Development and Evaluation of HighAlert
Cannabis, Youth Drinking
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Cannabis
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Participants will include young Ontario drivers who: (a) are ages 18-24, (b) have a valid Ontario driver's license (i.e., G level full driver's license or G2 probationary license), (c) have access to a motor vehicle, (d) report DUIC at least three times in the past three months, (e) are proficient in English, and (f) have a smartphone they can complete the intervention with. Exclusion Criteria: Individuals under 18 are excluded, as cannabis use is prohibited for this group, and those over 24 as they are beyond the high-risk demographic for road traffic collisions in Canada.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Active Comparator
Placebo Comparator
Program 1: High Alert
Program 2: Information condition
No contact
Participants assigned to the 'High Alert' condition will complete four interactive modules using their smartphones. These modules are hosted online via the Computerized Intervention Authoring Software, version 3.0 (https://www.cias.app [CIAS]). CIAS is a non- commercial, easily modifiable, web-based intervention platform used widely in the digital substance use literature. No identifiable information is requested or stored in CIAS. This program is only intended to deliver the content interactively. None of the questions asked in CIAS will be treated as research data. We will only report on the proportion of questions answered by participants (as a measure of adherence). Individual responses to questions will not be analyzed nor reported on. The purpose of the questions is for participants to engage with the content interactively
Participants in the DUIC Information condition will receive a Qualtrics link with six infographics created to educate about DUIC. Four infographics were retrieved from government websites, one was provided by a non-profit (i.e., Arrive Alive Drive Sober), and the research team created the final one. After reviewing each infographic, participants will respond to a few questions about the infographic. Questions asked to the DUIC Info Control will obtain data related to: seeing the infographic before, perceptions on the infographic content, aspects they liked/disliked, and likelihood to share with their peers. All items will be treated as research data.
Participants in the passive control will receive no contact until the three and six-month follow-ups.