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Choosing an Effective Healthcare Spokesperson: An Interactive Intervention

NCT04599166 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 207

Last updated 2025-05-20

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Summary

The investigators developed a "serious game" intervention called "Who Would You Choose: Serious Fun" (WWYC) to help people consider the key qualities healthcare spokespersons should have. The intervention uses a spinner, cards, and dice, along with a smart-phone App to prompt players (using scenarios and metaphors) to choose a spokesperson whose qualities are best suited to the role. Friendly competition is encouraged by having players receive points for correct answers, and additional points for good explanations of their choices. At the end of the game, players identify a real-life spokesperson based on the qualities considered during game-play. Then, using an associated smart-phone App, the intervention will help spark communication between the player and their chosen spokesperson.

Conditions

  • Surrogate Decision-making
  • Healthcare Spokesperson
  • Advance Care Planning

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

    collaborator NIH

  • Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Benjamin H Levi, MD PhD · Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-08-03
Primary Completion
2022-12-07
Completion
2022-12-07

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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