Transition to College/Miami University

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

Official Title
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Transition to College/Miami University

Conditions
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Interpretation Bias Modification, Symptom Tracking

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Cognitive Bias Modification
* Behavioral: Symptom tracking


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Cognitive Bias Modification<br>Participants will complete three session of cognitive bias modification. | Behavioral: Cognitive Bias Modification<br>* 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<br>|
| Other: Symptom Tracking<br>Participants will track their symptoms. | Behavioral: Symptom tracking<br>* Participants will track their symptoms<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in Interpretations | A questionnaire assessing their interpretation of ambiguous, potentially anxiety-provoking situation | 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 | Self-report of social anxiety symptoms | 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. | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Interpretation Bias, Interpretation Modification Program