Are people's perceived risks of medicine side effects affected by the words we use to describe them?

Completed

• Conditions: Cancer; Malignant neoplasm, unspecified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN39432352
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of York (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-04-23
• Last Update Posted: 20 February 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 318

Inclusion Criteria

Adults (aged 16 or over) accessing the study via two pages (http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-help/about-cancer/treatment/cancer-drugs/paclitaxel AND http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-help/about-cancer/treatment/cancer-drugs/) on the Cancer Help UK website.

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Estimated frequency of any side effect occurring<br>2. Estimates frequency of 5 individual side effects

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Estimated severity and degree of harm from the side effects<br>2. Participants' numeracy