Future-Focused cues may boost recovery motivation
NCT ID NCT06283472
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether showing people in early recovery from alcohol use disorder personalized, high-intensity images of future events can help them prefer delayed rewards and increase their interest in treatment. Twenty-one participants will be split into two groups: one receives high-intensity future-thinking cues, the other low-intensity cues. The goal is to see if these cues change decision-making and brain activity related to prospective thinking.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral intervention using personalized high-intensity or low-intensity image cues
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple behavioral tool to help people in early recovery from alcohol use disorder make healthier choices and stay motivated.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early-stage study with only 21 participants, so results may not apply widely. The intervention is brief and may not lead to lasting changes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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21 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals who meet current heavy drinking (≥2 heavy drinking days/month OR ≥7 drinks/week for biological females, and ≥14 drinks/week if biological male \[NIAAA definition\] and/or AUDIT scores ≥8) * English comprehension Exclusion Criteria: * Unstable medical disorders * Outside the age range of 18-60 * Smell/taste disorders * Unstable psychiatric conditions
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Indiana University School of Medicine - Goodman Hall
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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