Recruitment and Behavioral Economic Strategies

NCT ID: NCT05441579

Last Updated: 2024-12-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

128 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-05-17

Study Completion Date

2022-09-08

Brief Summary

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To determine the impact of the application of behavioral economic strategies on recruitment of pediatric patients into a randomized clinical trial assessing the impact of technology-based interventions on postoperative pain management.

Detailed Description

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Patients will be asked to watch one of two videos in either Phase 1 or Phase 2 relating to recruitment and fill out a survey to determine their likelihood to enroll in a research study. Patients 12-18 years of age presenting for surgery that requires postoperative admission and usually requires narcotic administration.

Conditions

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Surgery Adolescent Behavior

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Phase 1 - VR-BF BE

We are applying Behavioral Economics (BE)-based messaging and presentation strategies to patient recruitment and determining whether these strategies may enhance patient recruitment into a pediatric randomized clinical trial. Phase 1 will focus on patients that would be enrolled into a biofeedback-based virtual reality (VR-BF) arm.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral Economics (BE) recruitment strategies

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral economics (BE), a method of economic analysis that applies psychological insights into human behavior to explain economic decision-making, has broad applicability and its techniques offer a novel way that may be applied to try to help enhance study recruitment and enrollment.

Biofeedback-based virtual reality (VR-BF)

Intervention Type OTHER

Phase 1 will focus on patients that would be enrolled into a biofeedback-based virtual reality (VR-BF) arm.

Phase 1 - VR-BF Biological

A similar to BE-based recruitment video using a standard biological approach on teenagers' decision to enroll in a clinical study will be used as comparison. Phase 1 will focus on patients that would be enrolled into a biofeedback-based virtual reality (VR-BF) arm.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Biofeedback-based virtual reality (VR-BF)

Intervention Type OTHER

Phase 1 will focus on patients that would be enrolled into a biofeedback-based virtual reality (VR-BF) arm.

Phase 2 - Manage My Pain BE

We are applying Behavioral Economics (BE)-based messaging and presentation strategies to patient recruitment and determining whether these strategies may enhance patient recruitment into a pediatric randomized clinical trial. Phase 2 will focus on patients that would be enrolled into the control arm of a clinical trial with a control intervention, Manage My Pain application.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral Economics (BE) recruitment strategies

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral economics (BE), a method of economic analysis that applies psychological insights into human behavior to explain economic decision-making, has broad applicability and its techniques offer a novel way that may be applied to try to help enhance study recruitment and enrollment.

Manage My Pain

Intervention Type OTHER

Commercially available and free app to track, analyze and monitor pain.

Phase 2 - Manage My Pain Biological

A similar to BE-based recruitment video using a standard biological approach on teenagers' decision to enroll in a clinical study will be used as comparison. Phase 2 will focus on patients that would be enrolled into the control arm of a clinical trial with a control intervention, Manage My Pain application.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Manage My Pain

Intervention Type OTHER

Commercially available and free app to track, analyze and monitor pain.

Interventions

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Behavioral Economics (BE) recruitment strategies

Behavioral economics (BE), a method of economic analysis that applies psychological insights into human behavior to explain economic decision-making, has broad applicability and its techniques offer a novel way that may be applied to try to help enhance study recruitment and enrollment.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Biofeedback-based virtual reality (VR-BF)

Phase 1 will focus on patients that would be enrolled into a biofeedback-based virtual reality (VR-BF) arm.

Intervention Type OTHER

Manage My Pain

Commercially available and free app to track, analyze and monitor pain.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients between the ages of 12-18 years of age
* Patients able to read, understand, and speak English
* Patients undergoing surgery requiring postoperative admission
* Patients undergoing surgery that requires narcotic administration

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients outside of the age range
* Patients with history of developmental delay, uncontrolled psychiatric conditions, or neurological conditions (i.e., epilepsy, motion sickness, nausea/vomiting)
* History of severe vertigo or dizziness
* History of chronic pain
* Patients that use opioids or benzodiazepines chronically
* Patients with conditions that would preclude placement of a VR headset, including craniofacial abnormalities or undergoing surgeries of the head and neck.
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Vanessa Olbrecht

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Vanessa Olbrecht

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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STUDY00002413

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id