A 5-session toolkit aims to curb teen cannabis use — will it work?
NCT ID NCT05521321
First seen Jul 28, 2026 · Last updated Jul 29, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests a school-based curriculum called Smart Talk, designed to reduce cannabis use and intentions among middle and high school students. Over five lessons, the program targets misperceptions, refusal skills, stress, and coping. Researchers will measure whether students' cannabis use and future intentions change after the program.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Stanford Smart Talk Cannabis Awareness and Prevention curriculum
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this toolkit could provide schools with a simple, evidence-based way to reduce cannabis use and risky intentions among adolescents.
- What could go wrong
- This is a feasibility study, not a large-scale efficacy trial. The curriculum may not change actual behavior, and results may not generalize beyond the participating schools.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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658 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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10 to 20 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Middle school and high school students receiving health education at schools participating in the study Exclusion Criteria: \-
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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