Study tests whether nudges on social media can stop cancer myths in their tracks
NCT ID NCT07588607
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study looked at whether adding a warning prompt above cancer misinformation posts on social media encourages people to flag them. Researchers recruited 294 US adults who had either been diagnosed with cancer or cared for someone with cancer. Participants saw fake social media posts and could choose to flag or dislike them, helping researchers understand what makes people more likely to report false health information.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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294 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
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
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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