Clinical trials: Health Literacy
Health Literacy
Psychoeducational Intervention to Promote Adolescents' Mental Health Literacy in a School Context
Mental Health Literacy was defined as knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders that aid in its recognition, management or prevention.
- Trial name
- NCT03872817
- Testing
- Intervention ProLiSMentAl
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra
Anaemia, Malaria
Impact of Malaria Prevention on Health and Education in Kenyan Schoolchildren
While malaria represents one of the main health problems afflicting schoolchildren, the evidence base for policy development and programme implementation for school-based malaria control remains inadequate.
- Trial name
- NCT00878007
- Testing
- Intermittent screening and treatment for malaria, Teacher training on literacy instruction, IST plus literacy instruction programme
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 5,177 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Fever, Anxiety
LázBarát™ (FeverFriend™) Projekt: Attitude Toward Fever and Its Change in the Healthcare System
The positive effects of fever are supported by a number of physiological, pathophysiological and clinical evidence. However, the negative attitude toward fever is widespread and have become persistent.
- Conditions
- Fever, Anxiety, Help-Seeking Behavior, Virus Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT04633603
- Testing
- FeverFriend mobile application
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pecs
Medication Errors
Promoting Safe Use of Pediatric Liquid Medications
Variable and poor-quality drug labeling has been cited as a leading cause of medication errors and adverse drug events, especially in the context of low health literacy.
- Trial name
- NCT01854151
- Testing
- New Labeling/Dosing Strategy
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,005 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Health Literacy
Developing School Health Champions to Increase Health Literacy Both in School Adolescents and Community People Through Providing Health Education by the School Nurses in Bangladesh: Community-based Pre- and Post-experimental Design
Health literacy is a person's decision-making ability to improve their quality of life and prevent diseases by accessing, understanding and applying health information.
- Trial name
- NCT06084429
- Testing
- pre and post test (health educational intervention)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hiroshima University
Asthma
Investigation of the Role of Pictorial Asthma Action Plans to Promote Self-management in Rural Youth With Asthma
The aim of this study is to investigate the potential benefit of Pictorial versus Written Asthma Action Plans (AAPs) to support asthma management among young people with persistent asthma.
- Trial name
- TAAC (NCT03187119)
- Testing
- Pictorial Asthma Action Plan, Written Asthma Action Plan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Medication Administration, Medication Errors
Decreasing Medication Errors by Caregivers Using a Health Literacy Intervention
Giving medications to children can be confusing; studies have shown that caregivers make dosing administration errors up to 50% of the time.
- Trial name
- NCT01294501
- Testing
- Medication administration educational module
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Gamification Intervertion in Children With Type 1 Diabetes
Objective: This study aims to examine the effect of education provided through gamification methods on health literacy and quality of life in children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1DM).
- Trial name
- NCT07409701
- Testing
- Gamification
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- KTO Karatay University
E-health Literacy, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors
E-health Literacy and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors of University Students Studying Health Education in Turkey
The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between e-health literacy and healthy lifestyle behaviors of university students receiving health education in Turkey.
- Trial name
- NCT05904041
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 1,454 people
- Sponsor
- KTO Karatay University
AIDS, Stress
Socioenvironmental Determinants of Psychological Functioning, Mental Health and AIDS in Mali
This project is a collaboration between the Centre Regional de Medecine Traditionnelle (CRMT) of the Malian National Institute of Public Health Research (INRSP) and the Section on Socioenvironmental Studies (SSES).
- Trial name
- NCT00339391
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 1,002 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Human Papillomavirus
Interactive, Health Literacy Promoting Text Messages and HPV Vaccine Completion In Minority Adolescents
Emerging communication technologies, such as text messaging offer low-cost, scalable opportunities to improve health literacy and promote healthy behaviors, such as vaccination.
