Teen Health Choices & Wellness
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age13-16
SponsorBrown University
About this trial
The goal of this observational study is to learn more about changes in health, wellness, and substance-use behaviors as teenagers get older. Participants, ages 13 to 16, will be asked to use a smartphone application developed for this research study. Participants will also come to Brown University or meet via video conference to answer questions about specific behaviors, choices, and feelings that may change over time.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
be age 13 to 16 years
engage in a target health behavior on at least one recent occasion
speak, read, and understand English or Spanish
live in or near Rhode Island
Disqualifiers
lifetime history of moderate or severe substance use disorder or treatment, excluding nicotine use disorder
current psychotic symptoms or active suicidality (i.e., intent in the past 30 days)
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Cue reactivity paradigm
Other interventionParticipants will be exposed to cues in a fixed sequence while they answer questions about their emotions and thoughts. The cues will include everyday items (e.g., an ink pen) and substance-related items (e.g., a vape pen).
Treatment groups
224 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: Naturalistic, longitudinalOther 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Maximum subjective craving during cannabis cue exposure (rated on a 0 to 10 scale).
This study utilizes a structured cannabis cue exposure paradigm. During cue exposure, participants rate subjective craving on a scale from 0, "Not at all," to 10, "Extremely." The specific item to assess positive effects is the question, "How strong is your craving to use cannabis right now" sourced from the Morean' Drug Craving Questionnaire-Now. See reference section.
Time frame
Baseline, 1 year, 2 yearsSecondary outcomes
1
Maximum subjective positive effects of cannabis use in daily life (rated on a 0 to 10 scale).
This study utilizes a smartphone application to collect self-reported subjective cannabis effects in the participant's daily life. Following a self-initiated report of cannabis use in daily life, participants rate subjective positive effects of cannabis at that moment (i.e., "right now") on a scale from 0, "Not at all," to 10, "Extremely." The specific item to assess positive effects is the question, "Do you like any of the effects you are feeling right now?" sourced from the Tiffany's Drug Effects Questionnaire. See reference section.
Time frame
Baseline, 1 year, 2 yearsSponsors and contacts
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Brown University
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov