A Short, Animated Storytelling Video to Increase Knowledge About Sodium Intake as a Cardiovascular Risk Factor

University Hospital Freiburg

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Short, Animated Storytelling; Cardiovascular Risk Factor; Sodium Excess; Education Entertainment Intervention

Treatments: Other: A short, animated storytelling attention placebo video; Other: A short, animated storytelling video on dietary sodium

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05735457

EduEntertainSodium_23

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will evaluate the effect of a short, animated storytelling intervention video on sodium intake as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease on immediate and medium-term retention of knowledge about the risks of cardiovascular diesaes due to increased sodium intake. We will also measure voluntary engagement with the content of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital.

In this 4-armed, parallel, randomized controlled trial, 10,000 adult, US participants will be randomly assigned to (1) a short, animated storytelling intervention video on sodium as a cardiovascular disease risk factor followed by surveys assessing the facts om sodium and cardiovascular disease conveyed in the video (2) the surveys only, (3) an attention placebo control video followed by the before mentioned surveys, and (4) an arm that is exposed to neither the video nor the surveys. Two weeks later, participants in all four arms will complete all of the surveys.

The primary outcome is knowledge about the cardiovascular disease risk associated with increased sodium intake (immediate and medium-term). The major scondary outcome is the extent of voluntary engagement with the short, animated storytelling video content.

Enrollment: 10,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 59 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Registration with the Prolific Academic platform

Exclusion criteria

• none

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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10,000 participants in 4 patient groups, including a placebo group

Intervention Arm

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will be shown a short, animated storytelling (SAS) video on dietary sodium and thereafter be asked to complete a questionnaire to assess knowledge on dietary sodium and behavioral expectation. Two weeks later, participants will once again be asked to complete the knowledge and behavioral expectation questionnaire.

Treatment:

Other: A short, animated storytelling video on dietary sodium

Exposed Control Arm

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire to assess knowledge on dietary sodium and behavioral expectation (the same questionnaire as in arm 1, however, without being exposed to the SAS video on dietary sodium before. Two weeks later, participants will once again be asked to complete the knowledge and behavioral expectation questionnaire.

Attention Placebo Control Arm

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Participants will be shown a attention placebo control (APC) video, unrelated to the outcomes measured in this trial, before being asked to complete the knowledge and behavioral expectation questionnaire. Two weeks later, participants will once again be asked to complete the knowledge and behavioral expectation questionnaire.

Treatment:

Other: A short, animated storytelling attention placebo video

Un-exposed Control Arm

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will not view a video and will not be asked to complete the questionnaire. Two weeks later, participants will once again be asked to complete the knowledge and behavioral expectation questionnaire.