The Effects of Mass Media Photographs on Drug-Related Stigma
NCT ID: NCT06743178
Last Updated: 2024-12-19
Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
3570 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-03-20
2024-04-08
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
OTHER
NONE
Study Groups
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No exposure control group
This group was not exposed to any drug-related photo.
No interventions assigned to this group
Photo of person injecting drugs
Participants randomized to this arm were exposed to a photo of a person injecting drugs.
Photo of a person injecting drugs
Exposed to a photo of a person injecting drugs
Photo of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responding to an overdose (White)
Participants randomized to this arm were exposed to a photo of EMS responding to a white person who had overdosed.
Photo of EMS responding to an overdose (White)
Exposed to a photo of EMS responding to an overdose (White)
Photo of EMS responding to an overdose (Black)
Participants randomized to this arm were exposed to a photo of EMS responding to a Black person who had overdosed.
Photo of EMS responding to an overdose (Black)
Exposed to a photo of EMS responding to an overdose (Black)
Photo of a person receiving treatment (Jail)
Participants randomized to this arm were exposed to a photo of a person receiving methadone treatment in jail.
Photo of a person receiving treatment (Jail)
Exposed to a photo of a person receiving treatment (Jail)
Photo of a person receiving treatment (Community)
Participants randomized to this arm were exposed to a photo of a person receiving methadone treatment in a community setting.
Photo of a person receiving treatment (Community)
Exposed to a photo of a person receiving treatment (Community)
Photo of a person in recovery (White)
Participants randomized to this arm were exposed to a photo of a white person in recovery in their workplace.
Photo of a person in recovery (White)
Exposed to a photo of a person in recovery (White)
Photo of a person in recovery (Black)
Participants randomized to this arm were exposed to a photo of a Black person in recovery in their workplace.
Photo of a person in recovery (Black)
Exposed to a photo of a person in recovery (Black)
Photo of a family member of an overdose decedent
Participants randomized to this arm were exposed to a photo of a person who had lost a family member to an overdose.
Photo of a family member of an overdose decedent
Exposed to a photo of a family member of an overdose decedent
Interventions
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Photo of a person injecting drugs
Exposed to a photo of a person injecting drugs
Photo of EMS responding to an overdose (White)
Exposed to a photo of EMS responding to an overdose (White)
Photo of EMS responding to an overdose (Black)
Exposed to a photo of EMS responding to an overdose (Black)
Photo of a person receiving treatment (Jail)
Exposed to a photo of a person receiving treatment (Jail)
Photo of a person receiving treatment (Community)
Exposed to a photo of a person receiving treatment (Community)
Photo of a person in recovery (White)
Exposed to a photo of a person in recovery (White)
Photo of a person in recovery (Black)
Exposed to a photo of a person in recovery (Black)
Photo of a family member of an overdose decedent
Exposed to a photo of a family member of an overdose decedent
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Vital Strategies
OTHER
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Locations
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Countries
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References
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Hom JK, Heley K, Bandara S, Kennedy-Hendricks A. The impact of news photographs on drug-related stigma: A randomized message testing experiment in a National Sample of US Adults. Prev Med. 2025 Jun;195:108293. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2025.108293. Epub 2025 Apr 29.
Other Identifiers
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IRB00026173
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id