Virtual and in-person across the U.S.
Newton, Massachusetts, 024600000, United States
Completed
NCT Number: NCT06046872
Impacts of a Report-back Training Program
Researchers participate in a hands-on training program on returning personal exposure results, and pre- and post-tests assess outcomes shifts in knowledge and perspectives on its value, and willingness to implement report-back in current or future studies.
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Age range
18 year and older
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Primary location
About this study
The investigators study the outcomes from a program that trains researchers to implement report-back, informs perspectives on the value of report-back, increases likelihood of adoption, and promotes insights from visualization of results. The investigators evaluate the training using pre- and post-tests. The training program includes an introductory module on ethical and practical benefits and best practices for report-back. This is followed by a session where researchers gain hands-on practice in report preparation using Digital Exposure Report-Back Interface (DERBI), a digital report-back tool. Pre- and post-tests assess outcomes related to their prior concerns about report-back, knowledge about report-back, shifts in perspectives on its value, novel insights about data from Researcher- DERBI, and willingness to implement report-back in current and future studies.
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- Must be affiliated with a study that collects biomonitoring or personal exposure data
Exclusion criteria
- Under 18
Treatment and study plan
Report-back training
BehavioralResearchers participate in a report-back training program to evaluate potential impacts on knowledge and future behaviors with respect to sharing personal exposure results with study participants.
Primary outcomes
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Beliefs About Report-back, Before and After Training Program
Time frame: Participants completed surveys before and after the training program.
Participants ranked how strongly they agreed with each statement using a Likert-scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree).
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Concern About Report-back, Before and After Training Program
Time frame: Participants completed surveys before and after the single-day training program.
Participants ranked how strongly they agreed with each of 3 statements about concerns about report-back using a Likert-scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Responses were summed together to calculate sum concern (3-15).
Higher values indicate greater concern about report-back so a higher post-test score would indicate a worse outcome (i.e., that concern about report-back increased as a result of the training program.
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Perceived Benefits of Report-back, Before and After Training Program
Time frame: Participants completed surveys before and after the single-day training program.
Participants ranked how strongly they agreed with each of 5 statements about perceived benefits of report-back using a Likert-scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Responses were summed together to calculate sum perceived benefits (5-25).
Higher values indicate stronger agreement with perceived benefits, so a higher post-test score would indicate a better outcome (i.e., that perceived benefits of report-back increased as a result of the training program).
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Silent Spring Institute
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Registry information
Official study title
Expanding Effective Report-back of Environmental Exposures Among New Researchers
Important dates
- Study start
- 2023
- Primary completion
- 2024
- Study completion
- 2024
- First posted
- Sep 21, 2023
- Registry last updated
- May 7, 2026
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