Media Effects Study on Health-Related Content

Completed · Early Phase 1

Conditions studied: Processing Health Information

In brief

A media lab study will be conducted to determine the mechanism by which podcasting may exert an effect. This study will examine both physiological (heart rate, skin conductance, etc.) and psychosocial (knowledge, perceived control, elaboration, etc.) measures in participants listening to a podcast on health versus reading health content on the Web. We hypothesize that podcasting will create a greater physiological response than the Web. There will also be more elaboration in the podcasting group. Podcasting will produce greater feelings of control. Changes in knowledge will be greater in the Web group.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00775008

Run by

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

People needed

40

Starts

2008-10-01

Expected to finish

2008-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-03-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 years or older
• Be willing to be randomized to either the podcast or Web condition
• Able to attend the intervention session

You may not qualify if…

• Not living in the Chapel Hill area

Where it is running

• UNC-Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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