Mechanisms of Nudges on Families' Decision-Making Process

Organ Donation Clinical Trial

Official title:

Mechanisms of Nudges on Families' Decision-Making Process

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03816241
• Other study ID #: HSS-1502-P02-05
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 2016
• Est. completion date: July 2017

Study information

• Verified date: January 2019
• Source: Yale-NUS College
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

As part of a larger study, participants are told to read 1 out of 4 anecdotes depicting an organ donation scenario where they are required to make a decision on behalf of their mother who has just suffered an accident. The participants are then surveyed on their attitudes towards organ donation.

Description:

As part of a larger study, participants are given 1 out of 4 possible vignettes which depicts an organ donation scenario involving their mother. The possible vignettes consist of a Control condition, a Framing condition, a Normative condition and a condition that includes all the nudges. Participants are then given surveys to gauge their views and attitudes towards organ donation as a whole, their trust towards medical institutions and the doctors, their perceived manipulation from the doctor and their views on the altruistic nature of organ donation.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: July 2017
• Est. primary completion date: July 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 21 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Above age 21

• Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents

Exclusion Criteria:

• Below age 21

• Non-citizens

• Not able to make decisions for self

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Organ Donation

Intervention

Other:
• Frame
Vignette is framed in a way that nudges participant to leave a legacy
• Norms
Vignette informs the participant that most people choose an option to try to nudge participant into choosing that option as well

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Singapore	Yale-NUS College	Singapore

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Yale-NUS College

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Singapore, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	5-point Likert scale - Trust and Perceived Manipulativeness of doctor and medical institution	A 5-point Likert scale will be given and participants will be asked to rate their agreeableness towards the level of trust and perceived manipulativeness of the doctor and the medical institution.	3 minutes
Primary	9-point rating scale - Views on altruistic nature of organ donation	A 9-point rating scale will be given and participants will be asked to rate their views on the meaningfulness of organ donation.	1 minute