Health Behavior, Substance Use, Wellness, Psychological
Conditions
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
OTHERCue reactivity paradigm
Participants 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).
Sponsors
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Brown University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
13 Years to 16 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. be age 13 to 16 years 2. engage in a target health behavior on at least one recent occasion 3. speak, read, and understand English or Spanish 4. live in or near Rhode Island
Exclusion criteria
1. lifetime history of moderate or severe substance use disorder or treatment, excluding nicotine use disorder 2. current psychotic symptoms or active suicidality (i.e., intent in the past 30 days)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum subjective craving during cannabis cue exposure (rated on a 0 to 10 scale). | Baseline, 1 year, 2 years | 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. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum subjective positive effects of cannabis use in daily life (rated on a 0 to 10 scale). | Baseline, 1 year, 2 years | 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. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactPrimary Researcher
Outcome results
None listed