Evaluating Attitudes Towards Organ Donation in Singapore

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Behavior; Control
• Interventions: Other: Norms; Other: Frame

• Registration Number: NCT03216213
• Lead Sponsor: Yale-NUS College

Brief Summary

One survey is conducted. Exploring the effect of different messages on family members' decision making on organ donation.

Detailed Description

The investigators intend to examine the impact of nudging interventions in the form of a vignette designed to emulate the standard procedure of informing family members of a loved one's unfavourable prognosis. The investigators intend to examine the effect of the interventions on the eventual decision-making process of the family member.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-07-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-07-10
• Study First Posted: 2017-07-13
• Study Start: 2018-09-27
• Primary Completion: 2019-02-08
• Study Completion: 2019-02-08
• Status Verified: 2019-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-03-07
• Last Update Posted: 2019-03-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

• Above age 21
• Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents

Exclusion Criteria

• Below age 21
• Non-citizens
• Not able to make decisions for self

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Norms	Norms	Vignette contains extra information about norms
All	Frame	Vignette contains extra information about norms and is framed in a particular manner.
All	Norms	Vignette contains extra information about norms and is framed in a particular manner.
Frame	Frame	Vignette is framed in a particular manner

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Binary survey item - Preferred option for mother's situation	3 minutes	A binary choice between 'Turning off life support' and 'Wait and see' which measures the efficacy of nudges on ultimate decision-making.
10cm line scale survey item - Willingness for participant's mother's organs to be donated under brain death	3 minutes	A 10cm line scale will be given and participants will be asked to put a cross on the line that corresponds to what they are feeling. This will measure their willingness for their mother's organs to be donated under the conditions of brain death.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
10cm line scale survey item - Willingness for participant's mother's organs to be donated under cardiac death	3 minutes	A 10cm line scale will be given and participants will be asked to put a cross on the line that corresponds to what they are feeling. This will measure their willingness for their mother's organs to be donated under the conditions of cardiac death.
10cm line scale survey item - Willingness for participant's own organs to be donated under brain death	3 minutes	A 10cm line scale will be given and participants will be asked to put a cross on the line that corresponds to what they are feeling. This will measure their willingness to donate their own organs under conditions of brain death.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yale-NUS College; 🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore