Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Northeastern University

Code:

NCT06435806

Conditions

Healthy

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Medical Illustration design

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this study is to understand what people understand from medical illustrations, and what meaning and emotions (such as anxiety) they derive from different design elements.

Conditions

Healthy

Study ID

NCT06435806

Start date

Mar 25, 2024

Status verified date

Jul, 2025

Completion date

Jan 1, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep 1, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Over 18 years old
  • Speaks English or Spanish fluently
  • Is able to independently consent
  • Has adequate corrected vision to read patient education documents

Exclusion Criteria:

\* None

Study Design

Enrollment

8200 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Other

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Medical Illustration Design Distinction 1, version A

Medical Illustration Design Distinction 1, version A

experimental: Medical Illustration Design Distinction 1, version B

Medical Illustration Design Distinction 1, version B

experimental: Medical Illustration Design Distinction 2, version A

Medical Illustration Design Distinction 2, version A

experimental: Medical Illustration Design Distinction 2, version B

Medical Illustration Design Distinction 2, version B

experimental: Medical Illustration Design Distinction 3, version A

Medical Illustration Design Distinction 3, version A

experimental: Medical Illustration Design Distinction 3, version B

Medical Illustration Design Distinction 3, version B

experimental: Medical Illustration Design Distinction 4, version A

Medical Illustration Design Distinction 4, version A

experimental: Medical Illustration Design Distinction 4, version B

Medical Illustration Design Distinction 4, version B

experimental: Medical Illustration Design Distinction 5, version A

Medical Illustration Design Distinction 5, version A

experimental: Medical Illustration Design Distinction 5, version B

Medical Illustration Design Distinction 5, version B

experimental: Medical Illustration Design Distinction 6, version A

Medical Illustration Design Distinction 6, version A

experimental: Medical Illustration Design Distinction 6, version B

Medical Illustration Design Distinction 6, version B

experimental: Medical Illustration Design Distinction 7, version A

Medical Illustration Design Distinction 7, version A

experimental: Medical Illustration Design Distinction 7, version B

Medical Illustration Design Distinction 7, version B

experimental: Medical Illustration Design Distinction 8, version A

Medical Illustration Design Distinction 8, version A

experimental: Medical Illustration Design Distinction 8, version B

Medical Illustration Design Distinction 8, version B

experimental: Medical Illustration Design Distinction 9, version A

Medical Illustration Design Distinction 9, version A

experimental: Medical Illustration Design Distinction 9, version B

Medical Illustration Design Distinction 9, version B

experimental: Medical Illustration Design Distinction 10, version A

Medical Illustration Design Distinction 10, version A

experimental: Medical Illustration Design Distinction 10, version B

Medical Illustration Design Distinction 10, version B

Interventions

Medical Illustration design

We will test 10 binary design variants for medical illustrations (for example, with and without cut-away, with and without text labels, etc). Specific variants to be identified during first task of project.

Primary outcome measure

  • Knowledge [ Time Frame: Baseline and 30 minutes ]
  • State Anxiety scale from State-Trait Anxiety Inventory [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Timothy Bickmore, PhD

6173735477t.bickmore@northeastern.edu

Locations

Northeastern University

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

Contacts

Madison Blain

(617) - 858 - 6727m.blain@northeastern.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Northeastern University

Last update posted

Aug 3, 2025

Last verified

Jul, 2025

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Northeastern University on 2025-08-03.