NCT01443910

Weight Management Interactions in a Virtual Clinical Environment

Completed Last updated 14 December 2023

What this trial tests

trial in Healthy Volunteers in 318 participants. Completed in 6 April 2016.

Timeline

29 February 2012

Primary endpoint
6 April 2016

6 April 2016

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Status	Completed
Study type	OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment	318
Start date	29 February 2012
Primary completion	6 April 2016
Estimated completion	6 April 2016
Sites	1 location across United States

Conditions studied

• Healthy Volunteers — all drugs for Healthy Volunteers →
• Body Weight — all drugs for Body Weight →

Sponsor

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Who can join

Adults 20 to 50, female only, with Healthy Volunteers or Body Weight. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This study is part of an effort to learn about interactions between doctors and patients. We aim to understand how women feel about techniques that doctors use to talk with patients about their weight. We are studying women s reactions to these techniques using a virtual reality version of a doctor s office to create as realistic a model of a doctor s visit as possible. This can help us better understand what happens during real doctor s visits.

Women between the ages of 20 and 50 who are currently overweight may be eligible for this study. Participants will be recruited from the Washington D.C. area. This is not a weight treatment study.

Participants undergo the following procedures:

* Complete an online questionnaire about themselves, their experiences, and their thoughts about their weight
* Participate in activities in a virtual reality environment in which they interact with a virtual doctor in a virtual clinical scenario. For this experiment, participants wear a head-mounted display that allows them to see the virtual world images.
* Fill out a questionnaire after completing the virtual reality activities. This questionnaire includes information on the participants' virtual reality experience, the information provided in the experience, and additional questions about themselves and their thoughts.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Evaluating Approaches for Communication About Genomic Influences on Body Weight.
   Persky S, Street RL. · · 2015 · cited 21× · PMID 25894275 · DOI 10.1007/s12160-015-9701-8