Media Effects Study on Health-Related Content

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Processing Health Information Body Weight Body Weight Changes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Weight Loss

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Early Phase 1

Primary location

UNC-Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

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

Treatment and study plan

electronic health information

Behavioral

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

Primary outcomes

Physiological response

Time frame: 1 hour

Secondary outcomes

Psychosocial response

Time frame: 1 hour

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2008
Primary completion: 2008
Study completion: 2008
First posted: Oct 17, 2008
Registry last updated: Mar 3, 2009

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