Weight Management Interactions in a Virtual Clinical Environment
NCT ID: NCT01443910
Last Updated: 2023-12-14
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
318 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2012-02-29
2016-04-06
Brief Summary
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Women between the ages of 20 and 50 who are currently overweight may be eligible for this study. Participants will be recruited from the Washington D.C. area. This is not a weight treatment study.
Participants undergo the following procedures:
* Complete an online questionnaire about themselves, their experiences, and their thoughts about their weight
* Participate in activities in a virtual reality environment in which they interact with a virtual doctor in a virtual clinical scenario. For this experiment, participants wear a head-mounted display that allows them to see the virtual world images.
* Fill out a questionnaire after completing the virtual reality activities. This questionnaire includes information on the participants' virtual reality experience, the information provided in the experience, and additional questions about themselves and their thoughts.
Detailed Description
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The current study is a controlled experiment in which participants will be participate in a weight counseling encounter with a virtual reality-based doctor. The virtual doctor will present weight etiology information. Participants will fill out a self-report questionnaire online, prior to this encounter. They will then come in to the Immersive Virtual Environment Testing Area in the NIH Clinical Center for a visit. During this visit, they will engage in the interaction with the virtual doctor and then fill out a post-test questionnaire. Participants in the main trial will include approximately 222 healthy adult females between 20-50 years of age who have a BMI of greater than or equal to 25 and are dissatisfied with their current weight.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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OTHER
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Study Groups
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behavior, supportive
receiving information about behavior with supportive provider communication
No interventions assigned to this group
behaviors, directive
receiving information about behavior with directive provider communication
No interventions assigned to this group
genetics, directive
receiving information about genetics with directive provider communication
No interventions assigned to this group
genetics, supportive
receiving information about genetics with supportive provider communication
No interventions assigned to this group
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. having a self-reported body mass index of greater than or equal to 25
3. having the ability to read, write, and converse in English
4. being able to come to the NIH Clinical Center for one visit
Exclusion Criteria
2. having a high propensity for motion sickness
3. known pregnancy
4. uncorrected low vision or hearing
5. inability to complete tasks in the virtual environment
6. being an NHGRI employee
7. being or training to become a health care provider
20 Years
50 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
NIH
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Susan Persky, Ph.D.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Locations
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Countries
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References
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Agurs-Collins T, Khoury MJ, Simon-Morton D, Olster DH, Harris JR, Milner JA. Public health genomics: translating obesity genomics research into population health benefits. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Dec;16 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):S85-94. doi: 10.1038/oby.2008.517.
Kumanyika SK, Van Horn L, Bowen D, Perri MG, Rolls BJ, Czajkowski SM, Schron E. Maintenance of dietary behavior change. Health Psychol. 2000 Jan;19(1S):42-56. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.19.suppl1.42.
Kushner RF. Understanding obesity by asking the right questions. Perspect Biol Med. 2010 Winter;53(1):148-51. doi: 10.1353/pbm.0.0139.
Persky S, Street RL Jr. Evaluating Approaches for Communication About Genomic Influences on Body Weight. Ann Behav Med. 2015 Oct;49(5):675-84. doi: 10.1007/s12160-015-9701-8.
Related Links
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NIH Clinical Center Detailed Web Page
Other Identifiers
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11-HG-0238
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: secondary_id
110238
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id