Clinical trials: Health Literacy
Asthma, Communication
Using IT to Improve Access, Communication and Asthma in African American and Hispanic/Latino Adults
Background: Asthma morbidity is high in inner-city minority adults, despite the existence of efficacious therapy. Tailored, patient-centered interventions are needed to improve access to care and patient-provider communication.
- Trial name
- NCT02086565
- Testing
- Portal training and home visits, Portal training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 301 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Health Literacy, Language
English as a Second Language Health Literacy Program
This research is using a Community-Based Participatory Action Research (CBPAR) approach to design, implement, and evaluate English as a Second Language health literacy classes for Hispanic adults to reduce lead exposure.
- Trial name
- NCT04125680
- Testing
- ESL Health Literacy Classes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Efficacy Study of Kinto Care Coaching for Dementia Family Caregivers
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate Kinto's Care Coaching intervention for dementia caregivers. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the intervention help caregivers to address their general caregiving goals…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Lewy Body Disease, Vascular Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT05916664
- Testing
- Kinto Care Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 495 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kinto
Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Effectiveness of Interventions to Teach Respiratory Inhaler Technique (E-TRaIN)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relative effectiveness of two different ways to teach subjects while hospitalized how to use respiratory inhalers and to follow-up after discharge home from the hospital to determine…
- Trial name
- E-TRaIN (NCT01426581)
- Testing
- Teach-To-Goal, Brief Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Concussion, Brain
Developing an Implementation Strategy for Post-concussion Communication With Low Health Literacy Parents in the Emergency Department
Investigators will conduct a hybrid implementation-effectiveness evaluation of an educational intervention that supports communication with families post-concussion in the emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT04112914
- Testing
- Post-concussion education for families
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
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
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Environmental Exposure
Personalized Mobile Intervention to Reduce Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Adults of Child-Bearing Age
The goal of this intervention study is to determine to what extent the Million Marker (MM) program reduces users' endocrine disruption chemical (EDC) exposure levels and changes their environmental health awareness and behaviors.
- Conditions
- Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Environmental Exposure, Health Literacy, Bisphenol A
- Trial name
- NCT05780047
- Testing
- Mail-in Urine Test for EDCs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 434 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Million Marker Wellness, Inc.
Overweight and Obesity, Overweight Adolescents
Enhancing BodyWorks: A Canine Health Literacy Module
Dog ownership can serve as a vehicle for large-scale multi-level public health interventions, especially for pediatric overweight and obesity, due to dogs' unique place in children and adolescents' social networks.This study…
- Trial name
- BW (NCT04516252)
- Testing
- BodyWorks Intervention, Canine Curriculum, Ecological Momentary Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Diabetes
Health Literacy Intervention to Improve Diabetes Outcomes Among Rural Primary Care Patients
The researchers will conduct a patient-randomized, pragmatic clinical trial among 6 rural PCMHs in Arkansas, targeting individuals with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes. The primary aims are to: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT02779556
- Testing
- ACP Living with Diabetes Guide, ADA Living Well with Diabetes Workbook
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 756 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Health Literacy
Reducing Assessment Barriers for Patients With Low Literacy
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of health literacy on questionnaire-based measurement.
- Trial name
- NCT03584490
- Testing
- Computerized Talking Touchscreen, Phone Administration of Questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 729 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Diet Habit, Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
iSIPsmarter: An RCT Evaluating the Efficacy of a Technology-Based Intervention to Reduce Sugary Drinks in Rural Appalachia
The proposed randomized controlled trial (RCT) is guided by the RE-AIM (i.e. reach, efficacy, adoption, implementation, maintenance) framework and targets 244 adults from rural Appalachia.
- Trial name
- NCT05030753
- Testing
- iSIPsmarter, Patient Education (PE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 249 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Recruitment
Advancing People of Color in Clinical Trials Now: Involvement in Trials Using a Patient-Centered Website: A Community-Engaged Approach
The purpose pf this study is to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of a culturally and linguistically tailored clinical trial literacy website in increasing likelihood of participating in clinical trials.
- Trial name
- ACT Now (NCT03243071)
- Testing
- Tailored Website, Standard Website
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
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
Hepatitis C, Chronic Kidney Diseases
Helping Empower Liver and Kidney Patients
The overall purpose of this study is to develop and test a web-based decision aid (DA) to support patients with Hepatitis C and Chronic Kidney Disease during decisions about whether, when, and how to treat each illness.
- Conditions
- Hepatitis C, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Patient Education
- Trial name
- Project HELP (NCT03426787)
- Testing
- Decision Aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Adherence
A Universal Medication Schedule to Promote Adherence to Complex Drug Regimens
This study will leverage available technologies and test strategies to impart the Universal Medication Schedule (UMS) in primary care to help patients understand, consolidate, safely use, and adhere to their complex medication…
- Trial name
- NCT02820753
- Testing
- EHR + (Text or Portal)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 677 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Sexual Behavior
Evaluation Study of the Online High School Media Aware Program
The main aim of this study is to conduct a pretest-posttest RCT with a three-month follow-up to investigate the sustainability of outcomes in students who use the Media Aware program.
- Trial name
- NCT04035694
- Testing
- Media Aware Sexual Health - High School
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 590 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Innovation Research & Training
Medication Adherence
Telehealth-based Strategies to Increase Oral Chemotherapeutic Agent Medication Adherence
Oral chemotherapeutic agents (OCAs) are increasingly being used as an alternative to traditional intravenous chemotherapy, and factors promoting this trend include increased survival times requiring long-term therapy…
- Trial name
- NCT02543723
- Testing
- Nurse Coach Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Cancer
Health Literacy Intervention for Informed Consent of Cancer Patients Considering Clinical Trial Participation
This study will update an existing health literacy intervention (decision aid) for informed consent procedures and then conduct a randomized experiment implementing the health literacy intervention at Siteman Cancer Center and…
- Trial name
- NCT01964222
- Testing
- Decision Aid (DA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Sexual Behavior
Young Men and Media Study
Adolescent sexual minority males (ASMM) continue to account for a disproportionate number of HIV infections in the United States. Racial and ethnic minority populations are particularly affected.
- Trial name
- NCT04109443
- Testing
- Young Men & Media Program, Available websites on safe sex and preventing STIs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Sugary Beverages
Kids SipSmartER, an Intervention to Reduce Sugar-sweetened Beverages
Overall Goal: To determine the effectiveness of Kids SIPsmartER in improving sugar-sweetened beverages behaviors among 7th grade students. Secondary aims are to determine (1) changes in secondary student outcomes (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT03740113
- Testing
- Kids SipSmartER
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,013 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia