Comparison of Video-Based Versus Written Patient Education on Atopic Dermatitis

NCT00826592 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 200816693-1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of video-based patient education with written instruction on subjects' knowledge of atopic dermatitis and their disease severity, measured by the Patient-oriented Eczema Measure (POEM), after viewing the educational materials.

Conditions

Atopic Dermatitis; Atopic Eczema; Infantile Eczema; Hand Eczema

Keywords

patient education; dermatology patient education; atopic dermatitis; atopic dermatitis education; atopic eczema; infantile eczema; hand eczema

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Subjects' disease severity measured by the patient-oriented eczema measure (POEM).

  3 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Subjects'comprehension and attitude towards video-based and written education materials.

  3 months

Study Arms (2)

Video-based education arm

EXPERIMENTAL

Subjects receiving the video-based educational material

Other: Patient Educational Materials

Written education arm:

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Subjects receiving the written educational material

Other: Patient Educational Materials

Interventions

Patient Educational Materials OTHER

In the experimental arm, the intervention is the video-based patient educational material on atopic dermatitis. In the active comparison arm (control arm), the comparison intervention is written patient educational material on atopic dermatitis.

Also known as: Patient educational materials on atopic dermatitis

Video-based education arm; Written education arm:

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• years of age or older at time of consent, may be men or women.
• Able to adhere to the study visit schedule and other protocol requirements.
• Capable of giving informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• Non-English speaking individuals.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, Davis: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of California Davis Department of Dermatology

Sacramento, California, 95816, United States

Location

Related Links

• University of California-Davis Department of Dermatology Clinical Research

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dermatitis, Atopic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Skin Diseases, Genetic; Genetic Diseases, Inborn; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; Dermatitis; Skin Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases; Skin Diseases, Eczematous; Hypersensitivity, Immediate; Hypersensitivity; Immune System Diseases

Study Officials

• April Armstrong, MD

  University of California, Davis

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 20, 2009
• First Posted: January 22, 2009
• Study Start: January 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2009
• Study Completion: August 1, 2009
• Last Updated: April 16, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-04

Locations

US (1)