A short, animated storytelling video to reduce addiction stigma: A pilot randomized controlled trial

This pilot study demonstrates the feasibility of proceeding with our registered, largescale, multi-country, online RCT. The significant effect observed in a relatively small pilot population, after a single exposure to this 2.5 min SAS intervention aimed at reducing addiction stigma, was unanticipated and is worthy of highlighting. A larger sample size will adequately power the full trial to detect both immediate effects and their potential durability over time, in various global settings.