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Stanford launches massive trial of online cannabis prevention for teens
NCT ID NCT07357454
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Stanford University is testing a free online toolkit called Smart Talk to see if it can prevent cannabis use among middle and high school students. The study will enroll 10,800 students across participating schools. The curriculum includes lessons, quizzes, and activities to change attitudes about cannabis, build refusal skills, and improve coping. Researchers will measure changes in actual cannabis use and intentions to use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Smart Talk Cannabis Awareness and Prevention curriculum (online educational toolkit)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give schools a proven tool to reduce cannabis use and intentions among teens.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large but early-stage behavioral study. Results depend on how well schools implement the curriculum, and actual behavior change is hard to measure.
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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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About 10,800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
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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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Middle school and high school students receiving health education at schools participating in the study Exclusion Criteria: \-
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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