MedlinePlus Health Prescriptions: Developing a Pragmatic Approach for Clinic Use

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Acne Vulgaris
• Allergic Rhinitis
• Anxiety
• Asthma
• Back Pain
• Prostatic Hyperplasia
• Bursitis
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Cough
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Depression
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Diarrhea
• Gastroesophageal Reflux
• Fibromyalgia
• Headache
• HIV Infections
• Hypothyroidism
• Hyperlipidemia
• Hypertension
• Influenza
• Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Migraine Disorders
• Obesity
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Osteoarthritis
• Senile Osteoporosis
• Shoulder Pain
• Sinusitis
• Smoking Cessation
• Tobacco Use Cessation
• Menopause
• Urinary Incontinence
• Urinary Tract Infection
• Vaginitis
• Vertigo

Interventions

OTHER

health information prescription

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Library of Medicine (NLM)

  collaborator NIH

• University of Missouri-Columbia

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Robert Hodge, MD · University of Missouri-Columbia

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2009-05-31

Primary Completion

2010-10-31

Completion

2010-12-31