Patient Perspectives and Doctor Visits
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Obesity Weight Loss |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 50 |
| Updated: | 1/27/2019 |
| Start Date: | June 26, 2013 |
| End Date: | February 10, 2016 |
Patient Perspectives and Simulated Clinical Interactions
Background:
- We are studying people s psychological experiences and how these relate to the way people
respond have when they see information communicated in different ways. We are testing
multiple research questions in this research.
Objectives:
- To learn about how to design future research studies. Also to learn about how to best give
people information about health topics.
Eligibility:
- Women with a Body Mass Index of 25 or higher.
Design:
- Before the study visit, participants will answer some questions online about themselves,
their experiences, and their thoughts about their weight.
- During the study visit, participants will watch a short scene from a movie, and then
answer questions about it.
- Participants will have a simulated doctor visit with a computerized, virtual reality
doctor. They will answer more questions about themselves, their experiences, and their
thoughts about their weight. Then they will answer questions with researchers.
- We are studying people s psychological experiences and how these relate to the way people
respond have when they see information communicated in different ways. We are testing
multiple research questions in this research.
Objectives:
- To learn about how to design future research studies. Also to learn about how to best give
people information about health topics.
Eligibility:
- Women with a Body Mass Index of 25 or higher.
Design:
- Before the study visit, participants will answer some questions online about themselves,
their experiences, and their thoughts about their weight.
- During the study visit, participants will watch a short scene from a movie, and then
answer questions about it.
- Participants will have a simulated doctor visit with a computerized, virtual reality
doctor. They will answer more questions about themselves, their experiences, and their
thoughts about their weight. Then they will answer questions with researchers.
Background:
- We are studying people s psychological experiences and how these relate to the way people
respond have when they see information communicated in different ways. We are testing
multiple research questions in this research.
Objectives:
- To learn about how to design future research studies. Also to learn about how to best give
people information about health topics.
Eligibility:
- Women with a Body Mass Index of 25 or higher.
Design:
- Before the study visit, participants will answer some questions online about themselves,
their experiences, and their thoughts about their weight.
- During the study visit, participants will watch a short scene from a movie, and then
answer questions about it.
- Participants will have a simulated doctor visit with a computerized, virtual reality
doctor. They will answer more questions about themselves, their experiences, and their
thoughts about their weight. Then they will answer questions with researchers.
- We are studying people s psychological experiences and how these relate to the way people
respond have when they see information communicated in different ways. We are testing
multiple research questions in this research.
Objectives:
- To learn about how to design future research studies. Also to learn about how to best give
people information about health topics.
Eligibility:
- Women with a Body Mass Index of 25 or higher.
Design:
- Before the study visit, participants will answer some questions online about themselves,
their experiences, and their thoughts about their weight.
- During the study visit, participants will watch a short scene from a movie, and then
answer questions about it.
- Participants will have a simulated doctor visit with a computerized, virtual reality
doctor. They will answer more questions about themselves, their experiences, and their
thoughts about their weight. Then they will answer questions with researchers.
- All participants will be adult women
INCLUSION CRITERIA ARE:
1. being between 18 and 50 years old;
2. having a self reported body mass index of greater than or equal to 25;
3. having the ability to read, write, and converse in English;
4. being able to come to the NIH Clinical Center for one visit.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA INCLUDE:
1. having a vestibular or seizure disorder;
2. having a high propensity for motion sickness;
3. known pregnancy;
4. uncorrected low vision or hearing;
5. inability to complete tasks in the virtual environment;
6. being or training to become a physician;
We found this trial at
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site
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
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