Clinical trials: Literacy
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
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
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
Hepatocellular Cancer
Sharing Decision-making Program for HCC Patients Treatment Decisions
Aim: Explore the effectiveness of sharing decision-making program interventions in the early stage of HCC to reduce treatment decisions conflicts and improving decision-making satisfaction.
- Trial name
- NCT03926039
- Testing
- sharing decision-making program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer Screening Assessment Study
This study, led by the American Samoa Community Cancer Coalition's INdigenous Samoan Partnership to Initiate Research Excellence (INSPIRE) and the UH Cancer Center's project team including Dr.
- Trial name
- NCT04500171
- Testing
- Colocare Instruction Sheet: SAM + CAM SMOG, CDC Colorectal cancer screening for life brochure: SAM + CAM SMOG, Colocare Instruction Sheet: SAM + CAM - Superior rating SMOG - 5th Grade Level
- Where
- 2 sites in American Samoa
- Volunteers
- 264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Hawaii
Influenza
Vaccine Health Literacy Related Text Message Reminders to Increase Receipt of Second Dose of Influenza Vaccine for Young, Low Income, Urban Children
Influenza remains a potentially significant and largely preventable source of morbidity and mortality, yet vaccine coverage is low.
- Trial name
- NCT01662583
- Testing
- Text Message, Written reminder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 660 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Melanoma
Melanoma Perception and Health Literacy in People of Color
This study will examine the effectiveness of a targeted, health literate educational intervention for people of color compared to a standard melanoma education pamphlet for increasing knowledge and promoting early melanoma…
- Trial name
- NCT02437305
- Testing
- ABCDEs of Melanoma Skin Cancer, ABCDEs of Melanoma
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Atrial Fibrillation, Familial Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation Health Literacy and Information Technology Trial
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common, morbid condition with increasing prevalence. Poor health-related quality of life is common in AF.
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation, Familial Atrial Fibrillation, Arrythmia, Cardiac, Heart Diseases
- Trial name
- AFibLITT (NCT04075994)
- Testing
- Relational Agent and heart rate and rhythm monitor, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 243 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Diabetes Mellitus
Point-of-care Health Literacy and Activation Information to Improve Diabetes Care
This hybrid effectiveness/implementation trial will be conducted in two phases over four years. In Phase 1, the investigators will evaluate the process of implementing a collaborative, diabetes goal-setting intervention…
- Trial name
- EPIC (NCT01876485)
- Testing
- Empowering Patients in Chronic Care (EPIC), Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 280 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Dementia
PLAN: Dementia Literacy Education and Navigation for Korean Elders With Probable Dementia and Their Caregivers
Early detection of dementia allows for a transition to early dementia care that may delay or slow deterioration of cognitive functions and functional disabilities and enable families to adequately plan for the potential…
- Trial name
- PLAN (NCT03909347)
- Testing
- PLAN, Standard of Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 574 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Behavior, Health Risk, Implementation Science
Incentive-based and Media Literacy Informed Approaches to Improve Vaping Cessation
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and compare the preliminary effect of vaping cessation program consisting of media literacy education and real-time text messaging support and leverage insights from behavioral…
- Conditions
- Behavior, Health Risk, Implementation Science, E Cigarette Use, Cessation, Smoking
- Trial name
- NCT05586308
- Testing
- Text-massaging suport, Financial incentive, Media literacy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Colorectal Cancer
Low-Literacy Physician-Patient Intervention Promoting Colorectal Cancer Screening
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a low literacy, physician and patient-directed intervention to promote colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among the medically underserved.
- Trial name
- NCT01103479
- Testing
- Physician Intervention, Physician and Patient Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 569 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Anxiety, Pain
Presence of a Companion During Performance of Neuraxial Labor Analgesia
The purpose of the study is to evaluate if maternal anxiety is improved when a parturient gets her choice with regard to the presence of a companion during epidural catheter placement for labor analgesia.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Pain, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Trial name
- Companion (NCT02982213)
- Testing
- Companion Present
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Health Literacy, Health Insurance
Supporting Decisions About Health Insurance to Improve Care for the Uninsured
The overall purpose of the study is to better understand how the investigators previously developed decision support (DS) tool can help people make decisions about health insurance plans available through the federal exchanges…
- Conditions
- Health Literacy, Health Insurance, Health Services Accessibility, Informed Decision Making
- Trial name
- NCT02522624
- Testing
- Decision Aid (DA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 328 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Effect of Game in Increasing Environmental Health Literacy
Evaluation of Prototype for Simulation for Environmental Exposure Education (SE3)
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a prototype of a new educational game about environmental health literacy with middle school age youth.
- Trial name
- SE3 (NCT05875467)
- Testing
- SE3 Game
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- dfusion Inc
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
Periodontal Diseases, Dental Plaque
Oral Health Literacy Tailored Communication
The purpose of this study to investigate attitude, oral health literacy and psychological factors in order to evaluate if these factors are important for oral health in adults.
- Conditions
- Periodontal Diseases, Dental Plaque, Dental Calculus, Sialorrhea
- Trial name
- NCT01118143
- Testing
- Tailored oral health literacy instruction
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 179 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tromso
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
Breast Cancer Screening, Oncology
Project Insight: Feasibility of a Breast Cancer Screening Decision Support Tool
The purpose of this investigation is to conduct a feasibility study to evaluate the potential for implementing the developed decision support tool with Latina, Black, and non-Latina White women.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer Screening, Oncology, Preventative Medicine, Mammography
- Trial name
- NCT04741503
- Testing
- Breast Cancer Screening Decision Support Tool, National Cancer Institute Breast Cancer Screening PDQ
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,277 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Information With or Without Numbers For Optimizing Reasoning About Medical Decisions
Experts believe that increasing the low uptake of screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) requires educating patients about all approved tests and helping them choose one that fits their preferences.
- Trial name
- INFORM (NCT02477553)
- Testing
- DA - Quantitative, DA - Verbal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 728 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University