Brief Intervention Combined With Health Coaching Via Social Media for Cannabis Use

December 7, 2022 updated by: Erin Bonar, University of Michigan

Harnessing Social Media to Reduce Cannabis Use Among Adolescents and Emerging Adults in an Urban Emergency Department

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 researchers learn about ways to deliver wellness information in a way that is appealing and helpful to young people who use Snapchat.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

63

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Michigan
      • Flint, Michigan, United States, 48503
        • Hurley Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 25 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Individuals seen in the Emergency Department at Hurley Medical Center who meet these criteria

  • self-report of weekly or more frequent cannabis use for past 3 months
  • past month Snapchat use
  • ability to consent
  • English-speaking
  • between ages 18-25
  • smart phone ownership

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Emergency Department presentation for suicidality and/or acute psychosis, being in police custody, or present with psychological distress requiring intensive social work (e.g. sexual assault)
  • having a medical cannabis card

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Brief Intervention+Health Coaching
Brief intervention with social-media delivered health coaching
Behavioral: Snapcoach
A brief motivational interviewing-based intervention combined with health coaching via social media for 4 weeks
No Intervention: Control
Enhanced usual care brochure plus attention control with social media messaging

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Brief Intervention Acceptability
Time Frame: Immediate post-test administered after the session
Acceptability rating completed by participants for the brief intervention session
Immediate post-test administered after the session
Snapchat Acceptability Rating
Time Frame: 1 month

Acceptability rating completed by participants for the Snapchat-delivered health coaching.

Item: In general, I enjoyed the Snapchat messages from the SnapCoach team. (Not at all, A little, Somewhat, Very, Extremely)
1 month
Brief Intervention Feasibility
Time Frame: Immediate
% of participants assigned to condition who complete the brief intervention
Immediate
Snapchat Health Coaching Feasibility
Time Frame: Up to 1 month
% of participants who complete key activities (e.g., % who add health coach on Snapchat)
Up to 1 month
Snapchat Health Coaching Feasibility
Time Frame: Up to 1 month
% of participants who complete key activities (e.g., % who reply to at least 1 Snapchat message)
Up to 1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Michigan

Collaborators

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Erin Bonar, University of Michigan

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 19, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 21, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

February 21, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 19, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 19, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

March 20, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 30, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 7, 2022

Last Verified

December 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HUM00139068
  • R34DA045712 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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