Media Effects Study on Health-Related Content

NCT ID: NCT00775008

Last Updated: 2009-03-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

EARLY_PHASE1

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-10-31

Study Completion Date

2008-11-30

Brief Summary

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A media lab study will be conducted to determine the mechanism by which podcasting may exert an effect. This study will examine both physiological (heart rate, skin conductance, etc.) and psychosocial (knowledge, perceived control, elaboration, etc.) measures in participants listening to a podcast on health versus reading health content on the Web. We hypothesize that podcasting will create a greater physiological response than the Web. There will also be more elaboration in the podcasting group. Podcasting will produce greater feelings of control. Changes in knowledge will be greater in the Web group.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Processing Health Information

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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podcast

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

electronic health information

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive weight loss information via 1 of 2 different mediums.

Web group

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

electronic health information

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive weight loss information via 1 of 2 different mediums.

Interventions

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electronic health information

Participants will receive weight loss information via 1 of 2 different mediums.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 years or older
* Be willing to be randomized to either the podcast or Web condition
* Able to attend the intervention session

Exclusion Criteria

* Not living in the Chapel Hill area
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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UNC-Chapel Hill

Locations

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UNC-Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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07-0430-02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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