MedlinePlus Health Prescriptions: Developing a Pragmatic Approach for Clinic Use

University of Missouri-Columbia907 enrolled

Overview

The specific aim of this proposed pilot study is to compare two standardized processes (paper and electronic) to deliver a customized MedlinePlus health information prescription.

The specific aim of this proposed pilot study is to compare two standardized processes (paper and electronic) to deliver a customized MedlinePlus health information prescription. Primary Hypothesis. Individuals in the paper prescription group will be just as likely to seek information using MedlinePlus compared with individuals in the group who receive the same customized information through an email prescription. Secondary Hypothesis. Individuals in the paper prescription group will be just as likely to have successful behavioral outcome measures as those in the group who receive the same customized information through an email prescription.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

907

Conditions

Acne Vulgaris Allergic Rhinitis Anxiety Asthma Back Pain

Interventions

health information prescriptionOTHER

Patients randomized to the email arm will receive a health information prescription via email on a health care topic following their clinic visit. Patients randomized to the paper arm will receive a health information prescription on paper on a health care topic following their clinic visit.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * one of the 40 target health conditions. Exclusion Criteria \- absence of at least one of the target 40 conditions

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

seeking information using MedlinePlus

Time frame: clicks will be tracked on the website when they occur

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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