Patient Perspectives and Doctor Visits

NCT01888913 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 13015813-HG-0158
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,464
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Body Weight

Keywords

Body Weight; Virtual Environment; Natural History

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• A

  The primary goal of this research project is to continue building an evidence base on the benefits or pitfalls of introducing genomic information into weight-related primary care encounters.

  ongoing

Study Arms (1)

Adult Women

Adult Women aged 18-50

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All participants will be adult women. Inclusion for Study 1 are: (1) being part of a Knowledge Networks Panel; (2) having a self-reported body mass index of greater than or equal to 25. Inclusion criteria for Study 2 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.

You may qualify if:

• being between 18 and 50 years old;
• having a self reported body mass index of greater than or equal to 25;
• having the ability to read, write, and converse in English;
• being able to come to the NIH Clinical Center for one visit.

You may not qualify if:

• having a vestibular or seizure disorder;
• having a high propensity for motion sickness;
• known pregnancy;
• uncorrected low vision or hearing;
• inability to complete tasks in the virtual environment;
• being or training to become a physician;

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI): lead

Study Sites (1)

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

Location

Related Publications (5)

• 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. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.78.5.853.

  PMID: 10821194 BACKGROUND

• 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(Suppl 3):S85-94. doi: 10.1038/oby.2008.517.

  PMID: 19037221 BACKGROUND

• Kushner RF. Understanding obesity by asking the right questions. Perspect Biol Med. 2010 Winter;53(1):148-51. doi: 10.1353/pbm.0.0139.

  PMID: 20201162 BACKGROUND

• Persky S, Ferrer RA, Klein WM. Nonverbal and paraverbal behavior in (simulated) medical visits related to genomics and weight: a role for emotion and race. J Behav Med. 2016 Oct;39(5):804-14. doi: 10.1007/s10865-016-9747-5. Epub 2016 May 4.

  PMID: 27146511 DERIVED

• Persky S, Ferrer RA, Klein WM. Genomic Information may Inhibit Weight-Related Behavior Change Inclinations Among Individuals in a Fear State. Ann Behav Med. 2016 Jun;50(3):452-9. doi: 10.1007/s12160-016-9771-2.

  PMID: 26850762 DERIVED

Related Links

• NIH Clinical Center Detailed Web Page

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Body Weight

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Susan Persky, Ph.D.

  National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: NIH
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 26, 2013
• First Posted: June 28, 2013
• Study Start: July 5, 2013
• Primary Completion: February 10, 2016
• Study Completion: February 10, 2016
• Last Updated: June 20, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Locations

US (1)