Protocol Details

Patient Perspectives and Simulated Clinical Interactions

This study is NOT currently recruiting participants.

Summary | Eligibility | Citations | Contacts

Summary

Number	13-HG-0158
Sponsoring Institute	National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Recruitment Detail	Type: Completed Study; data analyses ongoing Gender: Female Min Age: 18 Max Age: 50
Referral Letter Required	No
Population Exclusion(s)	Male; Children; Pregnant Women; Fetuses; Non-English Speaking
Keywords	Body Weight; Virtual Environment; Natural History
Recruitment Keyword(s)	None
Condition(s)	Body Weight
Investigational Drug(s)	None
Investigational Device(s)	None
Intervention(s)	None
Supporting Site	National Human Genome Research Institute

Background:

- We are studying people s psychological experiences and how these relate to the way people respond have when they see information communicated in different ways. We are testing multiple research questions in this research.

Objectives:

- To learn about how to design future research studies. Also to learn about how to best give people information about health topics.

Eligibility:

- Women with a Body Mass Index of 25 or higher.

Design:

- Before the study visit, participants will answer some questions online about themselves, their experiences, and their thoughts about their weight.

- During the study visit, participants will watch a short scene from a movie, and then answer questions about it.

-Participants will have a simulated doctor visit with a computerized, virtual reality doctor. They will answer more questions about themselves, their experiences, and their thoughts about their weight. Then they will answer questions with researchers.

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Eligibility

All participants will be adult women

INCLUSION CRITERIA ARE:

1. being between 18 and 50 years old;

2. having a self reported body mass index of greater than or equal to 25;

3. having the ability to read, write, and converse in English;

4. being able to come to the NIH Clinical Center for one visit.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA INCLUDE:

1. having a vestibular or seizure disorder;

2. having a high propensity for motion sickness;

3. known pregnancy;

4. uncorrected low vision or hearing;

5. inability to complete tasks in the virtual environment;

6. being or training to become a physician;

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Citations:

Tetlock PE, Kristel OV, Elson SB, Green MC, Lerner JS. The psychology of the unthinkable: taboo trade-offs, forbidden base rates, and heretical counterfactuals. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2000 May;78(5):853-70.

Agurs-Collins T, Khoury MJ, Simon-Morton D, Olster DH, Harris JR, Milner JA. Public health genomics: translating obesity genomics research into population health benefits. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Dec;16 Suppl 3:S85-94. doi: 10.1038/oby.2008.517.

Kushner RF. Understanding obesity by asking the right questions. Perspect Biol Med. 2010 Winter;53(1):148-51.

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Contacts:

Principal Investigator	Referral Contact	For more information:
Susan Persky, Ph.D. National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) National Institutes of Health Building 31 Room B1B54D 31 Center Drive Bethesda, Maryland 20892 (301) 443-0098 perskys@mail.nih.gov	Alexander P. Dolwick National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) National Institutes of Health Building 31 Room B1B36 31 Center Drive Bethesda, Maryland 20892 (301) 443-0098 alex.dolwick@nih.gov	Office of Patient Recruitment National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) Building 61, 10 Cloister Court Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Toll Free: 1-800-411-1222 Local Phone: 301-451-4383 TTY: TTY Users Dial 7-1-1 ccopr@nih.gov

Clinical Trials Number:

NCT01888913

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