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Media Effects Study on Health-Related Content

NCT00775008 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2009-03-03

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Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Processing Health Information

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

electronic health information

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-10-31
Primary Completion
2008-10-31
Completion
2008-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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