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A Pilot Study of the Impact of the Patient Activated Learning System (PALS) on Knowledge Acquisition, Recall, and Decision Making

NCT03156634 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 118

Last updated 2019-04-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a randomized pilot study comparing the impact of the Patient Activated Learning System (PALS) on knowledge acquisition, recall, and decision making about antihypertensive medication compared to an established online health information system (WebMD). We will also compare the two systems with regard to user experience measures such as understandability and trust.

Conditions

  • Patient Education

Interventions

OTHER

PALS

PALS is a web based patient education system that uses text and audiovisual formats to deliver patient education materials.

OTHER

WebMD

WebMD is an internet based health information source.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amanda S Carmel, MD · Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-04-15
Primary Completion
2017-12-31
Completion
2017-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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