CARS: Cannabis and Alcohol Reduction Study

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Substance Use; Substance Use Disorders; Cannabis Use; Alcohol Use, Unspecified

Treatments: Behavioral: modified Approach-Avoidance Task (mAAT) that does not aim to modify automatic approach bias.; Behavioral: modified Approach-Avoidance Task (mAAT), which aims to modify automatic approach bias

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05486234

00106723

1K23DA050800-01A1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study will test a computerized treatment with subjects ages 13-17 years who are seeking treatment for alcohol and/or cannabis use. Follow-up assessments will be conducted at one- and three-months following treatment.

Enrollment: 52 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 17 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• between the ages of 13 and 17
• be seeking treatment for either cannabis or alcohol use;
• report co-occurring alcohol and cannabis use during the past three months (i.e., participants who report using both alcohol and cannabis during the three months prior to participation in the study, regardless of if the use was simultaneous)
• have a caregiver willing to participate and provide consent.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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52 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A: Treatment Group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: modified Approach-Avoidance Task (mAAT), which aims to modify automatic approach bias

Group B: Control Group

Sham Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: modified Approach-Avoidance Task (mAAT) that does not aim to modify automatic approach bias.