Clinical trials: Literacy, open to volunteers
Metabolic Syndrome (MetS)
Preliminary Effect of a Health Information Literacy Enhancement Program for Individuals With Metabolic Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preliminary effect of a health-information literacy promotion program for individuals with Metabolic Syndrome (including its subtypes) based on the Health Empowerment Theory.
- Trial name
- NCT07051733
- Testing
- Health Information Literacy Enhancement
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Meihua Ji
Health Literacy, Distress, Emotional
Supporting Women With Breast Cancer to Practice DIBH at Home Before Radiation Therapy
To examine the effect of a preparatory digital tool including a new instruction for deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH), before start of radiation therapy in women diagnosed with left sided breast cancer, compared with usual care.
- Conditions
- Health Literacy, Distress, Emotional, Preparedness, Mobile Application
- Trial name
- DIBHApp (NCT05791084)
- Testing
- mobile application with breathing instructions and a sensor to attach around the chest. To be able to train at home before radiotherapy with DIBH starts.
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Jonkoping University
Pediatric Cancer
Multisite Implementation of COMPRENDO
COMPRENDO (ChildhOod Malignancy Peer Research NavigatiOn) is a multi-site randomized clinical trial (RCT) that uses a Hybrid Type 1 design, to test the effects of a clinical intervention on patient-level outcomes, while exploring…
- Trial name
- COMPRENDO (NCT06055296)
- Testing
- COMPRENDO Peer Navigation Intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Neurocysticercosis, Health Literacy
The Impact of Medical TV Drama in Improving Literacy on Neurocysticercosis
This randomized controlled trial evaluates whether exposure to a medical television drama improves knowledge of neurocysticercosis (NCC) among young adults.
- Conditions
- Neurocysticercosis, Health Literacy, Epilepsy
- Trial name
- NCT07208656
- Testing
- Medical TV Drama Episode (House M.D.)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cephas Health Research Initiative Inc, Ibadan, Nigeria
Hypertension
Middle-aged and Older Adults with Hypertension in Rural Communities
Does the m-Health intervention have a positive effect on the health literacy and health promotion behaviors of the study participants?
- Trial name
- NCT06666361
- Testing
- Experimental Group, control group
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Chimei Medical Center
Self-Efficacy, Health Literacy
Health Literacy and Self-efficacy Expectations in Patients With Alcohol-related Liver Cirrhosis
The goal of this observational study is to quantify the health literacy and self-efficacy in people with alcohol-related liver cirrhosis.
- Conditions
- Self-Efficacy, Health Literacy, Liver Cirrhosis, ALD - Alcoholic Liver Disease
- Trial name
- GESA (NCT07169526)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hannover Medical School
Transitional Care, Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)
New Care Pathways for Supporting TRANSitional CARE From Hospital to Home Using AI and Personalized Digital Assistance
The objective of the TRANSCARE study is to evaluate the use of a digital remote monitoring system to reduce the risk of 30-day readmission in multimorbid elderly patients.
- Conditions
- Transitional Care, Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), Geriatric Multimorbidity
- Trial name
- TRANSCARE (NCT07731126)
- Testing
- TRANSCARE Digital Remote Monitoring Ecosystem
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy, Norway and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Nazionale di Ricovero e Cura per Anziani
Physical Fitness, Health Literacy
Open Space and Closed Years
The primary objective of this project is to examine the effects of a specific multicomponent physical activity program (MPAP), conducted in an outdoor setting, on the health and functional-motor status (HFMS) of women over the…
- Conditions
- Physical Fitness, Health Literacy, Lipid Profile, Body Composition
- Trial name
- OS&CY (NCT07365228)
- Testing
- Physical exercising
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Goran Kuvacic
Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), Macular Edema (ME)
Video Intervention to Improve Understanding of Diabetic Retinopathy at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center
The study will evaluate whether videos can improve understanding of diabetic eye disease, and follow-up rates in the eye clinic.
- Trial name
- NCT07519707
- Testing
- Animated Videos
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Norm, Social, Literacy
The Optimization and Evaluation of the Extremism and Intolerance Curriculum for the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Researcher from UNC Greensboro have partnered with Prevention Strategies and key stakeholders from the Kingdom of Bahrain to conduct a study using the innovative, engineering-inspired methodological approach, the Multiphase…
- Conditions
- Norm, Social, Literacy, Resistance Skills, Beliefs About Consequences
- Trial name
- NCT05088694
- Testing
- Peaceful Coexistence
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Cardiovascular Health, Cardiovascular Risk Factors
The Effect of Women's Heart Health Awareness Program
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of a gender-specific heart health protection awareness program, incorporating video-supported reminder messages, on knowledge, attitudes, practices (KAP) regarding cardiovascular…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Health, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Health Literacy
- Trial name
- NCT07502911
- Testing
- Heart Health Awareness Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lokman Hekim University
Health Literacy, Health Communication
AI-enabled Communication to Advance Research Engagement (AI-CARE)
The objective of AI-CARE is to train researchers and community members to use artificial intelligence (AI) to create plain-language summaries of research studies and to determine whether a co-creation process for developing these…
- Trial name
- AI-CARE (NCT07788898)
- Testing
- Community co-created AI summaries, Experimental: Researcher prompt engineering, Experimental: Standard AI prompt
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Improving Prison Health Equity Through Cancer Literacy and Screening Awareness in Florida
This study evaluates cancer screening awareness, personal and family cancer history, and barriers to screening among incarcerated women at Gadsden Correctional Facility.
- Trial name
- NCT07215039
- Testing
- Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Health Literacy, Prostate Cancer
Cancer Literacy Education and Awareness Resources for Prostate Care
The CLEAR-PC project addresses the critical issue of low health literacy in prostate cancer prevention and care, recognising that inadequate health literacy leads to difficulties in understanding complex medical information…
- Trial name
- CLEAR-PC (NCT07437482)
- Testing
- Co-created digital health literacy intervention for prostate cancer prevention and care
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 3,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
Prostate Cancer
Improving Engagement From Underserved Communities With Prostate Cancer Genetics Services
Earlier work explored barriers and facilitators to accessing prostate cancer screening, particularly in underserved communities, and provided valuable insights to build upon.
- Trial name
- INCLUDE PC (NCT07407686)
- Testing
- Surveys, Semi-structured interviews and focus groups
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Retinal Detachment
Animated Video Education for Retinal Surgery
Retinal detachment is a vision-threatening condition that requires urgent surgical repair. Understanding the condition, the surgery, and post-operative instructions is difficult for many patients, particularly in multilingual and…
- Trial name
- NCT07184255
- Testing
- Patient Education Video Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Dietary Quality
Teaching Kitchens Intervention for Older Adults in a Senior Center in New England
This study will evaluate a culinary nutrition intervention designed to improve the quality of meals served to older adults participating in a senior center.
- Trial name
- NCT07609368
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Mental Health Literacy
Roots for Life Project: Strengthening Mental Health in School Communities
This pilot study, titled "Roots for Life Project: Strengthening Mental Health in School Communities", aims to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a mental health literacy (MHL) intervention for teachers and…
- Trial name
- NCT07564635
- Testing
- Child Mental Health Literacy Program
- Where
- 3 sites in Chile, Ecuador
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Valparaiso
Hematologic Neoplasms, Oncologic Disorders
LLM-Generated Plain-Language Patient Synopses to Improve Comprehension in Hematology and Oncology (oncOPAL)
This study tests whether patients with blood cancer or other cancers better understand their medical information when it is rewritten in plain language by an artificial intelligence (AI) system.
- Trial name
- oncOPAL (NCT07519811)
- Testing
- LLM-Generated Plain-Language Patient Synopsis
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Hand Injuries, Forearm Fractures
Health Literacy Level and Functional Outcomes in Patients With Hand and Forearm Injuries
The aim of this study is to examine the association between health literacy, patient-reported outcome measures, and grip strength in a cohort of patients with hand injuries.
- Trial name
- NCT07291492
- Testing
- Patients who were referred to the hand rehabilitation unit for hand or forearm injuries will be followed for 12 weeks
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University