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

University of Michigan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cannabis Use

Treatments: Behavioral: Snapcoach

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT04316741

R34DA045712 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

HUM00139068

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 63 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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63 participants in 2 patient groups

Brief Intervention+Health Coaching

Experimental group

Description:

Brief intervention with social-media delivered health coaching

Treatment:

Behavioral: Snapcoach

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Enhanced usual care brochure plus attention control with social media messaging