinking in College

• NCT number: NCT03338491
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Konstanz
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 21, 2017
• Completion date: April 30, 2019