Blood Donation and Subjective Well-being

March 16, 2022 updated by: OUYANG Jian, Guangzhou Blood Center

The Relationship Between Blood Donation and Subjective Well-being

Studies have suggested a positive relationship between prosociality and well-being. attempt to analyze the relationship between blood donation and subjective well-being, and try to figure out the moderators and mediators. Also, the investigators would like to compare difference of subjective well-being between donors who are explicitly presented with information that the participants' blood has saved patient's life and those who are not.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

626

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • China
    • Guangdong
      • Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510095
        • Guangzhou Blood Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 60 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Whole blood donors with negative serological results.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Whole blood donors with positive or suspicious serological results.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Information group
In this group, blood donors will receive a questionnaire 15-25 days after their blood donation, i.e., after their blood has been sent to the hospital and be transfused by patients. The questionnaire contains items measuring empathy, altruism, subjective well-being, etc., as well as a clear reminder to inform donors that their blood has saved patient's life.
Other: Information
A reminder to inform donors that their blood has saved patient's life in a questionnaire.
No Intervention: Non-information group
In this group, blood donors will receive a questionnaire 15-25 days after their blood donation, i.e., after their blood has been sent to the hospital and be transfused by patients. The questionnaire contains items measuring empathy, altruism, subjective well-being, etc., but there will be no reminder to inform donors that their blood has saved patient's life.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The scores of the subjective well-being in the questionnaire
Time Frame: 1 day
Donors' self-rated average scores of the subjective well-being items, the higher score the better outcome.
1 day

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Guangzhou Blood Center

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 18, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 12, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

March 16, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 15, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 15, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

January 28, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 31, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 16, 2022

Last Verified

March 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Blood donation and well-being

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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