- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Klinisk utprøving NCT04918849
WhatsApp in India During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Characterising the Spread of COVID-19 Misinformation Through WhatsApp in India
Digital misinformation has been flagged as a major risk of the 21st century, with an estimated cost of $78 billion to the global economy each year. Given this scope, we propose to characterize how misinformation is spread via messenger platforms (e.g. WhatsApp).
Specifically, we seek to:
- Identify metrics of potential misinformation (Aim 1). This is based on the hypothesis that although message contents are highly private, proxy markers can be used to identify potential misinformation.
- Understand the base-rate by which misinformation is shared via messaging applications (Aim 2). This is founded on the hypothesis that misinformation is endemic on messaging platforms, and thus needs to be documented.
- Identify "super spreaders" responsible for sending and receiving a large volume of misinformation (Aim 3). Here, we hypothesise that a small group of super spreaders are responsible for the bulk of misinformation-sharing on messaging applications.
The thrust of this work aligns with both government priorities and the grant's thematic areas, providing actionable findings that are timely amidst a worldwide surge of misinformation.
Studieoversikt
Status
Forhold
Studietype
Registrering (Forventet)
Kontakter og plasseringer
Studiekontakt
- Navn: Jean Liu, PhD
- Telefonnummer: 66013694
- E-post: jeanliu@yale-nus.edu.sg
Studiesteder
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Singapore, Singapore, 138527
- Rekruttering
- Yale-NUS College
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Ta kontakt med:
- Jean Liu, PhD
- Telefonnummer: 66013964
- E-post: jeanliu@yale-nus.edu.sg
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Prøvetakingsmetode
Studiepopulasjon
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Lived in India for more than 2 years,
- Currently Living in India
- Owns a WhatsApp account
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not currently living in India
- Below the ages of 21
- Has not lived in India for more than 2 years
- does not own a WhatsApp account
- Does not speak English or Hindi
Studieplan
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Designdetaljer
- Observasjonsmodeller: Kohort
- Tidsperspektiver: Tverrsnitt
Kohorter og intervensjoner
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Community Sample
We plan to recruit a community sample of 1000 from the Indian Population.
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Hva måler studien?
Primære resultatmål
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WhatsApp Usage
Tidsramme: 1 week, starting from date after baseline survey completion
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Participants were asked a series of questions daily related to their WhatsApp usage behaviors - in particular, their message-forwarding, personal chat and group chat behaviors.
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1 week, starting from date after baseline survey completion
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Changes in fear with regards the COVID-19 situation across 1 week
Tidsramme: 1 week, starting from date after baseline survey completion
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1 item each day on fear specifically of the COVID-19 situation (measured on a 4 point scale: min = 1, max = 4; higher scores indicating greater fear about the outbreak).
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1 week, starting from date after baseline survey completion
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Changes in amount of thinking about the COVID-19 situation across 1 week
Tidsramme: 1 week, starting from date after baseline survey completion
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1 item each day on how much they thought about the outbreak that day (measured on a 5 point scale: min = 1, max = 5; higher scores indicating more thinking about the outbreak).
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1 week, starting from date after baseline survey completion
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Samarbeidspartnere og etterforskere
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Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
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Oppdateringer av studieposter
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Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene
Sist bekreftet
Mer informasjon
Begreper knyttet til denne studien
Nøkkelord
Ytterligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre studie-ID-numre
- 2020-CERC-001C
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