Stress and Resilience
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-30
SponsorUniversity of Washington
About this trial
Alcohol and cannabis are the most misused psychoactive substances in the United States. The proposed research examines how personally relevant stressful experiences may lead to alcohol and cannabis use. The proposed research is also designed to identify possible targets for prevention and treatment efforts to help reduce drug use.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Of Afro-descent
Proficient in English
Alcohol and/or cannabis use at least 2-3 times in the past month
Endorse having used alcohol and/or cannabis to cope
Disqualifiers
Having participated in similar studies by the research team
Obtain cut-off scores on scale items indicating possible loss of control and needing to cut down or quit alcohol and/or cannabis use
In or seeking treatment for alcohol and/or cannabis use disorder
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Direct Interpersonal Exchange
BehavioralSimulated a negative personally relevant interpersonal experience that is received directly from a perpetrator, commonly experienced in everyday lives
Vicarious Interpersonal Exchange
BehavioralHearing or observing a negative personally relevant interpersonal experience that is reported by another person of the same background
Daily Hassles
BehavioralDay-to-day stressors associated with school, work, finances
Treatment groups
456 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsGroup A: Direct Interpersonal ExchangeExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Vicarious Interpersonal ExchangeExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: Daily HasslesPlacebo comparator 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Momentary Alcohol and/or Cannabis Craving
Momentary Alcohol and Cannabis Craving Scale will be administered (adapted from the Momentary Cannabis Craving Scale; Davis et al., 2024) immediately after the intervention. Mean scores will range from 1 to 7, with higher scores indicating greater momentary craving.
Time frame
Immediately after the intervention (i.e., within 1 minute)2
Duration of Alcohol and Cannabis Intoxication
Self-reported number of hours of intoxication within 48 hours after the intervention
Time frame
48 Hours Post-InterventionSponsors and contacts
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University of Washington
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov