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ECA-enhanced Document Explanation RCT

NCT06435819 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2025-10-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators will evaluate a computer-animated character that explains medical illustrations to people, comparing the character to having people understand the illustrations on their own, and also comparing the computer character on a computer display to one in immersive virtual reality. The investigators will determine which method leads to the best understanding and lowest anxiety.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

OTHER

Embodied Conversational Agent (ECA)

A computer-animated character that can explain a medical illustration to laypersons.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tufts Medical Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • Boston University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Northeastern University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Timothy Bickmore, PhD · Northeastern University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-05
Primary Completion
2027-08-01
Completion
2027-09-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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