Social Media Posts About Cancer: Five Timepoints
6 de maio de 2026 atualizado por: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
The main purpose of this trial was to evaluate the impact of user interface designs on intervening with cancer misinformation on social media.
The investigators conducted a randomized clinical trial with a sample of 294 US adults (ages 18-65) who previously had a cancer diagnosis or were a cancer caregiver.
This registration record only covers the 5 timepoint trial under the same IRB number.
Visão geral do estudo
Status
Concluído
Condições
Intervenção / Tratamento
Descrição detalhada
This 5 timepoint trial aimed to determine whether user interface designs encouraged intervening and reduced sharing of cancer misinformation on social media. The investigators enrolled 294 adults, ages 18-65, who had received a cancer diagnosis or were a cancer caregiver. Participants completed 5 online surveys, space approximately 2 business days apart. In the first survey, participant were randomized to 1 of 3 trial arms, described below. During each online survey, participants interacted with a simulated social media platform, branded as Invibe. Participants had passive exposure to stimuli cancer misinformation posts and cancer support posts in social media feeds. Participants also had forced exposure to stimuli posts in the online survey after interacting with Invibe. The investigators recorded social media behavior on Invibe and assessed self-reported measures in the online survey.
This study was preregister on AsPredicted.com on March 24, 2025, prior to data collection and data analysis (https://aspredicted.org/te3su2.pdf).
Tipo de estudo
Intervencional
Inscrição (Real)
294
Estágio
- Não aplicável
Contactos e Locais
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Locais de estudo
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North Carolina
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Estados Unidos, 27599
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Critérios de participação
Os pesquisadores procuram pessoas que se encaixem em uma determinada descrição, chamada de critérios de elegibilidade. Alguns exemplos desses critérios são a condição geral de saúde de uma pessoa ou tratamentos anteriores.
Critérios de elegibilidade
Idades elegíveis para estudo
- Adulto
- Adulto mais velho
Aceita Voluntários Saudáveis
Sim
Descrição
Inclusion Criteria:
- Are ages 18-65
- Received a cancer diagnosis or have been a cancer caregiver
- Used social media
- Were willing to complete all five study timepoints
- Resided in the United States
Exclusion Criteria:
- Were unable to scroll to see posts on Invibe in the screener survey
Plano de estudo
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Como o estudo é projetado?
Detalhes do projeto
- Finalidade Principal: Outro
- Alocação: Randomizado
- Modelo Intervencional: Atribuição Paralela
- Mascaramento: Nenhum (rótulo aberto)
Armas e Intervenções
Grupo de Participantes / Braço |
Intervenção / Tratamento |
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Experimental: Social cue prompts and policy
Participants are exposed to the social cue prompts and policy intervention with cancer misinformation posts.
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Cancer misinformation posts are shown with a prompt above the post caption that read, "This post has been flagged as false and potentially harmful by [47 or 48] people on Invibe.
If you want to report, click the flag below."
The social media launch screen had an overlaid policy for removing flagged posts: "We are committed to working with you and others on Invibe to reduce false and potentially harmful information.
When a post is flagged by 50 people, we remove it until we verify the information.
Please help us make the Invibe experience a good one for all."
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Experimental: Standard prompts
Participants are exposed to the standard prompts intervention with cancer misinformation posts.
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Cancer misinformation posts are shown with a prompt above the post caption that read, "This post has been flagged as false and potentially harmful.
If you want to report, click the flag below."
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Sem intervenção: Control
Participants do not see prompts on cancer misinformation posts.
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O que o estudo está medindo?
Medidas de resultados primários
Medida de resultado |
Descrição da medida |
Prazo |
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Flagging
Prazo: Up to 2 weeks
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Measured with intervening behavior, defined as the flag icon selected.
Response options were no (coded as 0) or yes (coded as 1).
Assessed 15 times.
Assessed for 2 cancer misinformation posts and 1 cancer support post at each timepoint approximately 2 business days apart, starting on the day of enrollment.
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Up to 2 weeks
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Willingness to flag
Prazo: Up to 2 weeks
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Measured with 1 self-reported survey item: "How willing are you to flag this post?"
Responses ranged from "not at all" (coded as 1) to "extremely" (5).
Assessed 15 times.
Assessed for 2 cancer misinformation posts and 1 cancer support post at each timepoint approximately 2 business days apart, starting on the day of enrollment.
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Up to 2 weeks
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Medidas de resultados secundários
Medida de resultado |
Descrição da medida |
Prazo |
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Disliking
Prazo: Up to 2 weeks
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Measured with intervening behavior, defined as the thumbs down icon selected.
Response options were no (coded as 0) or yes (coded as 1).
Assessed 15 times.
Assessed for 2 cancer misinformation posts and 1 cancer support post at each timepoint approximately 2 business days apart, starting on the day of enrollment.
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Up to 2 weeks
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Liking
Prazo: Up to 2 weeks
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Measured with intervening behavior, defined as the heart icon selected.
Response options were no (coded as 0) or yes (coded as 1).
Assessed 15 times.
Assessed for 2 cancer misinformation posts and 1 cancer support post at each timepoint approximately 2 business days apart, starting on the day of enrollment.
