Social Media Intervention - Physical Activity

N/ACompletedNCT04901910

University of Michigan60 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cannabis Use

Interventions

Physical Activity (PA) Social Media GroupBEHAVIORAL

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 GroupBEHAVIORAL

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.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 25 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Acceptability of intervention (i.e., ratings of e-coaches, )

Acceptability ratings completed by participants: How helpful were the e-coaches? 1. Not at all 2. A little 3. Somewhat 4. Very Much 5. Extremely

Time frame: 3 months (after baseline)

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? 1. Not at all 2. A little 3. Somewhat 4. Very Much 5. Extremely

Time frame: 3 months (after baseline)

Feasibility of intervention as evidenced by metrics of key activities (accepting group invitation)

number/percent who accept group invite

Time frame: 8 weeks post-group start

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)

Time frame: 8 weeks post-group start

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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