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NCT Number: NCT03216213

Evaluating Attitudes Towards Organ Donation in Singapore

One survey is conducted. Exploring the effect of different messages on family members' decision making on organ donation.

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Key information

Conditions

Control Behavior

Age range

21 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Yale-NUS College

Singapore, 138527

About this study

The investigators intend to examine the impact of nudging interventions in the form of a vignette designed to emulate the standard procedure of informing family members of a loved one's unfavourable prognosis. The investigators intend to examine the effect of the interventions on the eventual decision-making process of the family member.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Above age 21
  • Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents

Exclusion criteria

  • Below age 21
  • Non-citizens
  • Not able to make decisions for self

Treatment and study plan

Frame

Other

Vignette is framed in a way that nudges participant to leave a legacy

Norms

Other

Vignette informs the participant that most people choose an option to try to nudge participant into choosing that option as well

Primary outcomes

  1. Binary survey item - Preferred option for mother's situation

    Time frame: 3 minutes

    A binary choice between 'Turning off life support' and 'Wait and see' which measures the efficacy of nudges on ultimate decision-making.

  2. 10cm line scale survey item - Willingness for participant's mother's organs to be donated under brain death

    Time frame: 3 minutes

    A 10cm line scale will be given and participants will be asked to put a cross on the line that corresponds to what they are feeling. This will measure their willingness for their mother's organs to be donated under the conditions of brain death.

Secondary outcomes

  1. 10cm line scale survey item - Willingness for participant's mother's organs to be donated under cardiac death

    Time frame: 3 minutes

    A 10cm line scale will be given and participants will be asked to put a cross on the line that corresponds to what they are feeling. This will measure their willingness for their mother's organs to be donated under the conditions of cardiac death.

  2. 10cm line scale survey item - Willingness for participant's own organs to be donated under brain death

    Time frame: 3 minutes

    A 10cm line scale will be given and participants will be asked to put a cross on the line that corresponds to what they are feeling. This will measure their willingness to donate their own organs under conditions of brain death.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yale-NUS College

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Jul 13, 2017
Registry last updated
Mar 8, 2019

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