Black Adult Resilience Study

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Alcohol Use; Cannabis Use
• Interventions: Behavioral: Direct Discrimination; Behavioral: Daily Hassles; Behavioral: Vicarious Discrimination

• Registration Number: NCT06457841
• Lead Sponsor: University of Washington

Brief Summary

Alcohol and cannabis are the most misused psychoactive substances in the United States, and their misuse among African American young adults has the potential to be especially problematic. The proposed research examines how daily and racial stressors (e.g., racism and discrimination) may lead to alcohol and cannabis use among African American young adults, and what individual and community coping and resources mitigate this causal effect. This research is designed to identify possible targets for culturally responsive prevention and treatment efforts to help prevent and reduce alcohol and cannabis use among African American young adults.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-05-09
• Study First Submitted: 2024-05-28
• Status Verified: 2024-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-06-07
• Study First Posted: 2024-06-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-06-13
• Last Update Posted: 2024-06-14
• Primary Completion: 2027-07
• Study Completion: 2027-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 456

Inclusion Criteria

• Identify as Black, African American, or Afro-Caribbean
• Proficient in English
• Alcohol and/or cannabis use at least 4 times in past month
• Endorse having used alcohol and/or cannabis to cope

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Exclusion Criteria

• Having participated in similar studies by the research team
• Obtain cut-off scores on measures indicating possible alcohol and/or cannabis use disorder
• In or seeking treatment for alcohol and/or cannabis use disorder

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Direct Discrimination	Direct Discrimination	Simulated experience with direct incidents of everyday differential treatment that targets the participant's racial and ethnic background
Non-Racism Daily Hassles	Daily Hassles	Simulated stress-inducing experience in day-to-day lives appropriate for participant's age and educational/vocational backgrounds
Vicarious Discrimination	Vicarious Discrimination	Simulated experience with indirect incidents of differential treatment as recalled by another Black person

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Duration of Alcohol and Cannabis Intoxication	48 Hours Post-Intervention	Self-reported number of hours of intoxication within 48 hours after the intervention
Momentary Alcohol and/or Cannabis Craving	Immediately after the intervention (i.e., within 1 minute)	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.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Southern Methodist University; 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas, United States

University of Washington; 🇺🇸 Seattle, Washington, United States