Media Effects Study on Health-Related Content

Early Phase 1CompletedNCT00775008

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill40 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Processing Health Information

Interventions

electronic health informationBEHAVIORAL

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

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or older * Be willing to be randomized to either the podcast or Web condition * Able to attend the intervention session Exclusion Criteria: * Not living in the Chapel Hill area

Locations (1)

UNC-Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Physiological response

Time frame: 1 hour

Secondary Outcomes

Psychosocial response

Time frame: 1 hour

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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