Trial Outcomes & Findings for Choosing an Effective Healthcare Spokesperson: An Interactive Intervention (NCT NCT04599166)
NCT ID: NCT04599166
Last Updated: 2025-05-20
Results Overview
This measure involved a verbal response (during a follow-up telephone interview) to the question as to whether they have changed their choice for who should be their healthcare spokesperson in the event that someone else needed to make medical decisions for them.
Recruitment status
COMPLETED
Study phase
NA
Target enrollment
207 participants
Primary outcome timeframe
4 weeks
Results posted on
2025-05-20
Participant Flow
Flier, emails, and public service announcements were used to recruit community members for participation in study game events. Respondents were contacted via email and phone. A total of 207 individuals expressed interest and showed up to game events. The period of study recruitment was from 7-1-2020 - 11-1-2022.
Not applicable as there was only one arm to the study, and no participants were excluded after enrollment.
Participant milestones
| Measure |
Participant Arm
Participants were recruited to complete the WWYC intervention.
Who Would You Choose: Serious Fun: "Who Would You Choose: Serious Fun" is a conversation activity that prompts players (using scenarios and metaphors) to choose a spokesperson whose qualities are best suited to the role. At the end of the activity, players identify a real-life spokesperson based on the qualities considered during gameplay.
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Overall Study
STARTED
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207
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Overall Study
COMPLETED
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127
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Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
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80
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Reasons for withdrawal
| Measure |
Participant Arm
Participants were recruited to complete the WWYC intervention.
Who Would You Choose: Serious Fun: "Who Would You Choose: Serious Fun" is a conversation activity that prompts players (using scenarios and metaphors) to choose a spokesperson whose qualities are best suited to the role. At the end of the activity, players identify a real-life spokesperson based on the qualities considered during gameplay.
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Overall Study
Technological failure connecting to study app
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80
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Baseline Characteristics
Choosing an Effective Healthcare Spokesperson: An Interactive Intervention
Baseline characteristics by cohort
| Measure |
Participant Arm
n=127 Participants
Participants were recruited to complete the WWYC intervention.
Who Would You Choose: Serious Fun: "Who Would You Choose: Serious Fun" is a conversation activity that prompts players (using scenarios and metaphors) to choose a spokesperson whose qualities are best suited to the role. At the end of the activity, players identify a real-life spokesperson based on the qualities considered during gameplay.
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Age, Continuous
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36.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 17 • n=5 Participants
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Sex/Gender, Customized
Male
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64 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Sex/Gender, Customized
Female
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58 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Sex/Gender, Customized
Other
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2 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Sex/Gender, Customized
Prefer not to answer
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1 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Sex/Gender, Customized
Missing data
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2 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
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12 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
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115 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
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0 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black or African American
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15 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
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11 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Race/Ethnicity, Customized
American Indian or Alaskan Native
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1 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Middle Eastern or North African
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0 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
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0 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
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91 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
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9 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Region of Enrollment
United States
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127 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Marital status
Missing
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1 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Marital status
Single
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69 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Marital status
Married
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43 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Marital status
Divorced
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5 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Marital status
Widowed
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3 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Marital status
Civil Union/Domestic Partnership
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5 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Marital status
Prefer not to answer
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1 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Highest Level of Education
High school graduate
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9 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Highest Level of Education
Trade or professional degree
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4 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Highest Level of Education
Some college
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21 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Highest Level of Education
Associate's degree
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13 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Highest Level of Education
Bachelor's degree
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44 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Highest Level of Education
Master's degree
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32 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Highest Level of Education
Doctoral degree
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4 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Healthcare worker status
Work in healthcare field
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16 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Healthcare worker status
Do not work in healthcare field
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111 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Prior experience with surrogate decision-making
Has made surrogate decision for another
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23 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Prior experience with surrogate decision-making
Has not made surrogate decision for another
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104 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Importance of religion or spirituality
Not at all important
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25 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Importance of religion or spirituality
Not very important
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24 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Importance of religion or spirituality
Somewhat important
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35 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Importance of religion or spirituality
Very important
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26 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Importance of religion or spirituality
Extremely important
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17 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Health status
Excellent
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15 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Health status
Very good
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61 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Health status
Good
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42 Participants
n=5 Participants
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Health status
Fair
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9 Participants
n=5 Participants
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PRIMARY outcome
Timeframe: 4 weeksThis measure involved a verbal response (during a follow-up telephone interview) to the question as to whether they have changed their choice for who should be their healthcare spokesperson in the event that someone else needed to make medical decisions for them.
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Participant Arm
n=8 Participants
This was a 1-armed study in which all participants were asked to identify a real-life spokesperson after completing the intervention.
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Number of Participants Who Changed Their Choice of Spokesperson
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1 Participants
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: Aug 2021 - Dec 2022Participation rate was defined as the number of participants who completed the study. This number excludes the number of participants who were enrolled but could not complete the intervention due to problems with technology (n=80).
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Participant Arm
n=127 Participants
This was a 1-armed study in which all participants were asked to identify a real-life spokesperson after completing the intervention.
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Participation Rate
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127 Participants
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 8 weeksPercentage of spokespersons who responded to participant request following intervention
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Participant Arm
n=127 Participants
This was a 1-armed study in which all participants were asked to identify a real-life spokesperson after completing the intervention.
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Spokesperson Response (Percentage)
Spokespersons who responded to invitation
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40 Participants
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Spokesperson Response (Percentage)
Spokespersons who did not respond to invitation
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87 Participants
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SECONDARY outcome
Timeframe: 4 weeks\>75% of WWYC participants endorse WWYC, as measured by the Net Promoter Score
Outcome measures
| Measure |
Participant Arm
n=127 Participants
This was a 1-armed study in which all participants were asked to identify a real-life spokesperson after completing the intervention.
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Endorsement of the WWYC Intervention
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97 Participants
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Adverse Events
Participant Arm
Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths
Serious adverse events
Adverse event data not reported
Other adverse events
Adverse event data not reported
Additional Information
Results disclosure agreements
- Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
- Publication restrictions are in place