NCT00500136

Brief Summary

This study was designed to examine if provoking thoughts of mortality among medical students can influence cardiac risk assessments depending on the religion of the target patient.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
49

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2007

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2007

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2007

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2007

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 10, 2007

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 12, 2007

Completed
Last Updated

October 4, 2016

Status Verified

October 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

4 months

First QC Date

July 10, 2007

Last Update Submit

October 3, 2016

Conditions

Prejudice

Keywords

bias

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Responses on a scale of 0-100 to each of three cardiac risk questions

    immediate

Interventions

mortality saliencePROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • medical students

You may not qualify if:

  • non-medical students

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Missouri

Columbia, Missouri, 65211, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Greenberg J, Solomon S, Pyszczynski T. Terror management theory of self-esteem and cultural worldviews: Empirical assessments and conceptual refinements. In: Zanna MP, ed. Advances in Experimental Social Psychology. San Diego, CA: Academic Press; 1997:61-139.

    BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Prejudice

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Social BehaviorBehavior

Study Officials

  • Jamie Arndt, PhD

    University of Missouri-Columbia

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
BASIC SCIENCE
Intervention Model
FACTORIAL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 10, 2007

First Posted

July 12, 2007

Study Start

January 1, 2007

Primary Completion

May 1, 2007

Study Completion

May 1, 2007

Last Updated

October 4, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-10

Locations

US(1)