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Short, Animated Storytelling (SAS) for Addiction Stigma Reduction

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

Stigma towards people with addiction is a well-documented problem that negatively impacts help-seeking, treatment and recovery. Social contact with people recovering from addiction can promote empathy and reduce stigma, but social contact is difficult to scale. Short, animated storytelling (SAS) is a novel health communication approach that scales easily because it can leapfrog barriers associated with language, culture, literacy and education levels. This study will investigate if a SAS video intervention can be used to reduce stigma, boost optimism and hope, and increasing empathy towards people with addiction. The study will also explore mechanisms of action of SAS interventions, by measuring the contribution of sound design to the effect of the intervention.

Official Title

Short, Animated Storytelling Video to Reduce Addiction Stigma: Protocol for a Multi-country, Online, Randomized, Controlled Trial With 13,500 Participants

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-07-03
Study Completion:2025-08-22
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:COMPLETED

Study ID

NCT06705205

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 49 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Adults with basic English proficiency between the ages of 18-49
  1. * None

Contacts and Locations

Principal Investigator

Maya Adam, MD, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Stanford University

Study Locations (Sites)

Stanford University
Stanford, California, 95305
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Stanford University

  • Maya Adam, MD, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Stanford University

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-07-03
Study Completion Date2025-08-22

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-07-03
Study Completion Date2025-08-22

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Social Stigma Towards People With Addiction