A Brief Intervention for Cannabis Use

Part of paid clinical trials in Charleston, South Carolina.

Sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Study ID
NCT06395389
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Cannabis Use Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 25 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Health Education (HealthEdu) — BEHAVIORAL
    The Health Education condition is a 2-session brief intervention with each session lasting 40-50 minutes and separated by about 1 week (5-10 days). The first session focuses on providing in-depth information on good sleep hygiene and habits to improve sleep and information on positive eating habits, nutrition, and physical activity/functional exercise. The second session focuses on providing information about stress and social connection.
  • Bloom — BEHAVIORAL
    Bloom is a 2-session brief intervention with each session lasting 40-50 minutes and separated by about 1 week (5-10 days). The first session encourages participants to ask themselves what is important to them. This discussion emphasizes identifying values and ways to live in line with their values, as well as why they use cannabis and providing personalized feedback related to their reasons for use. The second session asks participants to reflect on information from session one and consider what they would like to do next to live in line with their values.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to compare two brief interventions targeting potentially problematic cannabis use in emerging adults (ages 18-25). Brief interventions are two 40-50 minute sessions separated by 1 week. Eligible emerging adults will complete a detailed cannabis assessment (biological and self-report), followed by one of the two brief interventions, and four follow-up assessments: one immediately after the second session and at 1-, 3-, and 6-months post-intervention. Assignment to the brief intervention is random. Salivary samples will be collected at baseline, post-intervention, and all follow-ups, for a total of 5 samples, to be tested for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD).

Key Dates

Start date
Oct 18, 2024
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
May 31, 2028
Completion
May 31, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
62 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Active Comparator: Health Education (HealthEdu)
    Brief intervention providing recommendations/advice for good sleep hygiene, nutrition and physical activity, stress, and relationships.
  • Experimental: Bloom
    Brief intervention providing personalized discussion of values/goals, reasons for cannabis use, and strategies to help live in line with values and achieve goals.

Primary Outcome Measure

Timeline Followback (TLFB) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 1-month follow-up, 3-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Medical University of South CarolinaCharlestonSouth Carolina29425
Kathryn S. Gex, PhD
[email protected]
843-792-4904

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