Social Media Intervention - Physical Activity

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

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

Conditions
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Cannabis Use

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Physical Activity (PA) Social Media Group
* Behavioral: Verdi plus PA Social Media Group


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 25 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Physical Activity (PA) Social Media Group<br>This will be an 8 week Social Media Group available to the participant focused on health and well-being. | Behavioral: Physical Activity (PA) Social Media Group<br>* 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.<br>|
| Experimental: Verdi plus PA Social Media Group<br>This will be an 8 week Social Media Group available to the participant focused on health and well-being. | Behavioral: Verdi plus PA Social Media Group<br>* 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.<br>|
| No Intervention: Attention-Control condition Social Media Group<br>This will be an 8 week Social Media Group available to the participant with social media topics. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| Feasibility of intervention as evidenced by metrics of key activities (accepting group invitation) | number/percent who accept group invite | 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) | 8 weeks post-group start | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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social media