Status:

COMPLETED

Weight Management Interactions in a Virtual Clinical Environment

Lead Sponsor:

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Conditions:

Healthy Volunteers

Body Weight

Eligibility:

FEMALE

20-50 years

Brief Summary

This study is part of an effort to learn about interactions between doctors and patients. We aim to understand how women feel about techniques that doctors use to talk with patients about their weight...

Detailed Description

The primary goal of this research project is to build an evidence base related to primary care encounters that include discussions about a patient s body weight. We are particularly interested in how ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • being between 20 and 50 years old
  • having a self-reported body mass index of greater than or equal to 25
  • having the ability to read, write, and converse in English
  • being able to come to the NIH Clinical Center for one visit
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • having a vestibular or seizure disorder
  • having a high propensity for motion sickness
  • known pregnancy
  • uncorrected low vision or hearing
  • inability to complete tasks in the virtual environment
  • being an NHGRI employee
  • being or training to become a health care provider

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 29 2012

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    April 6 2016

    Estimated Enrollment :

    318 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01443910

    Start Date

    February 29 2012

    End Date

    April 6 2016

    Last Update

    December 14 2023

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    National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892