Status:
UNKNOWN
Testing the Effect of Press Guides on Health Journalists
Lead Sponsor:
White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conditions:
Medical Reporting
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to test the effect of adding a "press guide" to standard materials that journalists routinely receive regarding research published in medical journals.
Detailed Description
The news media has a powerful influence on public perceptions about health and health care; and much of what people -- including many physicians -- know and believe about medicine comes from the print...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- All journalists attending the 2009 NIH/Dartmouth/VA Medicine in the Media Symposium will be invited to participate in the study.
- The symposium, which is held annually, is open to journalists across the country and from abroad.
- Participants who are Health Journalists at the Health Journalism 2010 conference will be invited to participate in the study. This annual conference is being held in Chicago, IL at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place During April 22, 2010-April 25, 2010.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00938938
Start Date
June 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
April 21 2010
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