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TECH App for Cannabis Use (TECH Trial)

N/A

Recruiting

Research Sponsored by Northwestern University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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

Must have

Be younger than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up last 90 days at baseline, and 1-, 3-, and 6-months

Awards & highlights

TECH Trial Summary

This trial seeks to help teens in the court system quit or reduce marijuana use with an experimental app. Teens will use the app to connect with anonymous peers and work on changing their behavior.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for teens aged 14-18 who have used cannabis in the past year, can speak and read English, have access to a smartphone, and if under 18, can provide parental consent. Teens with conditions like psychosis or visual impairments that would make using an app difficult cannot participate.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests an experimental smartphone app called TECH designed for court-involved adolescents to help reduce or quit marijuana use. It offers a private online community where they can anonymously work on changing their substance use behaviors.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves the use of a digital application rather than medication, traditional physical side effects are not expected. However, there may be emotional or psychological impacts from participating in the program.

TECH Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ last 90 days at baseline, and 1-, 3-, and 6-months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~last 90 days at baseline, and 1-, 3-, and 6-months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and last 90 days at baseline, and 1-, 3-, and 6-months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change in days of cannabis use (Preliminary Efficacy)

TECH Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: TAU + TECHExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Treatment as usual, plus TECH app

Group II: TAU-onlyActive Control1 Intervention

Treatment as usual

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Treatment as usual

2010

N/A

~6760

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)NIH

2,470 Previous Clinical Trials

2,619,671 Total Patients Enrolled

Northwestern UniversityLead Sponsor

1,589 Previous Clinical Trials

917,027 Total Patients Enrolled

Brown UniversityOTHER

456 Previous Clinical Trials

558,294 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

TAU + TECH Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05979272 — N/A

Adolescence Research Study Groups: TAU + TECH, TAU-only

Adolescence Clinical Trial 2023: TAU + TECH Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05979272 — N/A

TAU + TECH 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05979272 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Does this clinical research accept individuals aged 45 and above?

"This experiment in medical science is open to minors between the ages of 14 and 18."

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Could I qualify for participation in this experiment?

"Eligibility for this clinical trial requires participants to have reached puberty and be between the ages of 14-18. Currently, there are 60 individuals being enrolled in the study."

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Is this clinical research recruiting participants presently?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, this trial is currently in search of participants. The posting was originally made on June 21st 2023; the listing has been updated as recently as August 7th 2023."

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How many individuals are presently taking part in this clinical experiment?

"Indeed, the information hosted on clinicaltrials.gov verifies that this particular medical trial is actively recruiting patients at present. This research was first posted on June 21st 2023 and its details were most recently modified on August 7th of the same year. The study requires 60 participants to be recruited from 2 distinct sites."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

TECH App Marijuana Use Intervention for Court-Involved Adolescents

Sarah Helseth 2023. "TECH App Marijuana Use Intervention for Court-Involved Adolescents". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05979272.