Skip to content
Study details
Enrolling now

CARS: Cannabis and Alcohol Reduction Study

Medical University of South Carolina
NCT IDNCT05486234ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Target enrollment

52

Study length

about 3.2 years

Ages

13–17

Locations

1 site in SC

What this study is about

This trial is testing a computerized treatment for children ages 13 to 17 who are seeking help with alcohol or cannabis use. Follow-up assessments will be conducted one month and three months after the treatment ends.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Participate in modified Approach-Avoidance Task (mAAT) that does not aim to modify automatic approach bias
  • 2.Participate in modified Approach-Avoidance Task (mAAT), which aims to modify automatic approach bias

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Standard

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized & Blinded

You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Body systems

Psychiatry / Mental Health