Effect of Storytelling on Questionnaire Completion and Quality of Collected Data in an E-Cohort

NCT07475338 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: SKETHIS-INNOPRO-001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 500
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is a randomized controlled trial, nested in the SKETHIS e-cohort, aiming to evaluate whether adding a modest, narrative-driven, strorytelling introduction to a Patient-Reported Outcome questionnaire increases completion without compromising data quality. This trial is led by SKEZI, a DeepTech start-up which markets a data collection solution and carries out the InnoPRO program, aimed at generating new knowledge in the field of e-cohorts.

Conditions

General Population (no Specific Condition or Disease)

Keywords

e-cohort; response rate; completion; data quality; gamification; storytelling; RCT

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Completion rate

  Proportion of participants who complete the Patient-Reported Outcome questionnaire within 30 days after the questionnaire is first sent, calculated as number of participants who fully completed the questionnaire divided by total number of participants included in the study (or arm)

  30 days after sending the questionnaire

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Completion rate for non-mandatory questions

  30 days after sending the questionnaire

• Ratio number of answered questions over time spent on the questionnaire

  30 days after sending the questionnaire

• Internal validity of the Patient-Reported Outcome questionnaire

  30 days after sending the questionnaire

Other Outcomes (5)

• Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) Score

  30 days after sending the questionnaire

• Participants' satisfaction

  30 days after sending the questionnaire

• Participants' satisfaction open-ended question

  30 days after sending the questionnaire

Study Arms (2)

Storytelling

EXPERIMENTAL

Self-administrated Patient-Reported Outcome questionnaire (Global Physical Activity Questionnaire) enhanced by storytelling with a short narrative introduction and minimal visual design (color palette, icons, illustrations).

Other: Storytelling questionnaire

Neutral

NO INTERVENTION

Self-administrated Patient-Reported Outcome questionnaire (Global Physical Activity Questionnaire) presented as is (no narrative, no visual embellishment).

Interventions

Storytelling questionnaire OTHER

In the context of the SKETHIS e-cohort, participants receive an email inviting them to complete a new online questionnaire regarding their physical activity. Participants are unaware that the experiment is being conducted or that the questionnaire uses storytelling.

Storytelling

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Being a current SKETHIS participant (eligibiliy criteria: being 18 or older, living in France, reading and understanding French, having a digital device with internet access and a valid e-mail address)
• Having completed the main SKETHIS questionnaire and the socio-demographic information questionnaire
• Providing consent to participate to the study

You may not qualify if:

• \- Answering "I am unable to walk out" to the EQ-5D mobility item part of the main SKETHIS questionnaire (cannot complete Global Physical Activity Questionnaire)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• SKEZI: lead

Study Sites (1)

SKEZI

Paris, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Disease

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Central Study Contacts

Jean-Philippe Bertocchio, MD, PhD

CONTACT

+33649174259; jean-philippe.bertocchio@skezi.eu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Participants are unaware that the trial was being conducted, and the researchers and data analysts were blind to participants' assigned groups.
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: CEO, PhD, MD

Model Details: Randomized, parallel groups, 2-arm (intervention vs control), 1:1 allocation ratio, stratified by gender (male/female), blinded (data analyst blind to allocation and participants unaware of the trial being conducted)

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 11, 2026
• First Posted: March 16, 2026
• Study Start: March 1, 2026
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2026
• Study Completion: June 1, 2026
• Last Updated: March 16, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Locations

FR (1)