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Behavioural Intervention

Mobile Intervention for Alcohol and Marijuana Use (SAFERR Trial)

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Kristina Phillips, PhD

Research Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up through study completion, an average of 5 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to develop an intervention for young adults who use marijuana and alcohol. The researchers will test different strategies to see which ones work best in reducing negative consequences and promoting protective behaviors. The study will

Who is the study for?

This trial is for young adults aged 18-30 in Hawaii who use marijuana and alcohol together, have experienced negative consequences from their use, and are confident they can follow protective strategies. They must have visited Kaiser Permanente Hawaii within the last year, live on O'ahu, and own a smartphone.

What is being tested?

The study tests different mobile interventions to help manage cravings and encourage safe behaviors when using alcohol and marijuana. Participants will be placed into one of eight groups with varying combinations of daily or triggered intervention strategies related to craving control and protective behavior support.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this is a behavioral intervention involving mobile prompts rather than medication, traditional physical side effects are not expected. However, participants may experience psychological discomfort or stress due to self-monitoring or changes in behavior.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ through study completion, an average of 5 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~through study completion, an average of 5 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and through study completion, an average of 5 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Negative consequences associated with alcohol, marijuana, and simultaneous alcohol and marijuana (SAM) use

Protective behavioral strategies for alcohol

Protective behavioral strategies for marijuana

Secondary study objectives

Feasibility - acceptability of the intervention

Feasibility - goal attainment

Feasibility - intervention engagement

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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

8Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Condition 8: No daily or trigger craving or PBSExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

EMA + Introduction Module + no other messages

Group II: Condition 7: Craving daily+Craving trigger+PBS daily+PBS triggerExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

EMA + Introduction Module + Craving reduction delivered once daily, craving reduction trigger messages, PBS delivered once daily, and PBS trigger messages

Group III: Condition 6: Craving daily+Craving triggerExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

EMA + Introduction Module + Craving reduction delivered once daily and craving reduction trigger messages

Group IV: Condition 5: PBS daily+ PBS triggerExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

EMA + Introduction Module + PBS delivered once daily and PBS trigger messages

Group V: Condition 4: Craving trigger+PBS triggerExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

EMA + Introduction Module + Craving reduction trigger and PBS trigger messages

Group VI: Condition 3: Craving trigger+PBS dailyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

EMA + Introduction Module + Craving reduction trigger messages and PBS messages delivered once daily

Group VII: Condition 2: Craving daily+PBS triggerExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

EMA + Introduction Module + Craving reduction messages delivered once daily and PBS trigger messages

Group VIII: Condition 1: Craving daily+PBS dailyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

EMA + Introduction Module + Craving reduction and protective behavioral strategy (PBS) messages, each delivered once daily