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The Impact of Science Rejection in Social Media and Response Strategies to Educate Users: Randomized Controlled Trial

The Impact of Science Rejection in Social Media and Response Strategies to Educate Users: Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00033829
Enrollment
400
Registered
2024-04-09
Start date
2024-05-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Trust in science (assessed with items of the Special Eurobarometer 516)

Interventions

Group 1: Participants watch a video critical of science and read both positive and critical comments. The video will have a length of approx. 4 minutes and the reactions will always show both 4 positi

Sponsors

Medizinische Universität Wien
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Sufficient German language skills

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: not sufficient German language skills

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Trust in scientists (assessed with the "Views of scientists scale" of the Special Eurobarometer 516); one measurement; duration of the survey for the primary outcome "trust in scientists": approx. 2 minutes; duration for the entire survey per respondent: 20-25 minutes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Attitudes towards scientific research (assessed with Attitudes towards science scale of the Special Eurobarometer 516), support for scientific research (assessed with adapted item for assessing science support), interest in scientific research (assessed with item based on Q2 of the Special Eurobarometer 516), belief in science (assessed with item based on Q6 of the Special Eurobarometer 516), conspiracy mentality (assessed with the conspiracy mentality scale), evaluation of the video (assessed with self-formulated questions); all are one-time measurements; duration of the survey for the secondary endpoints: approx. 15 minutes; duration of the entire survey per subject: 20-25 minutes

Countries

Austria

Contacts

Public ContactBenedikt Till

Medizinische Universität Wien

benedikt.till@meduniwien.ac.at+4314016034615

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026