Feasibility and Acceptability of the Cannabis Awareness and Prevention Toolkit

NCT05521321 | Completed Results

• 2 other identifiers: 580681R34DA053704
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 658
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The Stanford Smart Talk Cannabis Awareness and Prevention Curriculum includes 5 lessons, each providing activities, online quiz games, and worksheets in addition to presentations, resources, and other materials aimed at addressing key factors associated with youth cannabis use, including changing adolescents' attitudes towards and misperceptions about cannabis; increasing their refusal skills to pulls of marketing and social media; reducing stress and depression which have been linked to cannabis initiation and use; improving coping skills; and decreasing intentions and actual use of all cannabis products. The aim of this study is to investigate the extent to which the curriculum changes students' intentions to use and actual use of cannabis.

Conditions

Cannabis Use

Keywords

youth; cannabis; education; health; prevention; marijuana

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Cannabis Use (Lifetime)

  Investigator-originated survey measures (questions) assess lifetime cannabis use. This outcome measure assesses cannabis use.

  Baseline, Post-intervention (approx. 3 days post-baseline), and 6-month Follow-up

• Cannabis Use (Past 30 Days)

  Investigator-originated survey measures (questions) assess cannabis use in the past 30 days.

  Baseline, Post-intervention (approx. 3 days post-baseline), and 6-month Follow-up

• Intention to Use Cannabis in the Future - Smoked Cannabis

  Investigator-originated survey measures (questions) assessing participant intention to use cannabis in the future. Assessed on a Likert-scale (1 - Definitely not, 4 - Definitely yes).

  Baseline, Post-intervention (approx. 3 days post-baseline), and 6-month Follow-up

• Intention to Use Cannabis in the Future - Vaped Cannabis

  Investigator-originated survey measures (questions) assessing participant intention to use cannabis in the future. Assessed on a Likert-scale (1 - Definitely not, 4 - Definitely yes).

  Baseline, Post-intervention (approx. 3 days post-baseline), and 6-month Follow-up

• Intention to Use Cannabis in the Future - Cannabis Edibles

  Investigator-originated survey measures (questions) assessing participant intention to use cannabis in the future. Assessed on a Likert-scale (1 - Definitely not, 4 - Definitely yes).

  Baseline, Post-intervention (approx. 3 days post-baseline), and 6-month Follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Cannabis Knowledge

  Baseline and Post-intervention (approx. 3 days post-baseline)

• Perceived Addictiveness and Harmfulness - Smoked Cannabis

  Baseline, Post-intervention (approx. 3 days post-baseline), and 6-month Follow-up

• Perceived Addictiveness and Harmfulness - Vaped Cannabis

  Baseline, Post-intervention (approx. 3 days post-baseline), and 6-month Follow-up

• Perceived Addictiveness and Harmfulness - Cannabis Edibles

  Baseline, Post-intervention (approx. 3 days post-baseline), and 6-month Follow-up

Study Arms (2)

Receives the Stanford Smart Talk Cannabis Prevention and Awareness curriculum

EXPERIMENTAL

Stanford Smart Talk Cannabis Prevention and Awareness curriculum administered

Behavioral: Stanford Smart Talk Cannabis Awareness and Prevention curriculum

Does not receive Stanford Smart Talk Cannabis Prevention and Awareness curriculum

NO INTERVENTION

Receives another curriculum or no cannabis prevention curriculum

Interventions

Stanford Smart Talk Cannabis Awareness and Prevention curriculum BEHAVIORAL

Stanford Cannabis Awareness and Prevention curriculum delivered as a 5-session curriculum administered in a school classroom setting.

Receives the Stanford Smart Talk Cannabis Prevention and Awareness curriculum

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 20 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Middle school and high school students receiving health education at schools participating in the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Stanford University: lead
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

Location

Related Links

• Link to Stanford Smart Talk Cannabis Awareness and Prevention Curriculum

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Marijuana Abuse

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Substance-Related Disorders; Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD
• Organization: Stanford University

bonnie.halpernfelsher@stanford.edu

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Study Officials

• Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, Ph.D.

  Stanford University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Marron and Mary Elizabeth Kendrick Professor in Pediatrics II

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 26, 2022
• First Posted: August 30, 2022
• Study Start: October 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: May 16, 2025
• Study Completion: May 16, 2025
• Last Updated: July 28, 2026
• Results First Posted: July 28, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)