- Trial name
- NCT02236273
- Testing
- Conventional text message reminder, Enhanced text message reminders
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 956 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Health Literacy, Physical Activity
Education and Literacy for an Active Life (Educação e Literacia Para Uma Vida Ativa)
Health literacy is essential for children to develop healthy behaviors that persist into adulthood. It enables the access, understanding, evaluation, and application of health-related information, being a key component of health…
- Conditions
- Health Literacy, Physical Activity, Nutrition, Sedentary Behaviors
- Trial name
- ELeVA (NCT07100535)
- Testing
- Education and Literacy for an Active Life
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lusofona University
Self Medication
Promoting Safe Medication Practices in the Classroom
Self-medication has traditionally been defined as the consumption of medicines, herbs, and home remedies on one's own initiative or on the advice of another person, without consulting a doctor.
- Trial name
- MedConCiencia (NCT07389538)
- Testing
- Educational intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Granada
Vaccination, Hygiene
Microbe-Literacy Germ-Watching Workshops for Hygiene and Vaccine Acceptance in Sargodha, Pakistan
This cluster randomized controlled trial evaluated whether a single microscope-based "germ-watching" workshop, delivered by Lady Health Workers (LHWs) to mothers and female caregivers of children under three years, improves…
- Conditions
- Vaccination, Hygiene, Vaccine Hesitancy, Health Knowledge Attitudes and Practice
- Trial name
- MLI-Sargodha (NCT07771738)
- Testing
- Microbe-literacy germ-watching workshop
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Development Synergies International (Private) Limited
Physical Inactivity, Health Literacy
School-based Intervention to Support Active Travel
"PULSE - School-based intervention" is a feasibility study designed to support active travel among adolescents. The curricular intervention is designed to increase the students' health literacy as well as their autonomous…
- Trial name
- PULSE (NCT06156553)
- Testing
- PULSE school-based intervention
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nordic Institute for Studies of Innovation, Research and Education
Health Literacy, Child Development
Multidisciplinary Health Literacy Intervention in Preschool Children
The Preschoolers' Health Literacy Project (Pre-HELP) was a school-based study designed to promote health literacy in preschool children through age-appropriate educational activities.
- Trial name
- Pre-HELP (NCT07624695)
- Testing
- Pre-HELP Multidisciplinary Educational Program
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Palermo
Application, Oral Health
Reminder-based Educational Mobile Intervention for for Maternal Oral Health Literacy and Preschoolers' Dental Health
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effectiveness of educational application based on notification and reminder in improving maternal oral health literacy and the dental and dental health status of preschool…
- Conditions
- Application, Oral Health, Oral Health Literacy, Oral Hygiene
- Trial name
- REMIND (NCT07774910)
- Testing
- Peri Bugi Mobile Application, Printed Booklet
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pani Matin Anugrah
Congenital Heart Disease, Pediatric ALL
Digital Health Promotion for Children With Congenital Heart Disease and Their Guardians
Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects approximately 1% of live births, and children with CHD often fail to meet WHO physical activity guidelines. Digital interventions to promote physical activity in CHD patients are limited.
- Trial name
- NCT06626672
- Testing
- Digital Health Intervention
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Deutsches Herzzentrum Muenchen
Obesity, Adolescent, Health Behavior
Health Literacy and Obesogenic Behaviors
The prevalence of adolescent behaviors that can lead to obesity are alarming, and reduced life expectancy is the future of America's youth if behavioral changes are not implemented to improve health and reduce the obesity burden.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Adolescent, Health Behavior, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Diet, Healthy
- Trial name
- HL-Squared (NCT04252677)
- Testing
- Obesity Prevention, Health Literacy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City University of New York, School of Public Health
Food Literacy; Adolescent Health; Cross-age Teaching; Nutrition Education; Experiential Learning
Evaluation of a Two-tiered Cross-age Teaching Model for Food Literacy-based Education
This project will serve adolescents from low-income and historically underserved communities through expansion of existing after-school programs.
- Trial name
- NCT04098419
- Testing
- Science for Life
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis