Social Media Intervention - Physical Activity

Cannabis Use Clinical Trial

Official title:

Social Media Intervention for Cannabis Use and Physical Activity in Emerging Adults - Physical Activity

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04901910
• Other study ID #: HUM00195927
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 18, 2021
• Est. completion date: December 25, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: March 2022
• Source: University of Michigan
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the study is to develop and test social media interventions to help young people increase well-being and reduce risky behaviors. The study will help us learn about ways to deliver wellness information in a way that is appealing and helpful to young people that use social media.

Eligible participants will be enrolled after baseline survey is completed. Participants will be involved with the secret social media group they are assigned to for 8 weeks. In addition, surveys will be completed at various times during and after the 8 week social media group.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: December 25, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: December 25, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• self-report using cannabis at least 3 times per week or more often in the past month

• active Facebook profile

Exclusion Criteria:

• participants who cannot read English will be informally excluded

• if participants fail identity verification based on:

• Internet Protocol (IP) addresses

• survey time completion

• repeat attempts

• survey responses

• photo identification from a time stamped self picture sent to the research team

• cannot safely engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity [assessed at screening]

• participated in previous Project Verdi waves

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cannabis Use
• Marijuana Abuse

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Physical Activity (PA) Social Media Group
Participants will have access to the secret Social Media page that will deliver health information focused on increasing healthy activities and well-being. This information will be posted by e-coaches. Participants can interact with the e-coaches as well as other study members in the group.
• Verdi plus PA Social Media Group
Participants will have access to the secret Social Media page that will deliver health information focused on increasing healthy activities, well-being, and reducing risky behaviors. This information will be posted by e-coaches. Participants can interact with the e-coaches as well as other study members in the group.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	Michigan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Michigan

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Acceptability of intervention (i.e., ratings of e-coaches, )	Acceptability ratings completed by participants: How helpful were the e-coaches?; Not at all; A little; Somewhat; Very Much; Extremely	3 months (after baseline)
Primary	Acceptability of intervention (i.e., helpfulness of peer interaction)	Acceptability ratings completed by participants: How helpful was it to interact with other peers in the group?; Not at all; A little; Somewhat; Very Much; Extremely	3 months (after baseline)
Primary	Feasibility of intervention as evidenced by metrics of key activities (accepting group invitation)	number/percent who accept group invite	8 weeks post-group start
Primary	Feasibility of intervention as evidenced by metrics of key activities (engaging in the group)	number/percent who comment engage (i.e., comment at least one time)	8 weeks post-group start