Culturally Tailored Cannabis Use Disorder App

NCT05566730 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: STUDY00003690U54MD015946
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The present study aims to address disparities in cannabis use outcomes among African American/Black (hereby referred to as Black) adults with cannabis use disorder (CUD). The specific aims of this study are: (1) to develop a culturally adapted, mobile app for Black cannabis users (CT-MICART) using knowledge from the current research team, published literature, expert opinion, and feedback from the Community Research Advisory Board (CRAB), (2) to pilot test CT-MICART and (3) focus on analysis of data collected as part of Aim 2.

Conditions

Cannabis Use

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Safety Aid Scale

  The Safety Aid Scale will be used to assess change of false safety behavior use over time, being scored on a 5 point scale where higher scores indicate greater use of false safety behaviors.

  Baseline appointment and 6-week follow up appointment

• Qualitative Interview

  The qualitative interview done by the participants will ask them about their experience with the app, what aspects helped, what aspects didn't help, and will allow researchers to adapt and refine the CT-MICART app.

  6-week follow up appointment

• Engagement with the CT-MICART app

  Behavioral indicators of engagement with the app (\>75% of all videos watched and \>75% of scheduled skills practiced).

  Week 1-6

Study Arms (1)

CT-MICART App

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this arm will receive daily EMAs for 6 weeks.

Behavioral: CT-MICART App; Behavioral: Control

Interventions

CT-MICART App BEHAVIORAL

App designed with the goal of treating CUD in African American adults

CT-MICART App

Control BEHAVIORAL

App designed with the goal of treating CUD in African American adults, with participants just tracking their use of cannabis and not receiving treatment videos

Also known as: Sham

CT-MICART App

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• at least 18 years of age
• identify as Black/African American
• CUD per CUPIT-R
• willing and able to complete study appointments
• motivated to reduce cannabis (≥5 on a 10-point scale)
• score ≥ 4 on the REALM-SF indicating ≥ 6th grade English literacy level (needed to use app)
• report cannabis use to manage anxiety/stress in the past month

You may not qualify if:

• legal mandate or substance misuse treatment
• report of current or intended participation in a concurrent substance use treatment, including pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy for CUD not provided by researchers
• ongoing psychotherapy of any duration directed specifically toward the treatment of anxiety or depression
• not being fluent in English
• pregnant of planning to become pregnant within the next six months (assessed via self-report)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Houston: lead
• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD): collaborator
• Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans: collaborator
• University of Oklahoma: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Houston

Houston, Texas, 77004, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Nizio P, Clausen B, Businelle MS, Ponton N, Jones AA, Redmond BY, Buckner JD, Obasi EM, Zvolensky MJ, Garey L. Mobile Intervention to Address Cannabis Use Disorder Among Black Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Feb 19;13:e52776. doi: 10.2196/52776.

  PMID: 38373037 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Interventions

salicylhydroxamic acid

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 24, 2022
• First Posted: October 4, 2022
• Study Start: June 14, 2023
• Primary Completion: November 17, 2023
• Study Completion: January 31, 2024
• Last Updated: May 7, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Locations

US (1)