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Up to 2 weeks
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Willingness to dislike
Prazo: Up to 2 weeks
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Measured with 1 self-reported survey item: "How willing are you to dislike (thumbs down) this post?"
Responses ranged from "not at all" (coded as 1) to "extremely" (5).
Assessed 15 times.
Assessed for 2 cancer misinformation posts and 1 cancer support post at each timepoint approximately 2 business days apart, starting on the day of enrollment.
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Up to 2 weeks
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Willingness to like
Prazo: Up to 2 weeks
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Measured with 1 self-reported survey item: "How willing are you to like (heart) this post?"
Responses ranged from "not at all" (coded as 1) to "extremely" (5).
Assessed 15 times.
Assessed for 2 cancer misinformation posts and 1 cancer support post at each timepoint approximately 2 business days apart, starting on the day of enrollment.
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Up to 2 weeks
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Willingness to comment
Prazo: Up to 2 weeks
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Measured with 1 self-reported survey item: "How willing are you to comment on this post?"
Responses ranged from "not at all" (coded as 1) to "extremely" (5).
Assessed 15 times.
Assessed for 2 cancer misinformation posts and 1 cancer support post at each timepoint approximately 2 business days apart, starting on the day of enrollment.
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Up to 2 weeks
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Willingness to share
Prazo: Up to 2 weeks
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Measured with 1 self-reported survey item: "How likely are you to share or tell someone about this post?"
Responses ranged from "not at all" (coded as 1) to "extremely" (5).
Assessed 15 times.
Assessed for 2 cancer misinformation posts and 1 cancer support post at each timepoint approximately 2 business days apart, starting on the day of enrollment.
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Up to 2 weeks
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Comment valence
Prazo: Up to 2 weeks
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Measured with 1 self-reported survey item: "What type of comment would you write on this post?"
Response options were "comment to agree" (share), "comment to disagree" (intervene), "other," or "I would not comment."
Assessed 15 times.
Assessed for 2 cancer misinformation posts and 1 cancer support post at each timepoint approximately 2 business days apart, starting on the day of enrollment.
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Up to 2 weeks
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Sharing recipient
Prazo: Up to 2 weeks
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Measured with 1 self-report survey item: "Who would you share about this post with?" Response options were "someone with cancer," "someone who is a cancer caregiver," "health-care provider," "other," or "no one."
Assessed 6 times.
Assessed for 2 cancer misinformation posts and 1 cancer support post at first timepoint and last timepoint approximately 2 weeks apart.
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Up to 2 weeks
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Sharing channel
Prazo: Up to 2 weeks
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Measured with 1 self-report survey item: "How would you share about this post?"
Response options were "private message on social media," "text message," "in person," "repost on your social media," "other," and "none of these ways."
Assessed 6 times.
Assessed for 2 cancer misinformation posts and 1 cancer support post at timepoint 1 and timepoint 5 approximately 2 weeks apart.
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Up to 2 weeks
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Past week intervening behavior
Prazo: Up to 2 weeks
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Measured with 1 self-reported survey item: "In the last 7 days, did you take action against false and potentially harmful cancer posts from social media?
Select all that apply."
Response options included muted accounts, flagged posts, disliked posts, commented to correct posts, chatted with others to disagree with posts information, encouraged someone to flag or report a posts, other or did not do anything.
Assessed 1 time.
Assessed at timepoint 4 approximately a week after the day of enrollment
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Up to 2 weeks
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Past week intervening platform
Prazo: Up to 2 weeks
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Measured with 1 self-reported survey item per reported interpersonal intervening behavior: "Who did you [intervening behavior]?
Select all that apply."
Response options were "someone with cancer," "someone who is a cancer caregiver," "health-care provider," "other," or "no one."
Assessed up to 2 times.
Assessed at timepoint 4 approximately a week after the day of enrollment.
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Up to 2 weeks
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Past week intervening topic
Prazo: Up to 2 weeks
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Measured with 1 self-reported survey item per reported intervening behavior: "What was the [source for intervening] about?
Select all that apply."
Response options were "to adopt a new mindset," "diet and nutrition advice," "physical activity advice," "advice to stop clinical care," "to seek treatment outside the US," or "other."
Assessed up to 6 times.
Assessed at timepoint 4 approximately a week after the day of enrollment.
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Up to 2 weeks
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Patrocinador
Investigadores
- Investigador principal: Allison J Lazard, PhD, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Datas Principais do Estudo
Início do estudo (Real)
31 de março de 2025
Conclusão Primária (Real)
12 de maio de 2025
Conclusão do estudo (Real)
12 de maio de 2025
Datas de inscrição no estudo
Enviado pela primeira vez
6 de maio de 2026
Enviado pela primeira vez que atendeu aos critérios de CQ
6 de maio de 2026
Primeira postagem (Real)
15 de maio de 2026
Atualizações de registro de estudo
Última Atualização Postada (Real)
15 de maio de 2026
Última atualização enviada que atendeu aos critérios de controle de qualidade
6 de maio de 2026
Última verificação
1 de maio de 2026
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Outros números de identificação do estudo
- 25-0269-5TP
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SIM
Descrição do plano IPD
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Tipo de informação de suporte de compartilhamento de IPD
- CSR
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