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Purpose

The study aims to develop a novel brief motivational mobile health (mHealth) intervention for frequent and/or high-intensity cannabis use for non-collegiate young adults. A total of 120 young adults (ages 18-29, not enrolled at or attending a 4-year college or university) will be randomized to receive a mHealth intervention with text messages for five weeks or to an online resource/program with psychoeducation information about cannabis. The mHealth intervention will focus on prompting the young adult to reflect on their journey with cannabis and to reflect on their personal goals and how cannabis is reflected in these goals. Additional mini-modules are included related to topics such as motivations for use, perceived norms and tracking cannabis use. Participants will return to the program each week to reflect on the prior week and reflect on goals for the upcoming week. All participants will complete a program satisfaction survey and complete follow-up assessments at 3- and 6-months post-program.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 18 Years and 29 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • 18-29 years old - reside in Washington State - have valid email address - report using cannabis on 15 or more days in the past month, using 2 or more times a day (when use) in the past month, and/or using high THC concentration products in the past month (>60% THC) - have a mobile phone and agree to receive text messages and has an internet browser - not attending or enrolled at a 4-year college or university.

Exclusion Criteria

  • females who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant - those who are in substance abuse treatment at screening - those attending or enrolled at a 4-year college or university.

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Brief Motivational Mobile Health (mHealth) Intervention 		Participants randomized to the Brief Motivational mHealth intervention will experience a five week self-directed web-based intervention with text messages.
  • Behavioral: Brief Motivational Mobile Health (mHealth) Intervention
    Participants randomized to the mHealth intervention condition will receive a five-week online program that incorporates weekly text messages. The program will begin with prompting the young adult to reflect on their journey with cannabis and to reflect on their personal goals and how cannabis is reflected in these goals and how their social network may support their goals. Additional mini-modules are included related to topics such as motivations for use, perceived norms and tracking cannabis use. Text messages will be sent weekly to return to the program to prompt reflection and support any goals the participant indicates.
Other
Psychoeducational Attention Control 		Participants randomized to the control group will receive a program to learn more about psychoeducational information about cannabis. They will receive psychoeducational material via text messages.
  • Other: Psychoeducational Attention Control (AC)
    Participants randomized to the control group will receive a program to learn more about psychoeducational information about cannabis. They also receive psychoeducational material via text messages.

Recruiting Locations

University of Washington
Seattle 5809844, Washington 5815135 98195
Contact:
Christine Lee
206-543-6574
leecm@uw.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
University of Washington

Study Contact

Christine M Lee, PhD
206-543-6574
leecm@uw.edu

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