Influence of Monopoly Game on Subtle Behaviors

University of Florida

Status: Completed

Conditions: Psychosocial Influence on Cardiovascular Disease; Cardiovascular Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: High Social Status Condition; Behavioral: Low Social Status Condition

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02729389

IRB201600361

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research study is to investigate how social standing in a game of Monopoly may influence behavior.

Full description

Participants will be asked to fill out questionnaires/surveys and health measures will be collected throughout the study visit. These health measures will include: blood pressure, heart rate, height/weight, waist circumference, percent body fat, resting metabolic rate, and salivary cortisol. Breakfast will be provided and then a 40-minute game of Monopoly™ will be played, and lunch will be provided after the game. Participants will be given an accelerometer to measure movements, and a food diary to be used for a 24-hour period. Once the 24-hour monitoring period has been completed, the participants will be finished with the study activities. The accelerometer and food diary will be returned by either bringing them to the investigators or mailing the items back to the investigators.

Enrollment: 133 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 21 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Hispanic American adolescents born in the United States
• Have played Monopoly before

Exclusion criteria

• Clinical depression
• A diagnosis of cardiovascular disease (active or within the past 6 months), cancer (active or within the past 2 years, except non-melanoma skin cancer), diabetes (type 1 or 2), active or chronic infections, gastrointestinal disease, active kidney disease, lung disease, uncontrolled psychiatric disease
• An eating disorder or severely restricted diet
• Use of tobacco products
• Substance abuse disorder
• Take any medications known to affect appetite or body composition
• Participation in any weight-reduction programs, weight-loss diets, or other special diets within the previous 3 months
• Experience of weight loss or gain of 10 pounds or more of body weight in the past 6 months for any reason except post-partum weight loss
• Current/Anticipation of pregnancy during study
• Currently nursing or within 6 weeks of having completed nursing

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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133 participants in 2 patient groups

High Social Status Condition

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will be provided with a high degree of privilege in a game of Monopoly.

Treatment:

Behavioral: High Social Status Condition

Low Social Status Condition

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will be provided with a low degree of privilege in a game of Monopoly.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Low Social Status Condition