CALS Patient Activated Learning System (PALS)

Cornell University232 enrolled

Overview

The overall goal in this line of inquiry is to test whether the Patient Activated Learning System (PALS) is effective in reducing disparities in access to reliable, easily understood health information, and whether this increased understanding has downstream consequences such as increases in trust in the medical system and self-management behaviors.

Participants will view, in randomized order, PALS or WebMD content on hypertension and on high cholesterol. This study will test knowledge uptake across topics as well as attitudes toward and trust in the information and information providers.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

232

Conditions

Communication Trust Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Interventions

The Patient Activated Learning System (PALS)OTHER

Randomization into PALS arm.

WebMDOTHER

Randomization into WebMD arm.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patient ≥ 18 years of age. * Self-reported hypertension diagnosis. * English speaking * Passing the cognition screener * Able to read in English * Patient at designated recruitment clinics Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speakers * Not having self-identified as having hypertension * Inability to read in English * Being younger than 18 * Not passing the screener * Not being a patient on the participating clinics

Locations (1)

Weill Cornell Medicine

New York, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Knowledge

as measured by assessment questions on the nutrition information provided

Time frame: Day 1, Immediately after reading article

Trust in eHealth

as measured by e-Health Impact Questionnaire by Kelly et al. on a 5-point likert scale where one is strongly disagree and 5 is strongly agree

Time frame: Day 1, Immediately after reading article

E-health usability

as measured by e-Health Impact Questionnaire scale by Harris et al. on a 5-point likert scale where one is strongly disagree and 5 is strongly agree

Time frame: Day 1, Immediately after reading article

Physician trust

as measured by assessment questions from Wake Forest Physician Trust Scale on a 5-point likert scale where one is strongly disagree and 5 is strongly agree

Time frame: Day 1, Immediately after reading article

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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