Diabetes
Conditions
Brief summary
A comparison of people's reactions to hypothetical test results using different units.
Detailed description
Comparing how people respond to hypothetical blood glucose results in mg/dl units versus mmol/L units, and also how they respond to hypothetical HbA1c results in % units versus mmol/mol units.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBG mmol/L
BG presented in mmol/L (the standard presentation in Canada)
BEHAVIORALBG mg/dl
BG presented in mg/dl
BEHAVIORALA1c percent
HbA1c presented in percent (the standard presentation in Canada)
BEHAVIORALA1c mmol/mol
HbA1c presented in mmol/mol
Sponsors
Laval University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Able to use a computer * Able to use the internet * Able to read and respond to questions in English or French * Adults 18+ years old living in Canada
Exclusion criteria
\- Not meeting inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion about result | Immediately after the intervention | Participants' views about the results presented in different units. The exact question wording is: In your view and based only on the information you have, what is your opinion of this result? Participants indicate their response on a visual analog scale (a slider) from 0 to 100 with labels It is not a problem at all = 0, I don't know = 50, or It is a big problem = 100. |
Contacts
Primary ContactHolly Witteman
Outcome results
None listed