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Patient Understanding of Handouts at Different Reading Levels

NCT06736808 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 156

Last updated 2025-04-03

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Summary

The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to learn if participants are better able to understand medical handouts written at below a sixth grade reading level compared to those written at above a sixth grade reading level. The main question it aims to answer is:

• Do participants score higher on a knowledge test after reading a handout written at below a sixth grade reading level compared to after reading a handout written at above a sixth grade reading level?

Researchers will compare knowledge scores on pelvic organ prolapse after participants read a handout written at an eight grade reading level compared to the same handout re-written to be at a fifth grade reading level.

Participants will:

* Read a one page handout (written at either above or below a sixth grade reading level) on pelvic organ prolapse
* Complete a one page multiple-choice test on pelvic organ prolapse

Conditions

  • Health Literacy

Interventions

OTHER

Handout Written at Below a Sixth Grade Reading Level

Participants randomized to this experimental arm will read a simplified handout on pelvic organ prolapse written at below a sixth grade reading level.

OTHER

Handout Written at Above a Sixth Grade Reading Level

Participants randomized to this control arm will read a standard handout on pelvic organ prolapse written at above a sixth grade reading level.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bertie Geng, MD · University of North Carolina

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-12-19
Primary Completion
2025-03-21
Completion
2025-03-21

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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