NCT04503382

Brief Summary

This study builds on earlier work assessing the impact of kindness media on viewers' emotional responses. Using images of kindness and connection, as well as other content, we will test its impact on emotions and behavior in the field. The setting is in healthcare, specifically a pediatric dental clinic. Using simple scales, participants anonymously rate themselves on a variety of emotions, watch a television for 8 minutes, and then complete the self-assessment. An honorarium is provided for participation.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
53

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2019

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 1, 2019

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 15, 2020

Completed
13 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 28, 2020

Completed
10 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 7, 2020

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 30, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

March 22, 2022

Status Verified

March 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

1.2 years

First QC Date

July 28, 2020

Last Update Submit

March 21, 2022

Conditions

AltruismBehaviorEmotions

Keywords

kindnessbehavioraltruismemotionsgenerosity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Emotional responses

    Set of questions regarding self-assessed emotional states including happiness, feeling calm, grateful, compassionate, optimistic, sad, irritated, or anxious. Scored 1-5 with "1" = not at all and "5"= a lot.

    immediately after intervention

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Number of participants who donated

    Immediately after intervention

Study Arms (2)

Kindness media

EXPERIMENTAL

Short videos of kindness media. As part of a program entitled EnSpire®, this media consists of short videos that display acts of kindness and compassion that are edited together into a single reel.

Other: Kindness Media

Standard television

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Children's commercial programming--as the control condition, participants watched commercial children's programming such as Disney, Nickelodeon, etc.

Other: Kindness Media

Interventions

Kindness MediaOTHER

As described above, the intervention is a series of short videos that display acts of kindness or ideas about kindness. These videos are edited together into one reel that was 8 minutes long.

Also known as: EnSpire®
Kindness mediaStandard television

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall(Gender-based eligibility)
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • \- Ability to give consent and complete forms

You may not qualify if:

  • none

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Children Dental Associates of New London County

New London, Connecticut, 06333, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

AltruismBehavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Social Behavior

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 28, 2020

First Posted

August 7, 2020

Study Start

May 1, 2019

Primary Completion

July 15, 2020

Study Completion

September 30, 2020

Last Updated

March 22, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-03

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

US(1)