13 completed, 2 not yet recruiting, 2 recruiting, 1 terminated. 18 Not applicable, 1 Phase 1, 1 Phase 2.
| Phase | Trials | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Not applicable | 18 | Completed 12, Not yet recruiting 2, Recruiting 2, Terminated 1, Withdrawn 1 |
| Phase 1 | 1 | Completed 1 |
| Phase 2 | 1 | Completed 1 |
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| Trial | Phase | Status | Sponsor | Enrollment | Start | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episodic Future Thinking, Loss Aversion and Cigarette Smoking Episodic Future Thinking, Control Episodic Thinking - Tobacco Smoking | Not applicable | Withdrawn | University of Vermont | 2050-01-01 | 2026-05-04 | |
| Effect of Episodic Future Thinking on Promoting Physical Activity Among Older Adults With Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial Episodic Future Thinking, Brochure-Based Health Education - Physical Activities, Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine | 166 | 2026-05-01 | 2026-04-28 |
| Episodic Future Thinking to Improve Anticoagulant Adherence in Atrial Fibrillation Episodic future thinking, attention control - Atrial Fibrillation (AF) | Not applicable | Not yet recruiting | Jiawen You | 68 | 2025-09-15 | 2025-09-16 |
| Behavioral Economic Intervention to Improve HIV Behaviors in Sexual Minority Individuals EFT - HIV Prevention | Not applicable | Recruiting | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | 60 | 2025-03-03 | 2026-09-23 |
| Decision Making in Chronic Pain and Alcohol Use Disorder Episodic Future Thinking, Control Episodic Thinking, Low-intensity Focused Ultrasound - Alcohol Use Disorder, Chronic Pain | Not applicable | Terminated | Kirstin M Gatchalian | 4 | 2024-06-28 | 2026-09-14 |
| Guided Episodic Future Thinking to Increase Physical Activity Adherence and Promote Healthy Brain Aging Episodic Future Thinking, Episodic Recent Thinking, Positive Affective Imagery - Exercise Training, Aging | Not applicable | Recruiting | University of Kansas Medical Center | 160 | 2024-02-23 | 2026-03-27 |
| Episodic Future Thinking to Improve Management of Type 2 Diabetes: Remote Delivery and Outcomes Assessment Episodic Future Thinking, Healthy Information Thinking - Type 2 Diabetes, Overweight and Obesity | Not applicable | Completed | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 137 | 2022-07-20 | 2025-06-26 |
| Improving Future Thinking Among Mothers to Reduce Harsh Parenting and Improve Child Outcomes Episodic Future Thinking - Behavioral Health | Not applicable | Completed | Henry Ford Health System | 48 | 2022-06-02 | 2025-03-14 |
| Behavioral Economic Treatment to Enhance Rural (BETTER) Living Episodic Future thinking, Volitional choice, Monitoring only - Alcohol Use, Unspecified | Not applicable | Completed | University of Michigan | 75 | 2022-05-17 | 2025-03-26 |
| Improving Delay Discounting to Decrease Harsh Parenting Among Parents Receiving Substance Use Treatment Episodic Future Thinking - Behavioral Health | Not applicable | Completed | Henry Ford Health System | 38 | 2022-04-07 | 2025-03-14 |
| Factorial Trial Testing Guided Thinking Tasks to Optimize a Physical Activity Intervention Episodic future thinking, Positive affect imagery, Action planning - Physical Inactivity | Not applicable | Completed | Southern Methodist University | 184 | 2022-02-14 | 2026-08-20 |
| Episodic Future Thinking and Compassion Episodic Future Thinking, Compassion Training, Sham - Compliant Behavior, Self-Control | Not applicable | Completed | Monash University | 95 | 2021-03-29 | 2021-09-02 |
| Program for the Comprehensive Neurocognitive Treatment of Excess Weight Approach-Avoidance Bias Modification, Inhibition Training, Implementation of Intentions - Obesity, Overweight | Not applicable | Completed | Raquel Vilar López | 150 | 2021-03-08 | 2023-10-26 |
| Increasing the Temporal Window in Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder Episodic Future Thinking, Control Episodic Thinking - Alcohol Use Disorder | Not applicable | Completed | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 154 | 2020-11-13 | 2026-01-23 |
| Imagine to Remember: Improving Medication Adherence in Pre- and Type 2 Diabetes Episodic Future Thinking - Medication Adherence | Not applicable | Completed | State University of New York at Buffalo | 7 | 2019-09-01 | 2024-05-21 |
| A Remotely Delivered Episodic Future Thinking Intervention to Improve Management of Type 2 Diabetes Episodic future thinking, Control Thinking - Type 2 Diabetes | Phase 1 / Phase 2 | Completed | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 59 | 2019-03-01 | 2024-11-01 |
| Weight Loss for Prediabetes Using Episodic Future Thinking Episodic Future Thinking, Daily Check in - PreDiabetes | Not applicable | Completed | State University of New York at Buffalo | 64 | 2019-01-17 | 2022-12-09 |
| Prospective Thinking in Hormone-Responsive Breast Cancer Episodic future thinking, Episodic recent thinking - Hormone Receptor Positive Malignant Neoplasm of Breast | Not applicable | Completed | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 89 | 2018-08-01 | 2019-10-01 |
| MINDD 3: Prediabetes and Delay Discounting Episodic Future Thinking, Episodic Recent Thinking, Scarcity Narrative - PreDiabetes | Not applicable | Completed | Leonard Epstein | 78 | 2018-02-12 | 2023-02-21 |
Alcoholism (2) · Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 (2) · Obesity (2) · Overweight (2) · Prediabetic State (2) · Alcohol Drinking (1) · Atrial Fibrillation (1) · Chronic Pain (1) · Cooperative Behavior (1) · Impulsive Behavior (1) · Medication Adherence (1) · Motor Activity (1) · Sedentary Behavior (1) · Self-Control (1) · Stroke (1)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (4) · Henry Ford Health System (2) · State University of New York at Buffalo (2) · Jiawen You (1) · Kirstin M Gatchalian (1) · Leonard Epstein (1) · Monash University (1) · Raquel Vilar López (1) · Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine (1) · Southern Methodist University (1) · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (1) · University of Kansas Medical Center (1) · University of Michigan (1) · University of Vermont (1)
United States (14) · China (2) · Spain (1) · United Kingdom (1)
Jeff S Stein, PhD (2) · Austin S. Baldwin, PhD (1) · Emeka Okafor, PhD, MPH (1) · Jeffrey Stein, PhD (1) · Jingfen Jin (1) · John W Epling, MD (1) · Julia Felton, PhD (1) · Lara Coughlin, PhD (1) · Laura Martin (1) · Leonard H Epstein (1) · Leonard H Epstein, PhD (1) · Stephen M LaConte, PhD (1) · Warren K Bickel (1)
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