- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04228562
Consumer Motivation for Disease Prevention 2 (Clear Labels)
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
People sometimes have to deliberate on whether or not to remove a risk factor that may potentially cause a disease in the future. When a modifiable risk factor (say, X) is the only factor that causes a disease, the decision to remove it may simply depend on the probabilistic relationship between X and an outcome, as well as the cost of removing X. However, little is known when other factors that are out of the decision-maker's control are also present. The main question being asked here is how does the presence of such non-modifiable factors change people's decision to remove X.
Specifically, the investigators consider two cases: a disease caused by a single modifiable risk factor (say X) and a disease caused by two risk factors -- a modifiable factor (X) and a non-modifiable factor (Y). In both cases, the removal of X can result in a meaningful reduction in overall disease risk. It is hypothesized that even when the magnitude of overall risk reduction brought by the removal of X is the same in the two cases, people would have a lower motivation to remove X in the latter case.
The investigators also examine how the presence of a non-modifiable risk factor interacts with the respondents' regret anticipation to influence their decision to remove X. In the context of the current research, regret anticipation could take one of the following forms: (a) feel regretful if one decides not to remove X and later develops the disease (b) feel regretful if one decides to remove X but still develops the disease. The investigators expect (a) to moderate the effect of non-modifiable risk factor on motivation to remove X.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
-
-
-
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
-
-
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- students currently studying at the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Other
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
- Masking: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
---|---|
No Intervention: Non-modifiable factor ABSENT; NO anticipated regret induced
The experiment comprises 10 rounds of decision tasks. Participant begins with 130 points (each worth HK$0.5) in each round. After the 10 rounds, the computer randomly selects 1 round and the points from this round is paid in cash. There is a chance for the participant to develop a disease. Without prevention, the chance of getting the disease is 60%. A cause, X, is identified for the disease. X is a modifiable cause, which means that it can be changed by taking some actions. The participant has to decide whether or not to remove X. Removal of X reduces disease chance; the reduced chance varies between 10% and 50% across the 10 rounds and the exact level is communicated at the beginning of each round. The removal of X costs 30 points. Whether s/he ends up developing the disease or not is determined by a computerized lottery based on these chances. If s/he develops the disease, s/he will lose 100 points. |
|
Experimental: Non-modifiable factor ABSENT; anticipated regret induced
Same description as in the "uncontrollable factor absent, no anticipated regret induced" arm, except that the participants are induced to think to what extent they will feel regretful: a) if s/he decides not to remove X but ends up developing the disease and b) if s/he decides to remove X but still gets the disease.
|
higher level of elaboration on potential regret
|
Experimental: Non-modifiable factor PRESENT; NO anticipated regret induced
The experiment comprises 10 rounds of decision tasks. Participant begins with 130 points (each worth HK$0.5) in each round. After the 10 rounds, the computer randomly selects 1 round and the points from this round is paid in cash. There is a chance for the participant to develop a disease. Without prevention, the chance of getting the disease is 60%. Two causes, X and Y, are identified for the disease. X is a modifiable cause, which means that it can be changed by taking some actions. The participant has to decide whether or not to remove X. Removal of X reduces disease chance; the reduced chance varies between 10% and 50% across the 10 rounds and the exact level is communicated at the beginning of each round. The removal of X costs 30 points. Whether s/he ends up developing the disease or not is determined by a computerized lottery based on these chances. If s/he develops the disease, s/he will lose 100 points. |
the presence of an uncontrollable / unremovable risk factor for a disease
|
Experimental: Non-modifiable factor PRESENT; anticipated regret induced
Same as the "uncontrollable factor present, no anticipated regret induced" arm, except that the participants are induced to think to what extent they will feel regretful: a) if s/he decides not to remove X but ends up developing the disease and b) if s/he decides to remove X but still gets the disease.
|
higher level of elaboration on potential regret
the presence of an uncontrollable / unremovable risk factor for a disease
|
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Decision to remove X
Time Frame: Day 1: When responding to the questionnaire
|
The decision to remove X (yes vs. no)
|
Day 1: When responding to the questionnaire
|
Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Anticipated regret
Time Frame: Day 1: When responding to the questionnaire
|
The exact question is: Some people may engage in the following thoughts when they make their decisions: "I may regret if I do not remove X and end up getting the disease" OR "I may regret if I remove X but still get the disease."
To what extent have you engaged in any of these thoughts?
(Measurement scale: 1 = not at all; 7 = a lot)
|
Day 1: When responding to the questionnaire
|
Judgment of whether the removal of X is an opportunity to improve earnings
Time Frame: Day 1: When responding to the questionnaire
|
The exact question is: Do you think the decision to remove X is an opportunity for you to improve your final earnings?
(Measurement scale: 1 = not a good opportunity at all; 7 = a very good opportunity")
|
Day 1: When responding to the questionnaire
|
Sense of control over the final outcome
Time Frame: Day 1: When responding to the questionnaire
|
The exact question is: Do you think you have control over the outcome through your decision of whether or not to remove X? (Measurement scale: 1 = I have very little control… 7 = I have a lot of control)
|
Day 1: When responding to the questionnaire
|
Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Wing Man Yeung, PhD, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Publications and helpful links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- 14507018(2)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
IPD Sharing Time Frame
IPD Sharing Access Criteria
IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type
- STUDY_PROTOCOL
- SAP
- ANALYTIC_CODE
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.
Clinical Trials on Risk Reduction
-
Charite University, Berlin, GermanyRecruitingAnesthesiological Risk Reduction | Intensive Care Risk ReductionGermany
-
Per HallCompletedRisk Reduction | Mammographic Density Reduction
-
University of California, San FranciscoUniversity of Stellenbosch; University of Cape TownRecruitingRisk ReductionSouth Africa
-
Stanford UniversityNot yet recruitingRisk ReductionUnited States
-
University of Maryland, BaltimoreCompleted
-
University of Sao PauloFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São PauloCompletedRisk ReductionBrazil
-
University of California, San FranciscoUniversity of MiamiRecruitingRisk ReductionUnited States
-
University of Maryland, BaltimoreCompletedRisk ReductionUnited States
-
University of VirginiaBoston University; Yale UniversityCompleted
-
Cairo UniversityUnknown
Clinical Trials on induction of anticipated regret
-
Chinese University of Hong KongUniversity of TorontoUnknown
-
Women's College HospitalOttawa Hospital Research Institute; Cancer Care Ontario; Laval University; Ontario...CompletedClinical Trial | Early Detection of CancerCanada
-
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterRecruitingEndometrial CancerUnited States
-
University of KonstanzJimma UniversityCompleted
-
University of ValenciaRecruitingLow Back Pain | Chronic Low-back PainSpain
-
Albert Einstein Healthcare NetworkTerminatedPregnancyUnited States
-
BiogenCompletedMultiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingPoland, Turkey, United States, Latvia, Lebanon, Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Kuwait
-
University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaNot yet recruitingRupture of Membranes; Premature | Maternal Sepsis | Distress; Fetal, Complicating Delivery | Delayed Delivery After Spontaneous or Unspecified Rupture of MembranesItaly
-
Brigham and Women's HospitalNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)Completed
-
Universidad Nacional de CórdobaRecruiting