Epigenetics education: will a video boost public understanding?
NCT ID NCT07020234
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study surveyed over 2000 healthy adults from different racial and ethnic groups to see if watching an educational video about epigenetics improves their knowledge and acceptance of using this science in medicine. Participants watched either an epigenetics video or a nanotechnology video (for comparison) and then answered questions. The goal is to find better ways to explain how things like pollution and exercise can turn genes on or off.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors communicate better about how environment and lifestyle affect genes, potentially leading to more personalized health advice.
- What could go wrong
- This is a survey study, not a treatment trial. It measures opinions and knowledge, not health outcomes, so it won't directly change medical care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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2,040 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: English language speaker, Identify as one of five racial/ethnic groups: 1. Non-Hispanic White 2. Non-Hispanic Black, 3. Non-Hispanic Asian 4. Non-Hispanic Indigenous (i.e., Alaska Native/Native Hawaiians/American Indian/Other Pacific Islander) 5. Hispanic (all races) Exclusion Criteria: * Self-identify as a genetics expert
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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