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Digital storytelling group for Mental Disorders

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Research Sponsored by McGill University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, immediately after the intervention

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Study Summary

This trial looks at the impact of digital stories on viewers' empathy, compassion, and good citizenship.

Eligible Conditions

Mental Disorders
Mental Health Disorders
Social Stigma
Compassion
Empathy

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, immediately after the intervention

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, immediately after the intervention

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, immediately after the intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Compassion

Empathy

Secondary outcome measures

Mental health public stigma

Mental health self-stigma

Positive emotions

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Digital storytelling group (Group 1)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will be randomly assigned to the digital storytelling group (n = 40 participants; 20 Anglophone and 20 Francophone; ages 18-35). Participants will be asked to watch twenty-six digital storytelling videos which will be assessed using a between-subjects design.

Group II: Social marketing/fundraising group (Group 2)Active Control1 Intervention

Participants will be randomly assigned to the social marketing/fundraising group (n = 40 participants; 20 Anglophone and 20 Francophone; ages 18-35). Participants will be asked to watch twenty-six social marketing/fundraising videos which will be assessed using a between-subjects design.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

McGill UniversityLead Sponsor

395 Previous Clinical Trials

999,297 Total Patients Enrolled

8 Trials studying Mental Disorders

9,489 Patients Enrolled for Mental Disorders

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of CanadaOTHER

25 Previous Clinical Trials

4,652 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Mental Disorders

600 Patients Enrolled for Mental Disorders

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is there currently an opportunity to enroll in this trial?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, this medical study has concluded its recruitment process and is no longer seeking participants. First posted on March 1st 2021 and last updated May 7th of the same year, despite not recruiting any more patients there are 396 other trials actively searching for individuals right now."

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How may I become involved in this clinical research experiment?

"80 people with mental health conditions between 18 and 35 years old may be eligible for this trial. To qualify, applicants must satisfy two criteria: Not currently hospitalised, and aged 18-35."

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Is this research endeavor recruiting seniors as participants?

"The requirements for this trial state that the participants should be between 18 and 35 years old. Separately, there are 113 clinical studies available to younger patients and 252 trials for seniors aged 65 or more."

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Recent research and studies

JMIR Research ProtocolsJournal

Exploring Empathy and Compassion Using Digital Narratives (the Learning to Care Project): Protocol for a Multiphase Mixed Methods Study

Ferrari, Manuela, Sahar Fazeli, Claudia Mitchell, Jai Shah, and Srividya N Iyer. 2022. “Exploring Empathy and Compassion Using Digital Narratives (the Learning to Care Project): Protocol for a Multiphase Mixed Methods Study”. JMIR Research Protocols. JMIR Publications Inc.. doi:10.2196/33525.

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Exploring Empathy and Compassion Using Digital Narratives

2021. "Exploring Empathy and Compassion Using Digital Narratives". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04881084.