Remote counseling plus app support to help young adults reduce cannabis use (MOMENT-V)
Developing a Telehealth + mHealth Cannabis Use Intervention for Young Adults (MOMENT-V)
This program offers young adults (ages 18–26) with cannabis use disorder remote motivational counseling together with a smartphone app that gives daily coping support to help them cut back on cannabis.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Boston Children's Hospital NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Boston, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11176996 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
You would get brief motivational counseling over telehealth combined with a mobile app that sends real-time support and prompts during daily life. The team will enroll 60 young adults from primary care and randomly assign people to the MOMENT-V program or to enhanced usual care. Researchers will collect self-reported cannabis use, engagement data from the app, and interviews, with follow-ups at 3 weeks and 3 months to see how participants are doing. The goal is to learn whether this fully remote approach is acceptable and helpful for young people with cannabis use disorder.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Young adults aged 18–26 who meet criteria for cannabis use disorder and receive care at participating primary care clinics are the intended candidates.
Not a fit: People younger than 18 or older than 26, those without cannabis use disorder, or individuals unable to use telehealth or a smartphone are unlikely to benefit from this specific program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could give young adults an accessible, scalable way to reduce heavy cannabis use and protect thinking, mood, and social outcomes during a critical developmental period.
How similar studies have performed: Brief motivational interventions have shown small effects in past research, and an earlier open pilot of MOMENT-V reported 100% retention and high satisfaction, but randomized evidence is still needed.
Where this research is happening
Boston, United States
- Boston Children's Hospital — Boston, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Shrier, Lydia a. — Boston Children's Hospital
- Study coordinator: Shrier, Lydia a.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.