Spreading Teen-Recorded Inspirational Videos to Engage Schoolmates

NCT02065206 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 13-08481R01GM107721-01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 554
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

While few students may consider a career in research at baseline, receiving information from peers via online social networks represents a potential way of reaching underserved minority students. This study addresses a critical problem in the process to diversify the pipeline of clinical researchers - how to cultivate baseline interest in research among high achieving youth before they participate in pipeline programs. We will seek to challenge existing paradigms of studying effectiveness of interventions to promote entry of minority youth into clinical research careers through testing a novel social media campaign that aims to increase interest in research careers among schoolmates of students in a pipeline program. We are testing the use of of peer-created and inspired videos about career choice as a novel way to develop messages that have potential to influence teens. Should this research program be successful, it will yield valuable insights for researchers and educators who are attempting to train minority students about the importance of involving youth in creating materials to recruit and retain minorities into pipeline programs and educational programs targeted towards clinical research.

Conditions

Communication

Keywords

Focus groups; Underrepresented Minorities; Social Media; Clinical Research Careers

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Measuring Interest in Clinical Research Careers Among Feedback Group Participants

  Every year for four years

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Focus Groups

  Every year for four years

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All subjects enrolled will be under 18 years of age. Subjects 18 and over will not be enrolled. The subjects for this study include two populations of students age 15-17: (1) Collegiate Scholars members to participate in focus groups and (2) feedback group recruited by students involved in TEACH research to view the social media campaign.

You may qualify if:

• To be eligible to participate in this study, the subjects must be between the ages of 15-17 years old. The focus group participants will be recruited from the Collegiate Scholars Program which is a pipeline program for Chicago Public School students.
• The feedback group will be recruited by friends involved in the Teach Research study. They must be named by one of their friends participating in Teach Research.

You may not qualify if:

• \- Participants 18 years or older as well as wards of the state will be excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Chicago: lead
• National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Chicago Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Communication

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Vineet M Arora, MD, MAPP

  University of Chicago

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 14, 2014
• First Posted: February 17, 2014
• Study Start: May 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2019
• Study Completion: August 1, 2019
• Last Updated: June 1, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-05

Locations

US (1)