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Digital Storytelling for Empathy and Compassion

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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

Not currently admitted to a hospital

18-35 years of age

Must not have

Currently admitted to a hospital

Attended the digital storytelling workshop and made a digital story used in the RCT

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, immediately after the intervention

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

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

Who is the study for?

This trial is for individuals aged 18-35 who are not currently hospitalized. It's not open to those who have already participated in the digital storytelling workshop or created a story used in this study.

What is being tested?

The study examines how creating and sharing digital narratives about mental and emotional suffering can foster empathy, compassion, and good citizenship among viewers. It compares social marketing/fundraising approaches with digital storytelling methods.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves non-medical interventions like creating and viewing stories, traditional physical side effects are not applicable. However, participants may experience emotional responses to content.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I am not currently in the hospital.

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I am between 18 and 35 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

You may be eligible for the trial if you check “No” for criteria below:

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I am currently in the hospital.

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I participated in the digital storytelling workshop and created a story for the study.

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I am not between 18 and 35 years old.

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

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Compassion

Empathy

Secondary study objectives

Mental health public stigma

Mental health self-stigma

Positive emotions

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

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.

0 / 5Eligibility criteria met