Teen Health Choices & Wellness

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Health Behavior; Wellness, Psychological; Substance Use

• Registration Number: NCT06822569
• Lead Sponsor: Brown University

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-12-27
• Study First Submitted: 2025-01-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-02-11
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Study First Posted: 2025-03-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-27
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-02
• Primary Completion: 2028-02
• Study Completion: 2028-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 224

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)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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 Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Brown University School of Public Health; 🇺🇸 Providence, Rhode Island, United States