Media Effects Study on Health-Related Content - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Information provided by:	The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00775008

Purpose

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.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Processing Health Information	Behavioral: electronic health information	Phase 0

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Health Services Research, Randomized, Single Blind (Subject), Active Control, Parallel Assignment

Further study details as provided by The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Physiological response [ Time Frame: 1 hour ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Psychosocial response [ Time Frame: 1 hour ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	40
Study Start Date:	October 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2008
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	November 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
podcast: Experimental	Behavioral: electronic health information Participants will receive weight loss information via 1 of 2 different mediums.
Web group: Active Comparator	Behavioral: electronic health information Participants will receive weight loss information via 1 of 2 different mediums.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

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

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00775008

Contacts

Contact: Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy, MS, RD

919-966-5047

podstudy@unc.edu

Locations

United States, North Carolina
UNC-Chapel Hill	Recruiting
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514
Contact: Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy 919-966-5047 podstudy@unc.edu

Sponsors and Collaborators

The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

More Information

Responsible Party:	UNC-Chapel Hill ( Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy )
Study ID Numbers:	07-0430-02
Study First Received:	October 15, 2008
Last Updated:	October 15, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00775008
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill:

weight loss, health information, e-health

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Body Weight
Weight Loss

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009